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Should we bear each other’s burdens?

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"Should we bear each other’s burdens?" (Alleged Contradiction #E3106)
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.  Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.  For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.  But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.  For every man shall bear his own burden.

Galatians 6:1-5

Response

In verse 2, Paul is telling us to be patient with others with their faults (“burdens”), helping them to overcome these faults through Christ with meekness.  In verse 5, Paul is saying that on judgment day, each person will be accountable for his personal actions, not those of another.  Judgment Day is another “burden” altogether, and we obviously cannot bear each other’s burdens when it comes to this.

The fact that Paul put these phrases basically side by side demonstrates that this is a literary device, certainly not a contradiction.  Reading the context of each verse tells us what the respective meanings are.


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