Practicing Love toward the Weak

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Practicing Love toward the Weak

• Galatians 61-5

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Weak(Matt. 2641 1 Cor. 1012)

• Wide range of spiritual ages conditions
• Without strength, feeble, frail, hesitating
• Three basic areas of weakness
• One is not sin
• One is sin
• One can become sin
• Help practicing love toward the weak

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Weak in Conscience1 Cor. 87-9, 10-12 922

• Without full assurance toward a non-sinful
  matter, Rom. 141-2, 5, 14, 16, 18, 20, 23
• This form of weakness is not a sin
• Doubtful conscience toward personal liberty, 1
  Cor. 87-10, 12
• Loving the weak in conscience
• Dont cause to stumble bear with, Ro. 151-3
• Foregoing your liberty (without resentment)
• Receive without disputing, Rom. 141, 19

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Spiritually Weak1 Cor. 1130

• Fallen into sin, Gal. 61-2 Jas. 519-20
• This form of weakness is sin
• Negligent disobedient
• Practicing love toward spiritually weak
• Strengthen and restore
• Carry their burden, Gal. 61-2
• Teach them, Heb. 1212-13
• Be merciful, not impatient, Jude 22-23

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Spiritual ImmaturityHebrews 512-63

• Not necessarily sin, but can become sin, 1 Pet.
  22
• New Christians need to grow up
• When a Christian refuses to grow he becomes weak
  and unfaithful, 1 Cor. 31-3
• Practicing love toward spiritually weak
• Help them grow to maturity, Eph. 415-16

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Guidelines for Loving the Weak

• Examine your heart
• Humility, 1 Cor. 81-3
• Love, 1 Cor. 81
• Gentleness with self-examination, Gal. 61

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Guidelines for Loving the Weak

• Assess the present long term issues
• Is truth at stake?
• Is a soul in danger? Acts 2020
• Is this a matter of personal liberty or of sin?
  (Rom. 141, 13 151-2)

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Guidelines for Loving the Weak

• Support the weak, 1 Ths. 514 (2 Tim.
  224-26)
• Forbearance Bear with, sustain, endure
• Meekness Gentle strength (1 Cor. 421)
• Longsuffering Self-restraint in the face of
  provocation that does not hastily retaliate
• Use opportunities to help them grow
• Discipline unruly, 2 Ths. 36, 14-15