Together in Christ: 'Make Allowances for Other's Faults' — Ephesians 4:1-2

God's love is the great eraser. God's love, if we choose to respond to it in faith, erases our shortcomings, flaws, transgressions, and rebelliousness. That eraser has brought us into the Father's family of grace even though we were once weak, ungodly, sinners, and enemies of God. ^[1] Because God has poured His love out on us with grace and mercy, we should be humble and gentle with others! If God has forgiven and begun to transform us to become like Jesus despite our faults, ^[2] then shouldn't we treat each other with grace? Can't we be more patient with the shortcomings that others are trying to overcome in their walk with Jesus? Shouldn't we approach each other with a tenderness based on humility, knowing that there but for the grace of God, we would find ourselves?

Yes! Paul emphatically declared this humbleness, gentleness, patience, and love must be true of us. God called us to be His beloved children, so we must reflect our Father's gracious compassion and loving-kindness as much as we display His righteous character. Because our Father chose to overlook our faults to redeem us, then we must make allowance for each other's faults to bless and redeem them!