“Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye
who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of meekness.” Galatians 6:1
Discipline is always a remedial measure, and has as its
object the recovery of the sinning brother. Even in the most extreme case of
church discipline, the end in view is “that the spirit may be saved in the day
of the Lord Jesus.”
Where God’s children are concerned, there is mercy in all
his judgment; and when we judge any of his children on his behalf, whether we
do so as the whole church or as individual members, we should be full of mercy.
Even though our outward attitude may have to be one of discipline, our inner
attitude should be one of love.
The Lord states very clearly what our object should be in
the case of any offense. It is not the winning of our case but the gaining of
our brother. Even one in spiritual advance of others dare not take a
“better-than-thou” position. We must first locate in ourselves the sin that is manifest
in our brother, and not till we have judged that in ourselves dare we judge it in
him.
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