THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE GALATIANS - Chapter 6 - Verse 5
Verse 5. For every man shall bear his own burden. This seems to be a
kind of proverbial saying; and it means here, every man shall have
his proper reward. If he is a virtuous man, he will be happy; if a
vicious man, he will be miserable. If a virtuous man, he will have
the source of happiness in himself; if a sinner, he must bear the
proper penalty of his sin. In the great day, every man shall be
properly rewarded. Knowing this, we should be little anxious
about the sentiments of others, and should seek to maintain a good
conscience towards God and man. The design of this passage is to
prevent men from forming an improper estimate of themselves, and
of the opinions of others. Let a man feel that he is soon to stand at
the judgment-seat, and it will do much to keep him from an improper
estimate of his own importance; let him feel that he must give an account
to God, and that his great interests are to be determined by the estimate
which God will affix to his character, and it will teach him that the
opinion of the world is of little value. This will restrain his vanity
and ambition. This will show him that the great business of life is to
secure the favour of God, and to be prepared to give up his account; and
there is no way so effectual of checking ambition, and subduing vanity
and the love of applause, as to feel that we are soon to stand at the
awful bar of God.
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