People who are immature in love are the most likely people to develop unhealthy styles of interacting with people in pain. Many of the immature fall in to roles that are either too soft or too hard. The Bible tells us to be careful when trying to assist a person in sin and pain lest we too fall into temptation.
Brothers and sisters, if a person is caught doing something wrong, you who are spiritual should restore someone like this with a spirit of gentleness. Watch out for yourselves so you won’t be tempted too. Galatians 6:1
This verse is another example of the wisdom of Biblical Soul Care. First, it says that only those who are spiritual are capable of helping a person grow through and out of the situation. What, you ask, does spiritual mean? It means to be spiritually mature.
A spiritually mature person has been carefully described in chapter 5 of Galatians as have those who are spiritually immature or those who live in the flesh. My concern is simple. Let us redouble our efforts to equip our people so the Holy Spirit within them is unleashed and the fruit of the Holy Spirit can come through.
I frankly see very few churches that even give lip service to the Spirit's fruit listed below. Have you ever been in a church or small group that focused on developing the SKILLS that illustrate these fruit?
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against things like this.
Our books are designed to help you abide in Jesus in ways that the fruit grow up and thrive. At most, Evangelical churches preach on ways we should live like Jesus but nothing very practical. Let's get practical.
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