S2E7: The Protection of Community
Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness (Galatians 6:1).
Listen as Ed Underwood teaches on Spiritual Maturity in the seventh episode of our second season.
THE ETERNAL BENEFIT AND VITAL ROLE OF COMMUNITY:
Spiritual maturity sets us on a path to realize our destiny, which we were made new in Christ to accomplish (Ephesians 2:8-10). It’s a winding path following a continual process best described by Paul in Philippians 3.
In the maturing process, Paul describes an awareness of a value system changing dramatically because of who he now was in Christ: Those who walk in the Spirit glorify God in their liberty. Freedom from the Mosaic Law does not mean freedom from responsibility. Truly spiritual Christians will fulfill the “law of Christ” by gently restoring those within the community of faith who have lapsed into sin. You who are spiritual (who walk in the Spirit) gently and humbly restore your sinning brothers and sinners. This is what I call The Great Exchange.
Those who live in high-trust friendships and cultures can experience release to their destiny in Christ.
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