“Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.” Galatians 6:1
As penitent sinners, trusting in Christ and His cross for pardon and forgiveness, we are called upon to love our fellow believers and, when one of them is overtaken in some fault or sin, to rebuke and restore him to repentance and faith in Christ. Not to do so is not to love our fellow believers. When we must restore someone who has fallen into sin or error, we should do so in meekness and exercising caution, knowing that we, too, could be tempted and overcome.
Grant that I love my fellow believers, Lord, and seek their spiritual welfare. But also grant that I am not haughty or condescending and that I use great caution so that I do not fall into temptation. Amen.
[Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]