The Christian's Commandments: Faith in action...

» _Boanerges_ - Faith in action...

Do you think that the "law of Christ" is the same as the "royal law" spoken by James in 2:8?

James and Paul are each describing; faith in action. They are discussing the: Doing of the word of God, not being just hearers of the word.

James 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

Galatians 6:4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

re: Paul's instruction to fulfill the "law of Christ" by bearing each other's burdens in Galatians 6:2 is also very similar to Paul's statement in Galatians 5:13 where he instructs us to use our liberty by "serving one another."

Why has this been stated and restated several times, though in different ways?

From Paul he stresses Faith is what saves, then our works are added. From James, he stresses that from our faith, produces works.

Bear ye one another's burdens....
Basically, this means to forgive others of their sins against them; to love one another.. Whereas 'the law of Moses' was opposite of this. That is, the law had no mercy....

Therefore, because Christ died for our sins, to forgive - mercy, we are to practice this, one among another, as a practical application of the Gospel message, to love one another.... But one must love God to know, he must love those who they live with daily.

Jesus explains this more clearly from the 'Sermon on the Mount' found in Matthew 5....

-- posted by _Boanerges_