By Faith Or By Works? (Galatians 3)
Dear Christian, Why do you hold your brother to account for his sins? Were not yours and his both paid in full at Calvary? Understand this: the world we live in is an utterly broken one, though there is hope for the sinner. Those who are not of the faith are not conscious of their sin. They may believe they have done some moral wrong, but as to who authored the morality they affirm, they do not yet know Him. There is minimally an awareness of sin among all believers. Still, there is much more. For the genuine believer, there is mourning and weeping for his sin. He despises the log in his own eye and is also grieved by the speck in his brother's. But because of the great mercy shown to him by God he extends his hand to him with the sign of compassion rather than judgment. (see Matthew 7:5) I admit there are times we must speak hard truths to one another. Leaders and those in authority are exhorted to make just judgments between believers. We have at least two examples in Scripture (...