Pastor Paul (our church's temporary interim pastor) has been doing a series on Jesus' "One Another" commandments. I thought I'd share with all of you the 21 commandments our church is working on ...
1. Love one another. "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:34,35
2. Accept one another. "Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God." Romans 15:7
3. Agree with one another. "I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought." 1 Corinthians 1:10
4. Serve one another. "You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love." Galatians 5:13
5. Encourage one another. "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing." 1 Thessalonians 5:11
6. Submit to one another. "Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ." Ephesians 5:21
7. Forgive one another. "Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you." Colossians 3:13
8. Do not slander one another. "Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it." James 4:11
9. Do not grumble about one another. "Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!" James 5:9
10. Honor one another. "Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves." Romans 12:10
11. Be devoted to one another. "Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves." Romans 12:10
12. Live in harmony with one another. "Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited." Romans 12:16
13. Stop passing judgement on one another. "Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister." Romans 14:13
14. Be kind to one another. "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 4:32
15. Be compassionate to one another. "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 4:32
16. Be patient with one another. "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." Ephesians 4:2
17. Teach and counsel one another. "Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts." Colossians 3:16
18. Be humble toward one another. "In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'" 1 Peter 5:5
19. Offer hospitality to one another. "Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling." 1 Peter 4:9
20. Motivate one another to good works. "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds," Hebrews 10:24
21. Fellowship with one another. "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin." 1 John 1:7
It's been a challenge to even think about all of these, nevermind truly doing them. But I'm excited to see what God does while all of us try to follow these commandments in order to honor Him.
(all Scripture is NIV)
1 comment:
Christine thanks for taking the time to post this summary of Pastor Paul's great series. I'll be able to refer back to your post when I need a quick reference because I know that I'll eventually lose the bulletin with the 21 points. Pastor Paul's teaching has been a great reminder that even though we're often quick to look at and criticize or see the faults in others, it's a better idea to take a look in the mirror.
Sally
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