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Living Beyond Yourself – Week 2

April 7, 2006 by Janice

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“Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently.” Galations 6:1a

I can feel my skin bristle as I read these familiar words. Why?

It shouldn’t bother me. Paul is teaching the Galations about living in the Spirit and this passage in its context clearly communicates how we are to have a spirit of tolerance and forgiveness toward those who fail, while gently caring for one another and carrying “each other’s burdens.”

Paul goes on to warn his readers, “If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Each one should test his own actions.” (vs 3-4a)

But somehow to me the words “you who are spiritual should restore him” conjure up images of self righteous “religious” men or women who have twisted this verse into ammunition for their judgmental attacks.

So when Beth Moore set out to teach on this passage in this week’s Living Beyond Yourself online Bible Study, my ears perked up. How would she explain it?

I was not disappointed. In fact her teaching on this delicate matter is so insightful and wise that I had to share about it here.

Beth begins by going back to 1 Corinthians 2:15 – a verse which with out explanation could start a few holier-than-though battles itself. (In fact I have recoiled at it myself in the past and was very relieved to hear her insight.)

“The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man’s judgment.” 1 Corinthians 2:15

Oh my goodness. That could be misheard to sound like Mr. Religious should be walking around pronouncing judgments on everyone and never having to answer for his own behavior. What does Paul mean???

First, Beth defines the Greek word “anakrino” that is translated in the English version as “makes judgments”. The original Greek means “to discern, judge, to examine accurately or carefully.” (Ok – I am starting to feel a bit more comfortable.)

Second, and most importantly, as we must do with all verses, Beth puts the verse in context. What are the things we are to discern or judge? She points to chapter 2 verse 14; “the things that come from the Spirit.”

The spiritual man does not judge people. Rather he is in tune with the Spirit and is accurately examining the things that come from the Spirit.

Beth describes the spiritual man as the person in which the mind of Christ is activated and concludes that it is no wonder it is the “spiritual man” who should restore one who has fallen. “Only a spiritual person could judge the situation without judging the sinner.”

She finishes up her teaching on this verse emphasizing that spirituality comes from yielding to the Holy Spirit. This surrender is a daily decision. We can be spiritual one morning and not that night, Beth points out. She so succinctly explains, “We are spiritual when we are out of control and the Holy Spirit is in control.”

So we can be assured that Paul was not teaching the “religious” to go out and judge people, calling people on their sin and “restoring” them with an air of condemnation and superiority.

Unfortunately, that hypocritical picture is the way many view Christians – and with good reason.

How beautiful it would be if, instead, we all strove to be spiritual with the intent of allowing the Holy Spirit to be in control of us – to be completely surrendered to self and yielded to the Spirit.

I love how Beth says that we can be spiritual one morning and not that night. Good grief – how accurate that is in my life. I will be surrendered and trying to allow the Holy Spirit to fill me and then bam! – I stumble and allow my selfish nature to rear her ugly head.

Thank you merciful God that you do not leave me there, lost to my sinful nature, but you gently pick me up and restore me. And thank you that, when I need it, you have the right person, in the right Spirit, to help in that restoration.

Addie Heather* Carol
M Rach Jeana
Jenn Amanda MamaB
GiBee Boomama Maria
Blair Heather Nancy
Janna Flipflop Robin
Sherry Patricia Tara
Lauren HolyMama! Faith
Christy Eph2810 Karin
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to their blogs. New postings on the study will be published for
the next ten weeks, between Friday 8pm – Saturday 8am.
Please feel free to visit each of us and comment. Everyone is
welcome to participate in this discussion as we seek to live
beyond ourselves. May God bless you richly from the hearing of
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9 Comments

  1. eph2810 says

    April 10, 2006 at 12:39 pm

    Wow – I totally missed that part of the study. Thank you so much for sharing it. I think some days I need restoration every hour, even more than that…
    Thanks again for sharing your thoughts on this week’s study.

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  2. Faith says

    April 9, 2006 at 10:06 pm

    I like that restoration part. I need restoration often. Just to be filled up with the Holy Spirit. thanks for your post. It reallly touch my need.

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  3. Blair says

    April 9, 2006 at 7:13 pm

    I agree that these passages are generally taken way out of context. I do believe we are to hold on another accountable but it should be out of love, not condemnation.

    “We are spiritual when we are out of control and the Holy Spirit is in control.”

    I really liked this quote also. If the Spirit IS in control, our motives in “restoring” a brother or sister will be pure and not self serving.

    Thanks for the great points Janice!

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  4. GiBee says

    April 9, 2006 at 7:05 am

    I just love what Chaotic Mom said… “if someone tried to restore me HARSHLY, it wouldn’t have happened. I’ve found God’s GENTLE pokings to be much more effective in my life.”

    Me too!!! I think we all need Gentle pokings from God… Whether it be straight from Him, or through someone else. If I had been spoken to harshly, I would have turned around and RUN from them… so why, then, would I take t upon myself to speak harshly to someone else!?

    Gentle. Gentle. Gentle.

    I need to remember this. Thanks for laying it out for us, Janice!

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  5. Janna says

    April 8, 2006 at 7:07 pm

    I loved your insights here. We’ve got so many awesome ladies participating in this study! God really spoke to me in the area you spoke of as well through this study.

    As I read your post I was reminded of 1 Timothy 1:5 where Paul said that…

    “Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:” (1 Timothy 1:5)…

    How much would the world change if we all just spoke the truth in love? If we really followed God’s rules, we would love enough to offer grace.

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  6. Carol says

    April 8, 2006 at 4:14 pm

    Restore gently. The problem is, many want to judge and condemn without giving any attention to restoring, certainly not gently, either!

    Thank you for your clairity of thought on this issue. I appreciate you taking the time to dissect it and lay it out as you have.

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  7. boomama says

    April 8, 2006 at 7:35 am

    The Scripture about “the spiritual man” has made me uncomfortable, too – visions of self-righteousness dancing in my head. I got great clarity when Beth explained it, though. Being able to see the sin without judging the sinner – that can only be the work of the Holy Spirit.

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  8. Lauren says

    April 8, 2006 at 5:56 am

    This was an important part of the lesson for me too. I love the way Beth clarified that things were not people and what was meant by the word “spiritual.” Thanks for reminding me about this. There is so much is the videos to grasp, it really helps to go around reading other women’s post to remind me of more of what was said.

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  9. Chaotic Mom says

    April 8, 2006 at 2:21 am

    The key words that hit me when reading through your post were, “…restore him GENTLY.”

    I have needed restoration for quite some time now. But as a Christian who was not open to the Spirit for a while, if someone tried to restore me HARSHLY, it wouldn’t have happened. I’ve found God’s GENTLE pokings to be much more effective in my life. Well, until he really JABS me HARD when I need it, too. 😉

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