“Bear One Another’s Burdens, That They May Be Light”
One of the duties of discipleship is the acceptance of membership in the body of Christ, the Church. One demonstrates his love for the Lord through single-minded obedience and through keeping himself unspotted from the sins of the world; he also evidences his commitment to Christ through becoming Christlike, through lifting and strengthening others of the household of faith. “Bear ye one another’s burdens,” Paul counseled, “and so fulfil the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2). With divine assistance, bearing another’s burden is not burdensome; such acts of Christian service sanctify both giver and receiver.
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