6 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
These two verses sum up the totality of the Gospels and in the simplest manner express that we are to "Do unto others as we would want them to do for us."
Clearly we are meant to help each other with the burdens that we bear.
Paul does warn us to be cautious when it comes to helping one who is struggling because we could be tempted into the issue that our brother or sister is struggling with.
3 If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.
Verse 3 reminds us to be cautious not to believe that we are more than what and who we are. We may be called to helping those in need but if we elevate ourselves to the level of Jesus we are deceiving ourselves.
We may be able to do healing greater than he, but we are not and never will be him. Illusions will lead us into false sense of power.
4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else.
Verse 7 and 8 are simple reminders that our actions determine our outcome.
9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Paul reminds us again in Verse 9 and 10 that we need to stay focused on doing good for all, including those who are part of the family [body/church] and not to be worn down by doing good.
Verses 11 through 18 is a restatement of points Paul addressed in Chapter 4 in detail and again in Chapter 5.
Like any teacher he is making a final statement about how we are to not allow those in the flesh, ways of the world to influence us and try to lead us away from the transformation of our baptism in Jesus's sacrifice on the Cross which set us free from the sins of the world.
These two verses sum up the totality of the Gospels and in the simplest manner express that we are to "Do unto others as we would want them to do for us."
Clearly we are meant to help each other with the burdens that we bear.
Paul does warn us to be cautious when it comes to helping one who is struggling because we could be tempted into the issue that our brother or sister is struggling with.
3 If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.
Verse 3 reminds us to be cautious not to believe that we are more than what and who we are. We may be called to helping those in need but if we elevate ourselves to the level of Jesus we are deceiving ourselves.
We may be able to do healing greater than he, but we are not and never will be him. Illusions will lead us into false sense of power.
4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else.
Verse 7 and 8 are simple reminders that our actions determine our outcome.
9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Paul reminds us again in Verse 9 and 10 that we need to stay focused on doing good for all, including those who are part of the family [body/church] and not to be worn down by doing good.
Verses 11 through 18 is a restatement of points Paul addressed in Chapter 4 in detail and again in Chapter 5.
Like any teacher he is making a final statement about how we are to not allow those in the flesh, ways of the world to influence us and try to lead us away from the transformation of our baptism in Jesus's sacrifice on the Cross which set us free from the sins of the world.
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