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1 | Reconciliation questions | 2 Cor 5:18 | Mommapbs | 112494 | ||
Greetings! Thanks for the reply. I am working on a reconcilation project for a local ministry. You have brought out more for me to consider. I especially like the reference to Shiloh. Indeed Jesus is the Prince of Peace! What about us, are we not called to be peacemakers? You wrote: "If we are going to help reconcile a relationship, it must start "within" us first. "They shall know that you are Mine by your love for one another." - Can there be REAL reconciliation apart from Christ? Why do you think that even believers refuse to be reconciled to one another at times? Thanks again for your input! Blessings, mommapbs Gal 6:2 and Gal 5:14. |
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2 | Reconciliation questions | 2 Cor 5:18 | terrib | 112520 | ||
mommapbs, (Gal 6:1 KJV) Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Paul, in context, is talking about living in the Spirit. So the 'fault' referenced above has to do with an error or a misunderstanding of Spiritual matters. Not knowingly outright sin, but more likely uninformed or immature. Thus the second part, "ye which are spiritual", or those that have experienced the fault and have been enlightened themselves should help the one. What I said, "If we are going to help reconcile a relationship, it must start 'within' us first." would be the first thing one must look at before attempting reconciliation. As Galatians says, "ye which are spiritual", is the key. (Gal 5:22,23 KJV) "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,(23)meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." If we are not in the Spirit and are attempting to help that one, we must have the 'beam taken out of our own eye' first. As scholar Albert Barnes puts it, "It is a very important qualification for those who would recover others from sin, that they should not be guilty of the same sin themselves. Reformers should be holy persons; people who exercise discipline in the church should be 'spiritual' men - people in whom implicit confidence may be properly reposed." Also, if we care about the faulted one we must be willing to do some time on our knees for him and with him, also. Many like to get involved in others problems but they are not equipped and some are busybodies, having nothing else to do and then becoming talebearers. (Gal 6:7 KJV) "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." There is an old saying, 'fools rush in where angels fear to tread'. terrib |
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3 | Reconciliation questions | 2 Cor 5:18 | Mommapbs | 112524 | ||
Excellent observations terrib - THANKS! | ||||||