1. Fellowship of the Local Church
Helping The Erring
A Proper Perspective
Jas 5:19-20

2. Fellowship of the Local Church
Proper Perspective of Self
I Cor 1-3, Corinthians Pride resulted in them placing too much value on men; Paul instructs them - Man is nothing
I Cor 3:4-7, God Gives the Increase

3. Fellowship of the Local Church
Proper Perspective of Self
Gal 6:1-5, Paul Teaches on Helping Erring
Gal 5:15, Self Destruction
Gal 5:19-21, Works of Flesh
Gal 5:22-23, Fruit of Spirit
Gal 5:26, Warning against Pride, Envy

4. Fellowship of the Local Church
Proper Perspective of Self
Gal 6:1-5, Paul Teaches on Helping Erring
Who - Those that are Spiritual
What - Restore in Meekness
Warning - Consider Self

5. Fellowship of the Local Church
Proper Perspective of Self
Jas 3:1-3, Warnings for teachers about the tongue
Mt 12:33-37, For by thy words thou shalt be justified and by thy words thou shalt be condemned

6. Fellowship of the Local Church
Proper Attitude - II Tim 2:24-26
Must not Strive
Strong’s – to war, to quarrel, dispute
Thayer – To Fight
Gal 5 A Work of flesh
More appropriate to study Gal 5; works of Flesh and Fruit of Spirit but we have thoroughly studied on Wednesday night.
II Tim 2 seems to be a good summary of the attitudes in Gal 5.

7. Fellowship of the Local Church
Proper Attitude - II Tim 2:24-26
Be Gentle
Strong’s – mild or kind
JFB, mild in bearing with the faults of others
Gal 5 A fruit of Spirit

8. Fellowship of the Local Church
Proper Attitude - II Tim 2:24-26
Apt to Teach
Strong’s – instructive
Thayer – apt and skillful in teaching
A Skill
Tit 1:9, a qualification of elders

9. Fellowship of the Local Church
Proper Attitude - II Tim 2:24-26
Patient (forbearing)
Strong’s – enduring of ill
Thayer’s – patient of ills and wrongs
Vines – patiently forbearing evil, Lit. patient of wrong
Form of this is a Fruit of the Spirit

10. Fellowship of the Local Church
Proper Attitude - II Tim 2:24-26
Meekness
Strong’s, gentleness
Thayer’s, gentleness, mildness
Yielding to the will of another
Humility is integral
A Fruit of the Spirit
Heb 12:1-4, Jesus our Example

11. Fellowship of the Local Church
Proper Attitude - II Tim 2:24-26
Must not Strive
Gentle
Apt to Teach
Patient
Meek

12. Fellowship of the Local Church
Proper Perspective of the Lost
Love, Care, & Concern
II Tim 2:24-26, recover out of snare of devil
Jas 5:19-20, save a soul from death
Lk 15:1-32, Lost Sheep, Coin, & Son

13. Fellowship of the Local Church
Proper Perspective of the Lost
As a Brother
II Thes 3:14-15, addressing the Idle
Lk 15 Parables of the Lost Sheep, Coin, & Son

14. Proper Perspective of Self
Proper Attitude
Proper Perspective of the Lost