Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked.
Summary: In this passage, Paul gives us a warning: God cannot be mocked. To fully understand his meaning we need to explore how mockery works.
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Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.
Summary: Giving instruction and receiving instruction are two different things. Oddly, we can receive instruction even if someone is not intentionally giving it. Sometimes that is the very best kind of instruction.
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… for each one should carry their own load.
Summary: Just a few verses ago Paul told us to “carry each other’s burdens.” Now he says “each one should carry their own load.” We need to untangle his words to understand their meanings.
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Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else …
Summary: Taking pride in yourself can take many forms. One of them is good, the others, not so much.
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Each one should test their own actions.
Summary: The Bible challenges us to look in the mirror and take the log out of our own eye (Matthew 7:3). Paul applies the challenge in a slightly different way and asks us the question, “Who do we think we are?”
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If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.
Summary: Thinking we are normal is a normal thing to do. Thinking we are better than others is not normal.
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Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Summary: The “law of Christ” is all-encompassing. Carrying the burdens of others is something Jesus does well, and we should, too.
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But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
Summary: Super sports cars and sin don’t have to go together, but sometimes they do. When we find ourselves trying to help others who sin, we might fall into the supercar trap.
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[… if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit] … should restore that person gently.
Summary: When it comes to restoring people’s walk with God, the first challenge is making certain our walk is on the right path.
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… you who live by the Spirit …
Summary: Paul’s instructions to the Galatians are revealing. He realizes they are not living by the Spirit, so he tells them how to do that. Then he adds a special instruction for those who “live by the Spirit.”
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