BEARING WITH ONE ANOTHER

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BEARING WITH ONE ANOTHER

• Ephesians 42

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Bearing

• Bear, from Greek, ?????µa?, (anechomai) to
  regard with tolerance, endure, put up with (cf.
  BDAG)
• forbearing (KJV)
• While we put up with others, as Christians,
  our motive is not merely tolerance.

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Bearing

• Bear, ?????µa?, (anechomai)
• 1 Corinthians 412, endure
• 2 Corinthians 111, bear a little folly
• 2 Timothy 43, not endure sound doctrine
• Hebrews 1322, bear with the word
• Patience and endurance

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Bearing

• We are a spiritual family!
• Families, while they love each other, have
  quirks and idiosyncrasies
• But they stay together. They work through
  their differences.
• Christians also have imperfections. But we must
  still bear with each other

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Bearing with one another

• Ephesians 41-3, Colossians 313
• Jesus, our example of bearing with one another
  cf. Matthew 1717
• Paul, an example of bearing with others 1
  Corinthians 412.In spite of all he endured,
  never stopped caring cf. 2 Cor. 1128,
  Philippians 121-26

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Bearing with one another

• Requires
• Patience, 1 Thessalonians 514
• Love, 1 Peter 48, 1 Corinthians 134, 7
• Work endeavoring Ephesians 43

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Bearing with one another

• Requires
• A willingness to deal with it! Cf. Philippians
  23-4, Galatians 61
• A willingness to forgive, Colossians 313

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Bearing one anothers burdens

• Galatians 62
• A different word, ßast???, (bastazo) to endure
  (carry) something unpleasant or difficult, for
  oneself or others.
• Cf. Matthew 311, Matthew 2012, Luke 1427,
  Galatians 65 Romans 151

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Bearing one anothers burdens

• Galatians 62
• A different word, ßast???, (bastazo) to endure
  (carry) something unpleasant or difficult, for
  oneself or others.
• Cf. Matthew 311, Matthew 2012, Luke 1427,
  Romans 151

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Bearing one anothers burdens

• Galatians 62, 5
• We all have personal loads that we must bear
  ourselves (none can do it for us).BUT, we also
  have heavy and difficult loads that call for
  helping one another.
• Instead of being critical and harsh toward
  differences and concerns, why not seek to HELP
  them bear their load?

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Let us resolve to bear with one another

• Even as God bears with us!