How do most Christians typically react when a fellow believer falls into a serious sin?
When a fellow believer is overtaken in a serious fault, the average Christian tends to smile about it, joke about it, and never consider that the person needs prayer, encouragement, and forgiveness. Scripture instead calls spiritual believers to restore such a one gently, remembering their own susceptibility to fall.
Les explains that the average Christian, when someone is overtaken in a gross failure, often smiles about it and jokes about it. They never consider that the fallen person needs prayer, encouragement, and forgiveness. He points to Galatians 6:1, where Paul tells spiritual believers to restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, not to kick them out. Les warns that coming down in harsh judgment on a fellow believer sets yourself up to be the next one to fall. Instead, believers should follow Paul's attitude toward the Corinthian church: forgive that man and continue to love him.