I was Trash and so were You!

When a Christian brother falls in his spiritual walk with God, why is it that other believers like to trample on him?

I think I know why. We have inherited a Pharisee attitude. "I'm a Christian, I'm good, you're not."
Here's an illustration my dad often uses: when a chick is wounded the other chicks will come and peck at the wound. Hmmmm...sound familiar? If a fellow Christian brother falls into some kind of sin (no matter how big) does it make it right for us to peck at the wound?
My point? Christians need to remember what Jesus did!! FORGIVE! FORGIVE! FORGIVE! (I'm saying that to myself too!) Good nights! If I whacked myself in the face every time I didn't want to forgive, I'd look like a purple plum!
It's so easy for us to look at other Christians and throw stones at them for their mistakes, but when we are the ones who have fallen? It seems like our motto anymore is: When you fall down, stay down. But when I fall down, you pick me up.
>:/
This is very sad and very prevalent.
I've heard it a thousand times over, 'I'm not perfect, just forgiven.' How so very true this is! Imagine how sweet it would be to the eyes of our Lord if He beheld His children nurturing one another's wounds instead of backstabbing.

I have only one thing to say to all my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, (especially church leaders); "We all make mistakes, we've all been forgiven, and we all should learn to forgive!"

(Ephesians 4:32)