Whose responsibility is it to go to a church member who has fallen into sin and restore them?
According to Galatians 6:1, those who are spiritual—identified as church leadership or church authority—are responsible to go to a believer overtaken in a fault or gross sin and restore them into fellowship. This responsibility crosses denominations, and the proper attitude is prayerful concern, not mockery.
Les teaches from Galatians 6:1 that Paul addresses "brethren," meaning believers, and the term is generic so it includes women as well as men. Les reminds us Paul alludes to about eight or ten women in Romans 16 and entrusted the letter to the Romans to Phoebe, so women are not left out. The instruction is that if a man is overtaken in a fault—a rather gross sin—those who are spiritual, as the church leadership, are to restore such a one. Les contrasts this with the average church today, which may make light of sin, joke about it, laugh, or say, "Hey, have you heard?" That should never be the mindset of a believer. When we hear of a Christian who has fallen into sin, it should break our heart; we should be burdened and pray for that person. And if a person is in a place of church authority or church leadership, regardless of denomination, it is their responsibility to go to that person and do all they can to restore them into fellowship.
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
More Questions
How should a spiritual believer restore someone who has fallen into sin?
A fallen believer is to be restored in a spirit of meekness, not in a spirit of arrogance and pride.
How should the church respond to a believer who has been caught in sin?
When a believer is caught in a fault, those who are spiritual are to restore such a one in the spirit of meekness (Galatians 6:1).