Scripture:
Galatians 6.1-10; 2.11-21; Matt. 7.1-5
Translation: Gal. 6.1Brother
and sisters, if a person also gets overtaken by some violation, you
Spirit-filled people, restore that kind of person by the Spirit of humility,
watching yourself, so that you don’t get tempted. 2Carry one
another’s burdens and in this way you will truly fulfill the law of Christ. 3Because
if someone thinks that he is something even though he’s nothing, he tricks
himself. 4And each person had better prove the quality of his own
action, and then he will have only the boast for himself and not for someone
else. 5Because each person will carry his own load. 6And
the person who is being taught the message had better share all good things
with the teacher. 7Don’t be deceived, God is not treated with
contempt, because whatever a person sows, this he will also reap. 8Because
the person who sows to his own flesh will reap destruction from the flesh. But
the person who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. 9And
we shouldn’t get discouraged while doing what is good, because in His own time
we will reap assuming we don’t give up. 10So then, as we have time,
we should do what’s good for all people, and especially for the members of the
household of the faith.
Gal. 2.11When Cephas came to Antioch, I
opposed him to his face, because He was guilty. 12You see, before
some people from James came, he ate with gentiles. But when they came, he was
withdrawing and separating himself, because he was scared of those of the
circumcision. 13And the rest of the Jews acted like hypocrites with
him, such that even Barnabas was lead away into their hypocrisy. 14But
when I saw that they were not walking rightly towards the truth of the Gospel,
I said to Cephas in front of everybody, “If you, who really are Jewish, will
live like a gentile and not like a Jew, how will you force the gentiles to live
like jews. 15We’re naturally Jewish and not sinners from the
gentiles! 16we know that a person is not made righteous by works of
law, except by the faith in Jesus Christ, and we have believed in Christ Jesus,
so that we could be made righteous by the faith in Jesus and not by works of
law, because all flesh is not made righteous by works of law. 17And
if by seeking to be made righteous in Christ we have been found also ourselves
as sinners, then is Christ a servant of sin? No way! 18because if
what things I destroy I again build these things up, I show myself to be a
violator. 19for I died to law through law, so that I will live for
God! I really have been crucified with Christ. 20And I don’t live
any more, but Christ lives in me! And what I now live in flesh, I live in faith
in the Son of God, who loves me and who gave Himself for me! 21I
will not nullify the grace of God, because if righteousness was through law,
then Christ died pointlessly.
Matt. 7.1Don’t judge, 2because by
what judgment you judge, you will be judged. And with what measure you measure,
it will be measured to you. 3And why do you see the splinter that is
in your brother’s eye, and not notice the 2x4 in your eye? 4Or how
do you say to your brother, “Let me. I will throw out the splinter from your
eye”—and look, the 2x4 is in your eye!? 5Hypocrite! First throw out
the 2x4 from your eye, and then you will see clearly to throw out the splinter
from your brother’s eye!
Interpretation
1.
Structure
a.
Galatians 6.1-10
i.
Helping others do good
ii.
Helping others in general
iii.
Helping ministry workers in
particular
iv.
Underlying motivation for
doing good
1.
God will not be mocked
2.
Plant sin, harvest death
and destruction
3.
Plant for the Spirit,
harvest eternal life
4.
The harvest is sure if we
don’t give up
v.
So do good to all people,
especially Christians
b.
Galatians 2.11-21
i.
Paul Confronts Peter’s Sin in Public (2.11-14)
ii.
The True Gospel Lived Out
(2.15-21)
c.
Matthew 7.1-5
i.
Don’t Judge
1.
Because you will have to
live up to your own standards
ii.
Deal with your own stuff
first, then help others out
1.
You see a splinter in
someone else’s eye but don’t know you have a 2x4 in your own eye
2.
You offer to help, when you
need help
3.
Deal with your own stuff
first, then you will be able to help others
2.
Themes
a.
Gal 6.1-10
i.
Doing good
ii.
Confronting sin
iii.
Humility
iv.
Love
v.
Spirit-ledness
vi.
Not giving up
vii.
Carrying each other’s
burdens
viii.
Sowing and reaping
ix.
Death vs. life
b.
Gal. 2.11-21
i.
Confrontation
ii.
Hypocrisy
iii.
Legalism
iv.
Justification
v.
Trusting in Jesus
vi.
Union with Christ
c.
Matt. 7.1-5
i.
Judging
ii.
Hypocrisy
iii.
Others vs. you
3.
Doctrines
a.
Don’t be a hypocrite
b.
Christians should help each
other
c.
Confront sin
Applications
a.
When you see someone
sinning, confront them using this practical process
i.
Step 1: Check your heart
and life
1.
Check 1: Is there glaring
sin in your own life that you haven’t dealt with?
a.
If yes, deal with it first
then go to Check 2
b.
If no, go to Check 2
c.
Regarding judging,
i.
Jesus is warning us that
whatever expectations we place on someone else, God will place on us, so we
should be careful when we judge others
ii.
Jesus is telling us not to
be hypocritical when we are making judgments
iii.
Jesus is not telling us
never to make moral evaluations
1.
Firstly, his own teaching
ends with deal with your sin, then the other person’s sin
2.
Secondly, Paul tells us to
help a brother or sister in sin
3.
So, what Jesus clearly
means is not that we can’t or shouldn’t say that something isn’t bad, but that
we should live up to our own expectations of others as well as not have a
condescending or arrogant or holier-than-thou attitude when we make moral
evaluations
2.
Check 2: Is there the fruit
of the Spirit proving the presence of the Spirit in Your life? (i.e. love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith/faithfulness, humility, self-control)
a.
If yes, go to Check 3
b.
If no, get it and then go
to Check 3
3.
Check 3: Is your heart and
attitude right towards the person and the situation?
a.
If yes, go to Step 2
b.
In no, get it right, then
go to Step 2
ii.
Step 2: Confront the
person,
1.
Rely on the Holy Spirit
2.
Be humble
3.
Watch out and make sure you
don’t end up in sin with them or another sin
b.
When you see someone
sinning, confront them because
i.
It is how you glorify and
obey Jesus
ii.
Because no one is too
important to not get involved
iii.
We should help each other
with what they are struggling with in life as a fulfillment of love
iv.
Because people who sin and
live for sin will be destroyed for sure
1.
The person in sin who we
should care about
2.
And ourselves
v.
Because people who live in
the Spirit and for the Spirit will get eternal life for sure
vi.
Because we should not grow
tired of doing good, because our reward for it is sure
vii.
Because we should do good
to everyone, and especially other believers
viii.
Because ultimately in the
Christian family is a family issue, a family issue that can undermine our
commitment to the True Gospel, and one can have destructive impact on the
family as a whole
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