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Bear one another's burdens vs bear you own load

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Galatians 6:

2 Bear one another’s burdens [G922], and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Christ bears our burdens. We should help alleviate our fellow believers' burdens, helping each other out in practice.

Romans 15:

1 We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
On the other hand, I have my own load that I alone is responsible. Gal 6:

4 But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. 5 For each will have to bear his own load [G5413].
The meanings of G922 and G5413 overlap. Paul uses them more or less interchangeably.

Matthew 16:

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
The two sets of passages balance each other. You cannot always rely on your friends to share your load/burden.

See also Bear one another’s burdens vs each will have to bear his own load
 
...versus take the yoke of Christ...

Matthew 11:28-30
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

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Why would we want to see another post by another man posting his often-mistaken opinions that use scripture selectively? :unsure:
Paul uses them more or less interchangeably.
No, he does not.

In Galatians Paul was writing about helping others (in line with the first two greatest commands and the only debt we are to owe anyone), and in Romans Paul was writing about accountability and not falling prey to assuming the role of God in others' lives. Hugely different contexts. Both neglected doing so with Christ's yoke.
 
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