Galatians 6
Bear and Share the Burdens
1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 5For each one shall bear his own load.1 Corinthians 5
Immorality Defiles the Church
1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named[a] among the Gentiles—that a man has his father’s wife! 2 And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you. 3 For I indeed, as absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged (as though I were present) him who has so done this deed. 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 5 deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.[b]6 Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 7 Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.[c] 8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Now do you see what I mean? and further reading doesn't help much.
Immorality Must Be Judged
1 Cor. 5:9 I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. 10 Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. 11 But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.
12 For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? 13But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.
Gal. 6:
Be Generous and Do Good
6 Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches.
7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Are you a little more confused I was at first. Then the Lord made me see that rather then contradicting there was a correlation between the two passages. He led me to see that in order to do what is in 1 Cor. 5 and still fulfill the law of Christ we needed Gal. 6 to be practiced in our lives.
Then he led me to go over these sins mentioned in scripture 1 Cor.5:11, 1 Cor. 6:10-11, Gal. 5:19-21 Which say that anyone practicing these things will not inherit the kingdom of heaven. Then he led me back to Leviticus the law. Lev. 18,19. At this point I said 1 Cor. 5 is legalism and we are supposed to be free from the Law. So why should we shun a brother because he has fallen into a sin that is clearly in the law. Then God showed me something he said you should always continue in all ways to be Christ to everyone by showing kindness and being a good Christian. But that doesn't mean you have to go to the house of a known sinner who refuses to stop sinning and dine with them. Why because you put yourself at risk of being leavened or poisoned in your thinking and spirit. Keep a safe distance. Here is where Gal. 6: 1 comes in 'You who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness" You need to attempt to help them. If they then refuse to repent then you need to protect yourself and have no extra contact with them outside the church. You go to the elders and suggest counsel for your brother. The Elders call your brother to counsel and they again try to restore your brother gently. He refuses to submit and repent. The elders call for a fast and prayer without ceasing on behalf of their brother and begin to spiritually act out 1 Cor. 5:5 Deliver them up to Satan for the destruction of the flesh so he in the day of the Lord Jesus may be saved. This goes something like this: Lord Jesus please do whatever you have to do to bring my brother to repentance I want to see him in heaven when we spend eternity with you. He is suffering from a great weakness in his flesh and you alone can save him from his destructive behaviors. please lord have compassion and mercy for his eternal soul. Sometimes it takes rock bottom to bring us back to our senses. In Jesus name Amen. Now using the example Paul used, The brother who is with his fathers wife. Let's look at what that destruction of the flesh might look like. The brother develops testicular cancer his testicles are cut off. This has caused him to be impotent and the women leaves him because he can no longer perform. He can say "kill me now' and Satan would gladly drag him to hell, but because of your prayer for restoration he may repent and ask for forgiveness and go into remission and testify to Gods loving mercy and kindness. Or he could repent and still dye from cancer but go straight to heaven because you prayed for his restoration. You see how the love law is still working in all this? How Gal. 6 is at work in accordance with 1 Cor. 5? It is my belief that this is how God intends us to be. Remembering ourselves that we don't fall under the same temptation. Why do I believe this even though Paul clearly says in 1 Cor. 5:12 "Do you not judge those who are inside?" and "Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person." Well one reason is Jesus' dealings with the women caught in adultery did something very profound he who had no sin and had the authority to stone her showed her Mercy. He caused the others to self examine thus causing them to retreat. So she was not condemned to death. Does this mean Jesus condoned her sins? No he said clearly to her go on your way and sin no more. He gave her a second chance. The other story that gets me is Jonah and how God too showed compassion and mercy but there we see how Jonah's attitude was completely judgmental and lacking in mercy. This shows me that as Christians we should always be on the side of compassion and mercy wanting our brother to repent and go to heaven no matter what it takes. But we should never lose heart or grow weary and lack patience for someones salvation but that we should Love our brothers as ourselves. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you and pray for their weaknesses since we all fall short of the glory of God. Some people have used both these passages as and excuse to pass judgement and to say Their brother is going to hell. They practically have thrown them in and thrown away the key. Just like Jonah. The way I see these passages that kind of attitude should have them looking behind themselves for Satan to throw them in next. They already have one foot in the sulfur. Yes I do believe that knowing the difference between sin and good spiritual behavior is a form of judgment we need to discern the difference of right and wrong. That is not only for our own salvation but that of our brothers. I don't believe to take the evidence and decide if someone is guilty and deserving of damnation is our call. That kind of judgment belongs to the Lord. For the Lord has mercy on whom he has mercy Romans 9:18 So we should leave that part to him and pray we all make it into heaven. This has been a long lesson for me and I pray you all are blessed by it. May the Lord continue to fill our hearts with his love, mercy, and compassion so we may always pray for everyone not only those who have fallen into temptation but also that we might not be tempted at all. In Jesus Name Amen.
