Galatians 6:1-5
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each will have to bear his own load.
The Internet has given many people the opportunity to express opinions. Many people have decided to speak up about 1 million things without solutions. Most people have made it a point to become extremely critical without facing anyone. Unfortunately, it is created a culture that doesn’t live into grace or healthy human interaction.
What is it about hiding behind keyboards or failed religious practices that give people the boldness to sit on a seat of superiority, knowing that God has never given up the throne. Why do we still have the audacity and the unmitigated goal to dehumanize one another in the name of bad theology or holding fast to our preferences?
The only time humanity is most like God is when we demonstrate love, grace through care, and humility with understanding. What does it matter if we crucify a person if we never take the time to lean into their resurrection? Our judgment of people will never be godly. It’ll only an ungodly or foolish attempt to appear more righteous than we could ever claim.
My one responsibility to all around me is to make certain that restoration is available for those who might fall knowing that I am just as frail as any other human being. Why is that important? Because all people need the opportunity to rebound from their worst day. Be careful of how you treat God‘s creation. One day you might be in need of restoration yourself.
Dr. Charles W. Ferguson 