Genesis 4:9
“Am I my brother’s guardian?”
First and foremost, “… let us continue to consider how to motivate one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together… but encouraging one another even more as you see the day of the Lord coming nearer” [Hebrew 10:24].
Next: “… if a person is caught doing something wrong,” Galatians 6 records, “… those of you who are spiritual should restore that person gently. Watch out for yourself so that you are not tempted as well…” because whatever a person does, it will influence and affect others.
Complementarily, verses like 1Corinthians 5:9—12 and 2John 7—11 point out stark contrasts.
Jesus has set the example to carry our burdens, even to death on a cross, bidding us to follow his example of serving. “… Practise carrying each other’s burdens.” Paul continued in Galatians 6, “In this way you will fulfill the law of the Messiah.”
And that law of love does not portray one’s comparing with, much less to say assuming superiority over, another: “… For if anyone thinks he is something when he is really nothing, he is only fooling himself. Each person must examine his own actions…” [Gal 6:3—4] since each person is accountable before God for his/her own deeds.
Finally: “… For everyone must carry his own load” [Gal 6:5], there is a place deep in each of our heart where only God is able fill, a place that is none of a guardian’s business: As exemplified in John 21:20—23, “If it is my will for him to remain until I come back, how does that concern you? You must keep following me!”
