MINISTERING THE LIFE OF THE OTHER
Each one according to the gift he has received, minister it to others, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 1st Peter 4.10
Each minister in the sight of others.
The Bible records the things that Jesus began to “do and teach” (Acts 1.1) and did so in the sight of his disciples. The order is to first "do" (show with your example) and then teach, which we invest with poor results. We teach a lot and see very few members do, but we can awaken the desire to participate in them if they first “see” how we do it. The simple principle could be like this: "We must live in full view of the people we want to teach."
Jesus had a private life of devotion to God that his disciples could occasionally see. Luke 11.1
He formed disciples in a fixed and predetermined way (Mark 3: 13,14 and 19) in the sight of other disciples.
He shared the gospel in view of his disciples and developed a small group of people with a sense of team and family in view of his disciples.
That is why each one must lift and minister to the other, if one falls the other raises him, because this was the example that Christ left us, serving in love with brotherhood.
What would have happened to the life of Peter the Apostle, if he had been rejected after he denied Jesus three times? What would have become of the life of Paul, Saul at that time, after having cruelly persecuted the nascent Christian church? Would Jonah have gone to Nineveh to preach a message of repentance, if God had rejected him after he disobeyed the first time he was called to that work? To make it more personal: Would we be where we are today if God had rejected us after we had somehow fallen?
Whether we want to admit or not, we all have our past and only by God's grace and mercy have we been not only forgiven but given a second chance for service.
What should we do when we see that a brother in faith falls into sin?
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Saludo hermano y buenas noches, 2 Timoteo 3:16-17 dice de la siguiente manera: 16 Toda Escritura es inspirada divinamente y útil para enseñar, para redargüir, para corregir, para instituir en justicia, 17 Para que el hombre de Dios sea perfecto, enteramente instruido para toda buena obra.
Ahora que debemos hacer si vemos que nuestros hermanos pecan:
Primero, no debemos quedarnos callados. A veces pensamos que si no hacemos nada vamos a ayudar al hermano que ha caído. Pero esto sería un silencio cómplice. Sería como estar de acuerdo con lo que el hermano ha hecho. A lo mejor el hermano que cayó en pecado piensa que no hay nada de malo en lo que ha hecho. Alguien tiene que decirle que lo que hizo ofendió a Dios. No es correcto quedarse callado cuando se ve que un hermano ha caído en pecado.
Segundo, no debemos alegrarnos porque el hermano ha caído en pecado. A veces se ve esta reacción, especialmente cuando el que ha caído en pecado era alguien con quien no teníamos una buena relación. La caída en pecado de cualquier creyente, siempre debe ser motivo de profunda tristeza para los demás creyentes.
Tercero, no debemos jactarnos de nuestra capacidad de mantenernos firmes. Todos tenemos el potencial de cometer lo peor que podemos imaginar. Si no lo hemos hecho ha sido simplemente porque Dios nos ha cubierto con su gracia. Por eso es que 1ª Corintios 10:12 dice: “Así que, el que piensa estar firme, mire que no caiga.”
Cuarto, no debemos horrorizarnos por lo sucedido. Evitemos rasgarnos las vestiduras, especialmente si la caída es en un área de la vida cristiana donde nosotros también estamos luchando por no caer.
Quinto, no debemos chismear. Esta quizá es la tendencia más común cuando vemos que un hermano ha caído en pecado. La lengua se pone en acción inmediatamente para esparcir el chisme a cuantos sea posible. En ocasiones inclusive podemos disfrazar el chisme diciendo que estamos sólo compartiendo un motivo de oración.
Saludos y muchas bendiciones.
By his grace we are saved and brought closer to the father through the son Jesus, and we all have a responsibility to assist our fellow Christians in living a righteous life on this earth, building their faith to be establish in the kingdom is very important. Lovely post @ricci01
Whether we want to admit or not, we all have our past and only by God's grace and mercy have we been not only forgiven but given a second chance for service. That is true, thanks for this