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MINISTRY TRAINING · MODULE 5 · UNIT 3 OF 4
Holiness and Human Limits
Study passage: Galatians 5:22-26. Read the whole surrounding chapter before relying on this unit.
Teaching and interpretation
The language of the Spirit's fruit concerns character and relationships in a community. Holiness cannot be measured only by attendance, dress codes or leader approval. Discernment also involves accountability and respect for limits. Compare Galatians' concern for freedom with instructions about love and mutual burden-sharing.
Pastoral case to discuss
A leader insists unquestioning obedience is evidence of holiness. How would a biblical interpretation test that claim?
Describe the relevant facts and what you would still need to know. Do not present assumptions as the person's motives, diagnose a disorder or make unverified claims about Scripture.
Required practical exercise
Write community standards that emphasize honesty, consent, accountability and non-coercion.
Support your answers with passages in context and distinguish biblical teaching, historical interpretation, modern professional standards and personal judgment. Keep real people's details confidential.
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