quick therefore to recognize and affirm good fruit in others and realize we are just as obligated to encourage one another as we are to correct sin. And since the Spirit of Christ is at work in us, it follows that this work should be accomplished as a part of His body. Crabb helps us to remember that what qualifies us to minister to one another is the work of the Spirit in our own lives, through our own experiences of trial and growth. Our struggles and the struggles of others then become meaningful
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