“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (NIV) John 13:34-35
God created us to be in relationship with Himself and with others. In eternity there will only be 2 things apart from God. . .God’s Word and God’s children. The reality of this should challenge us to seek to have more God-honoring relationships now. There are over 50 references in the New Testament about how we are to relate to “one another.” Most of these passages address our behavior, not just our attitudes.
- “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35
- Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12:10
- You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. Galatians 5:13
- Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2
- And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24
- Keep on loving each other as brothers. Hebrews 13:1
- Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. 1 Peter 1:22
- Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. 1 Peter 3:8
- Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8
- This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. I John 3:11
- And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. I John 3:23
- Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. I John 4:7
- Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. I John 4:11
- No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. I John 4:12
- And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another. II John 1:5
How can you better extend your love to one another?
Written by Marji “Mike” Kruger
