Bearing one another’s burdens
DeVries expounds Galatians 6:2 to show how bearing one another's burdens exemplifies walking in the Spirit and practicing the communion of saints. The article emphasizes the church's responsibility to restore fallen members and mutually support one another in bearing the weight of sin and suffering through Christ's love.
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 Burdens -- we all know what they are. We all have them and struggle to bear them to one extent or another. They are the temptations and sins with which we struggle, the anxious cares, the sufferings, and the sorrows that weigh heavily upon us physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Yes, Scripture exhorts us to "cast thy burden upon the Lord" (Ps. 55:22a), but it is not always as simple as that. We need help. In...
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