ENCOUNTER PEOPLE - This and my previous post are with thanks to my friend Marty Boller in the USA. Thanks Marty, youre a gem. Did you know that the New Testament writers give us at least 59 different scriptures where you and I, as followers of Christ, are called to the concepts of ‘community (koinonia)? Actually the New Testament Greek root word is allelon, and it is translated as ‘one another’ or ‘each other’. I know this takes up a lot of space , but as I see it, this might be fruitful here to simply close today by giving you these 59 scriptures, all written to encourage you and me to keep the fires of ‘kinship’ alive in our churches today. Take a deep breath. Here we go… • 1. “Be at peace with each other.” (Mark 9:50) • 2. “Wash one another’s feet.” (John 13:14) • 3. “Love one another” (John 13:34) • 4. “Love one another” (John 13:34) • 5. “Love one another” (John 13:35) • 6. “Love one another” (John 15:12) • 7. “Love one another” (John 15:17) • 8. “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love” (Romans 12:10) • 9. “Honour one another above yourselves. (Romans 12:10) • 10. “Live in harmony with one another” (Romans 12:16) • 11. “Love one another” (Romans 13:8) • 12. “Stop passing judgment on one another.” (Romans 14:13) • 13. “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you” (Romans 15:7) • 14. “Instruct one another.” (Romans 15:14) • 15. “Greet one another with a holy kiss” (Romans 16:16) • 16. “When you come together to eat, wait for each other.” (1st Corinthians 11:33) • 17. “Have equal concern for each other.” (1st Corinthians 12:25) • 18. “Greet one another with a holy kiss.” (1st Corinthians 16:20) • 19. “Greet one another with a holy kiss.” (2nd Corinthians 13:12) • 20. “Serve one another in love.” (Galatians 5:13) • 21. “If you keep on biting and devouring each other…you will be destroyed by each other.” (Galatians 5:15) • 22. “Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.” (Galatians 5:26) • 23. “Carry each other’s burdens” (Galatians 6:2) • 24. “Be patient, bearing with one another in love.” (Ephesians 4:2) • 25. “Be kind and compassionate to one another” (Ephesians 4:32) • 26. “Forgiving each other” (Ephesians 4:32) • 27. “Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.” (Ephesians 5:19) • 28. “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” (Ephesians 5:21) • 29. “In humility consider others better than yourselves.” (Philippians 2:3) • 30. “Do not lie to each other” (Colossians 3:9) • 31. “Bear with each other” (Colossians 3:13) • 32. “Forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.” (Colossians 3:13) • 33. “Teach…[one another]” (Colossians 3:16) • 34. “Admonish one another (Colossians 3:16) • 35. “Make your love increase and overflow for each other.” (1st Thessalonians 3:12) • 36. “Love each other.” (1st Thessalonians 4:9) • 37. “Encourage each other”(1st Thessalonians 4:18) • 38. “Encourage each other” (1st Thessalonians 5:11) • 39. “Build each other up” (1st Thessalonians 5:11) • 40. “Encourage one another daily” (Hebrews 3:13) • 41. “Spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” (Hebrews 10:24) • 42. “Encourage one another.” (Hebrews 10:25) • 43. “Do not slander one another.” (James 4:11) • 44. “Don’t grumble against each other” (James 5:9) • 45. “Confess your sins to each other” (James 5:16) • 46. “Pray for each other.” (James 5:16) • 47. “Love one another deeply, from the heart.” (1st Peter 3:8) • 48. “Live in harmony with one another” (1st Peter 3:8) • 49. “Love each other deeply” (1st Peter 4:8) • 50. “Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.” (1st Peter 4:9) • 51. “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others” (1st Peter 4:10) • 52. “Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another”(1st Peter 5:5) • 53. “Greet one another with a kiss of love.” (1st Peter 5:14) • 54. “Love one another.” (1st John 3:11) • 55. “Love one another.” (1st John 3:23) • 56. “Love one another.” (1st John 4:7) • 57. “Love one another.” (1st John 4:11) • 58. “Love one another.” (1st John 4:12) • 59. “Love one another.” (2nd John 5) (thanks to Carl F. George, Prepare Your Church for the Future)
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:44:04 +0000
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