Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you may also be tempted. Galatians 6:1
Citizens of the New Kingdom are not immune from temptations and sins. While we have the choice to sin or not to sin because the Holy Spirit lives within us, we have to continually walk in the leading of the Holy Spirit to avoid being caught up in sin.
Citizens of the New Kingdom know that when we are caught up in sin we need to have our brothers and sisters encourage and gently restore us. This is not done by judging or gossiping about us. The caution is that the restorer must also be on guard so that he or she do not fall into the same temptations which is a definite possibility if they take pride in their status of being strong.
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