Another Bible Basic:
We are instructed to bear one another's burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2)
What is his law based on?
John 13:34
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
1 John 4:21
And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
Love as I have loved you. That's a tall order! It isn't 'if they're nice to you' or 'if they deserve it' or 'if they earn it'. There are no qualifiers.
Freely you have received, freely give.
It's a challenge that will take us a lifetime to pursue and try to perfect - but it's the attempting to achieve the goal that ultimately fulfills the prescribed law.
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