Make it right/Galatians 6:1-5
Correct the content/Galatians 6:1-5
Verses 2 and 5 of the text above seem to be inconsistent with each other.
"Bear one another's burdens, and thus fulfill the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2).
“Each one shall carry his own burden” (Galatians 6:5).
If someone sins, correct that person and take care of yourself. Verse 1 tells us to set others right. The word righting doesn't mean 'correcting what's wrong'. It means 'to restore'. That is why in verse 2 the words 'bear one another's burdens' appear. The original meaning of this word is 'to match the upper bones'. We ignore a small part of our members, but they are also very important members. As a believer, it is important to bear the shortcomings of other members. Because only then will the law of Christ be fulfilled. What is the law of Christ? Let's take a look at the following scripture passages.
“This is to equip the saints for the work of service, for the building up of the body of Christ.
so that we can all become one in the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God,
made man, to the full measure of the stature of the stature of Christ” (Ephesians 4:12-13).
This is the first time the phrase “to make the saints perfect” appears, and it means to 'correct what is lacking'. So Ephesians 4:13 says:
“Let us become one in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and in perfect love
to the full measure of the stature of the lure of Christ."
The first meaning of 'to become a perfect person' here is to 'normalize' the functions of the whole body by restoring diseased members and members unable to perform their functions to normal. ② The second meaning is to become a fulfiller of the law of Christ. It is to make him a person who completes what he has to do.
In other words, the first meaning of the word 'becoming a perfect person' is a requirement for normalization to function properly. Here, it does not mean a complete individual, but expresses the 'complete body, complete body' that fits the head when Jesus Christ is the head. Fulfilling the law of Christ is, in the Bible, 'to reach the stature of Christ'. A 'perfect person' refers to a person who has attained the level of perfection required by the Lord with Christ as the head and we, as all members, are united in mind and body. No one is superfluous as a member in the church. None of our members are unnecessary. Each function should be evenly preserved, congruent, provided, and exhibited.
Second, the word 'to become a perfect man' refers to 'actualization'.
“But speaking the truth in love, you will grow up into him in all things, who is the head.
Christ (Ephesians 4:15)."
“Let no one deprive you of your reward on purpose because of humility and worship of angels.
He relied on what he saw, and in vain exaggerated after the mind of the flesh, and shaved his head.
not holding onto it, so that the whole body was supplied by the head with joints and tendons,
It grows in unity with the increase of God” (Colossians 2:18-19).
This is the concept of a 'complete person'. A person, after all, demands even what he knows in his head. In these things, we need to properly recognize the concept that Jesus Christ is the head and we are the body, and that is the 'whole person'. In order to reach the full measure of Christ, we must all 'share one another's burdens'. As I grow up, I must learn to bind up those who are called as members of the same body and to share each other's burdens. That's how I grew up too. You have to be able to see yourself from the point of view of your body. They are not on a competitive level, but complement each other.
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“If anyone thinks he is nothing, he deceives himself (Galatians 6:
3)"
When we become whole people, it means that we are perfected in his body, with Christ as the head. We are called to be one body with Jesus Christ as our heads. This body is called the church. The church is, after all, a body of believers who have Christ as their head. This is the 'complete body'. As individuals, each of us is a member of that body. Therefore, the members should not compete with each other, and each member should not only carry out its own work but also be in harmony with the other members. The degree of harmony with other members refers to the degree of completeness. Thus, we who are referred to as the Church become both individuals and groups at the same time. In the sense of the body, we have our responsibility as his body, with Jesus Christ as the head, and we grow together as we bear it. However, the Bible says that patience is needed to achieve this harmony and grow together to form one body.
“Let each one examine his own work, so that he has only in himself and in others to boast.
No, for each will carry his own burden” (Galatians 6:4).
The reason I say this is because a perfect body is not achieved by doing something else. Legs do not replace arms. So you need to get your arm back. In other words, each task is unique. Realizing that it is an irreplaceable position, you must not only carry your own burdens, but also complement others. In another sense, when a leg is broken, the rest of the body must be healthy. That way it will hold up the missing parts. If you have injured your arm, your neck must be healthy. Only then can the defective part be supplemented and restored. But that doesn't mean the neck takes the place of the arms.
The most important thing in the church is not that one person does two things. You don't know how grateful I am to quietly come and attend. Even if you just come and go, it's great. The worst people are those who don't play any role and walk around and criticize. Walking around, who does it? That is 'blood and nerves', but that is not our business. Blood and nerves are commands only from the head, that is, turning our bodies from Jesus Christ to life.
“Let each one examine his own work, so that he has only in himself and in others to boast.
No, for each will carry his own burden” (Galatians 6:4).
Here, it does not mean that 'what others have is not as good as mine', but rather recognize that each has its own unique work. Yes. 'Each one will carry their own burden.' Don't do anything else, but carry your own burden properly. The more such people there are, the stronger the church or society will be.