Summary: I recently heard about a man I've known for many years. He was a a minister. He graduated from one of the best universities in the southwestern United States, and one of the best seminaries in the land. He attended some of the best training courses and pastored great churches with good elders and staff. Yet he ended up getting a divorce. I don't know how or when the problem started with my friend, but divorce doesn't happen overnight. It builds over a long time. Many times, immorality is involved. It was so sad to see my friend turn from the Lord to gratify sexual desires.How do you respond to someone like that? Galatians 6:1 says, "Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently, but watch yourself, or you also may be tempted." Although you might want to hit him over the head to wake him up, remember your own sinfulness! Ask God to help you respond in truth and in love. Then share with him the restoring power that comes from one place, and one place alone: the blood of Jesus Christ! "It purifies us from all sin."
