You know your fellow tech-ops colleague is a Christian. You also know he is knowingly doing something wrong on the job. What to do? One thing is certain. There are two extremes that will not help the situation.
Dealing with an erring brother or sister in the Faith is one of the most difficult challenges of the Christian life. The temptation in these situations is always to either accuse or excuse. Both these reactions come from the flesh and not the Spirit.
When we angrily point the finger at someone we are acting out of a prideful arrogance that conveniently glosses over our own evils and when we alternatively give them the impression that sin is no big deal we act out of a permissive laxity that does the same thing. Either approach is equally wrong in and of itself.
The best thing we can do is ask for the Spirit of Christ to be granted us in how we react to anyone else’s transgression.
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:1-2 (ESV)
