Galatians 6:1-2 "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. (2) Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ."
The Gospel according to John speaks these words of Jesus to us, "A new
commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you,
that ye also love one another. (35) By this shall all men know that
ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." (John 13:34-35) This
subject spoke to John's heart in such a way that the theme of his epistle is
this, "And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of
his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment." (1
John 3:23) Paul was inspired to write concerning the matter of the law of
Christ. He was brought to understand that the entire purpose for God's people
is found in the subject of loving God and loving each other. All the writers of
the New Testament speak to this subject. Peter was inspired to write, "...
charity shall cover the multitude of sins." (1 Peter 4:8) Again John asked
the question, "... he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how
can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from
him, That he who loveth God love his brother also." (1 John 4:20-21)
Why am I writing all of this concerning love when that word is not even
contained in our verses for today? For me, it seems that if I do not have love
for others, I cannot begin to consider myself spiritual. Yes, that word is
contained in today's verses. "Ye which are spiritual restore such an one
in the spirit of meekness..." Too often, we hear words of condemnation
rather than restoration. This isn't speaking of restoring someone to my point
of view; rather, we are to examine ourselves to make sure we are of the correct
attitude. Then we are to seek to point them to the "law of Christ"
whereby fellowship is restored with the Lord. How can I identify a fault if I
am not using the Word of God as my standard for truth? We are to "bear one
another's burdens" rather than to heap more burdens upon them. How can we
do that? We are to seek to "fulfil the law of Christ". You might ask,
"How can I do that?" I refer you back to the first paragraph.
"Lord, please help me to love you more and to love others as I want to be
loved."