God created us to be in community. Sin destroyed our ability to enjoy loving relationships in community. God, in Christ, restored our relationship with Him and restored our capacity to be in community.
Living as the new people of God in community is threatened when we are not seeking the Life in Christ. When we are focused on the law and rule keeping, the inevitable result is pride as we compare ourselves with others. It is tempting to feel smug and superior when we think we are doing better than others.
When we are seeking the life in Christ as our way of life and we encounter a brother or sister making wrong choices we can “gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path.” We maintain community. For Paul it doesn’t matter how well we are doing in rule keeping. “What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation.”
“May God’s peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle;
they are the new people of God.”
What does today’s reading reveal to you about God?
What does it reveal to you about yourself?
Think about what God wants you to do or remember about this passage.
Does God want you to change anything in your life?
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