Therefore it is wrong to approach a struggling brother or sister with a condemning, self-righteous spirit. This puts you in the way of what the Lord is doing in their lives. You must grant them the same grace and love that you received from the Lord. At the same time, you do not want that offer of grace to be misunderstood. God’s grace is always grace leading to change. Since God’s purpose is that we would become “partakers of his divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4), change is his agenda.
