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"DO WE HIDE AND IGNORE OR HELP TO RESTORE?" "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted." (Galatians 6:1)Have you ever noticed that when one of the most notorious sinners in town gets saved, some folks will keep an eye on them like they're watching him or her thru binoculars? In other words, they want to keep tabs on them for a while, but they want to do it from a distance. To be sure, many are glad that the one who was lost is found and there's rejoicing in Heaven. They pat the new convert on the back or give them the right hand of fellowship and say something like, "I'm so happy you trusted Christ."Then the first thing you know, the new convert slips back into some nasty ole sin. The busy body Christian gets wind of it and says, "Uh huh, just as I thought. Look at them now. I knew it wouldn't last."Rather than bending over backwards to go and counsel them in their struggles, it seems as though some folks get a kick out of jumping on them with both feet and try to push them right back down into the muck and mire they were pulled from. Someone once said, "The Christian army is the only army in the world that shoots its own wounded."We're not called to lambaste those who have failed, we’re to do all we can to lift them. Instead of being quick to give them the boot, what do you say we give them a boost? Let's never be guilty of turning up our noses to those in need.Friends, the work of every Christian is not to IGNORE those who have strayed and have been overtaken in a fault, rather, our job, like this verse in Galatians says, is to help RESTORE them.