The document discusses reasons for loving one another according to the Bible. It lists six reasons: 1) God commands it, 2) Jesus commands it, 3) God has shown love to us, 4) God's people are known by their love, 5) Love maintains fellowship, 6) Love promotes sacrificial service. It then lists ways to express love to one another, such as being kind, reconciling, forgiving, accepting, admonishing, and caring for one another.
The document discusses reasons for loving one another according to the Bible. It lists six reasons: 1) God commands it, 2) Jesus commands it, 3) God has shown love to us, 4) God's people are known by their love, 5) Love maintains fellowship, 6) Love promotes sacrificial service. It then lists ways to express love to one another, such as being kind, reconciling, forgiving, accepting, admonishing, and caring for one another.
The document discusses reasons for loving one another according to the Bible. It lists six reasons: 1) God commands it, 2) Jesus commands it, 3) God has shown love to us, 4) God's people are known by their love, 5) Love maintains fellowship, 6) Love promotes sacrificial service. It then lists ways to express love to one another, such as being kind, reconciling, forgiving, accepting, admonishing, and caring for one another.
ANOTHER 1. God commands it Matthew 22:39 “And the second is like it: you shall love your neighbour as yourself.”
Galatians 5:14 “For all the law is
fulfilled in one word. Even in this: you shall love your neighbour as yourself.” 2. Jesus commands it 1 Thessalonians 4:9 “But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves are thought by God to love one another.”
James 2:8 “If you really full fill the royal
law according to the scripture. You shall love your neighbour as yourself YOU DO WELL.” 3. God has taken the initiative in showing love 1 John 4:11 “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that
He gave His only begotten son. That whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” 4. God’s people are know by their love John 13:35 “By this all will know that you are my disciples. If you love for one another.” 5. Love maintain fellowship 1 Peter 4:8 “And above all things have fervent love for one another. For “Love will cover a multitudes of sins.” 6. Love promotes sacrificial service 1 Thessalonians 2:8 “So, affectionately longing for you. We were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God. But also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.” How to Express Love to One Another? 1. Be kind Ephesians 4:32 “And be kind to one another tender hearted forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.” 2. Be reconciled to one another Matthew 5:24 “Leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way, first be reconciled to your brother and then come and offer your gift.” 3. Forgive one another Colossians 3:13 “Bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if anyone has a compliant against one another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.” 4. Accept one another Romans 15:7 “Therefore receive one another just as Christ received us to the Glory of GOD.” 5. Admonish one another Colossians 3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” 6. Care for one another 1 Corinthians 12:25 “That there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.”