2009-09-18T10:32:39-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/restore/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%206:1&version=NIV 2009-09-18T10:32:39-05:00 When a fellow Christian stumbles into sin, we're to work gently and lovingly to restore him to the faith--but in doing so, we must be on guard against falling into the same sin ourselves. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1Pet.5.10&version=NIV 2009-07-20T10:07:42-05:00 The Bible doesn't promise that followers of Christ will be spared suffering and difficulty--on the contrary. But what it does promise is that God will always restore us after any trial that we undergo. This passage tells us that suffering is for a "short time" only, and will be followed by God's healing.