WHICH ONE ARE YOU?

STONE-CASTER OR STONE-CATCHER?

Gal. 6:1-2 ~ "Brethern, 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.

Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ".

James 5:16a ~ "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed".

I John 1:9 ~ "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness".

Fault - a moral weakness; a physical or intellectual imperfection or impairment, defect, error or mistake.

          WOW! This definition is right to the point isn't it? How many of us can honestly admit that we have faults? Of course, we wished we didn't, but we do. I'm reminded of many cases in the bible where there were people who were at fault and many of the bystanders (and some church people) wanted to stone them to death or put them where all could see their fault(s) when they had erred. I am so glad that God doesn't treat us like man does or a lot of us may be behind bars, dead or sentenced to life. Notice what the word tells us to do when we find someone in a fault. Those who are spiritual (ones who know how to rightly administer healing, consultation and offer solution and restoration to the person at fault).

           When someone is already condemned or know they have done wrong, they don't need to be stomped down, have stones thrown at them or reminded constantly of their fault, but need a helping hand to get up. So many of us have thrown rocks and hid our hands when the shoe was on the other foot (old cliche'). When we see one at fault, ask God to let us see through His eyes and not our own. The view through spiritual eyes will be better than the natural eyes. Our human tendencies and responses usually dictates to us to render judgment speedily not caring about facts or reasoning.

Even when the woman caught in adultery was at fault, her accusers never tried to offer restoration or forgiveness (and most of these were "church-goers" who knew the law). Instead of being stone-casters, let us be stone-gathers (picking up the stones meant to be thrown to harm the person with fault(s). Jesus in the midst of it all became this woman's stone-catcher and ours as well.