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Brotherly love » General references to
This is the command that we get from him, that whoever loves God must love his brother also.
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I will show you a far better way. If I can speak the languages of men and even of angels, but have no love, I am only a noisy gong or a clashing cymbal.
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For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
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And it is my prayer that your love may grow richer and richer in knowledge and perfect insight,
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You do not need to have anyone write to you about brotherly love, for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another,
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Above all keep your love for one another strong, because love covers up a host of sins.
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Whoever loves his brother is always in the light and puts no hindrance in anyone's way.
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The call of God » To man is » To liberty
For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
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Freedom/liberty » What not to use liberty for
For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
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Live like free men, only do not make your freedom an excuse for doing wrong, but be slaves of God.
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The law of God » Is the rule of life to saints
To those who have no law I have become like a man without any law??hough I am not without the law of God, but under the law of Christ??o as to win over those who are without any law.
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For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another. For the whole Law is summed up in one saying: "You must love your neighbor as you do yourself."
Legalism » Liberty being threatened by legalism
This is the freedom with which Christ has freed us. So stand firm in it, and do not get under a yoke of slavery again. Why, I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ can do nothing for you. I insist again to any man who lets himself be circumcised, that he is under obligation to obey the whole Law. read more.
You people who propose to be made upright by law have finished with Christ; you have lost your hold upon God's favor. But we, by the Spirit, through faith wait for the uprightness we hope for. For in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the want of it counts for anything, but only faith acting through love. You were making such progress! Who has stopped your obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion never came from him who called you! A little yeast will make all the dough rise. I am confident in the Lord that you will not take a different view. The man who is unsettling you will have to pay the penalty for it, no matter who he is. And I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? If that is the case, the cross has ceased to be an obstacle, I suppose! I wish the people who are upsetting you would go on, and have themselves emasculated! For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
You people who propose to be made upright by law have finished with Christ; you have lost your hold upon God's favor. But we, by the Spirit, through faith wait for the uprightness we hope for. For in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the want of it counts for anything, but only faith acting through love. You were making such progress! Who has stopped your obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion never came from him who called you! A little yeast will make all the dough rise. I am confident in the Lord that you will not take a different view. The man who is unsettling you will have to pay the penalty for it, no matter who he is. And I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? If that is the case, the cross has ceased to be an obstacle, I suppose! I wish the people who are upsetting you would go on, and have themselves emasculated! For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
Liberty » The abuse of, warnings against
For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
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Live like free men, only do not make your freedom an excuse for doing wrong, but be slaves of God.
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But you must take care that this right of yours does not prove a hindrance to the overscrupulous.
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Christian Liberty » Saints should » Not abuse
For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
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Live like free men, only do not make your freedom an excuse for doing wrong, but be slaves of God.
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Christian Liberty » Saints are called to
For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
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Love » Brotherly » General references to
This is the command that we get from him, that whoever loves God must love his brother also.
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I will show you a far better way. If I can speak the languages of men and even of angels, but have no love, I am only a noisy gong or a clashing cymbal.
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For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
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And it is my prayer that your love may grow richer and richer in knowledge and perfect insight,
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You do not need to have anyone write to you about brotherly love, for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another,
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Above all keep your love for one another strong, because love covers up a host of sins.
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Whoever loves his brother is always in the light and puts no hindrance in anyone's way.
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Love » The test » To men
This is the command that we get from him, that whoever loves God must love his brother also.
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I will show you a far better way. If I can speak the languages of men and even of angels, but have no love, I am only a noisy gong or a clashing cymbal.
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For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
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And it is my prayer that your love may grow richer and richer in knowledge and perfect insight,
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You do not need to have anyone write to you about brotherly love, for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another,
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Above all keep your love for one another strong, because love covers up a host of sins.
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Whoever loves his brother is always in the light and puts no hindrance in anyone's way.
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Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Loving each other
For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
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Servant » Figurative
"Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we mark the slaves of our God on their foreheads."
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promising them freedom when they are themselves slaves of destruction; for a man is the slave of whatever overcomes him.
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For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
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The right way for a man to think of us is as Christ's servants, and managers authorized to distribute the secret truths of God.
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Live like free men, only do not make your freedom an excuse for doing wrong, but be slaves of God.
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"Who then will be the faithful, thoughtful slave whom his master put in charge of his household, to give the members of it their supplies at the proper time? Blessed is that slave if his master when he returns finds him doing it. I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his property. read more.
But if he is a bad slave and says to himself, 'My master is going to stay a long time,' and begins to beat the other slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards, that slave's master will come back some day when he does not expect him, and at some time of which he does not know and will cut him in two, and put him with the hypocrites, to weep and gnash his teeth.
But if he is a bad slave and says to himself, 'My master is going to stay a long time,' and begins to beat the other slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards, that slave's master will come back some day when he does not expect him, and at some time of which he does not know and will cut him in two, and put him with the hypocrites, to weep and gnash his teeth.
You must be ready with your lamps burning, like men waiting for their master to come home from a wedding, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once. Blessed are the slaves whom their master will find on the watch when he comes. I tell you, he will gird up his robe and make them take their places at table, and go around and wait on them. read more.
Whether he comes late at night or early in the morning and finds them on the watch, they are blessed. But you may be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known what time the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have let his house be broken into. You must be ready too, for the Son of Man is coming at a time when you do not expect him." Peter said to him, "Master, do you mean this figure for us, or is it for everybody?" And the Master said, "Who then will be the faithful, thoughtful manager, whom his master will put in charge of his household, to give the members of it their supplies at the proper time? Blessed is that slave if his master when he returns finds him doing it. I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his property. But if the slave says to himself, 'My master is not coming back for a long time,' and begins to beat the men and women slaves and to eat and drink and get drunk, that slave's master will come back some day when he does not expect him, and at some time of which he does not know, and will cut him in two, and put him with the unbelievers. The slave who knows his master's wishes, but does not get ready or act upon them, will be severely punished. But one who does wrong without knowing them will be lightly punished. From anyone who has been given much, much will be required, and of the man to whom people have intrusted much, they will demand even more.
Whether he comes late at night or early in the morning and finds them on the watch, they are blessed. But you may be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known what time the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have let his house be broken into. You must be ready too, for the Son of Man is coming at a time when you do not expect him." Peter said to him, "Master, do you mean this figure for us, or is it for everybody?" And the Master said, "Who then will be the faithful, thoughtful manager, whom his master will put in charge of his household, to give the members of it their supplies at the proper time? Blessed is that slave if his master when he returns finds him doing it. I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his property. But if the slave says to himself, 'My master is not coming back for a long time,' and begins to beat the men and women slaves and to eat and drink and get drunk, that slave's master will come back some day when he does not expect him, and at some time of which he does not know, and will cut him in two, and put him with the unbelievers. The slave who knows his master's wishes, but does not get ready or act upon them, will be severely punished. But one who does wrong without knowing them will be lightly punished. From anyone who has been given much, much will be required, and of the man to whom people have intrusted much, they will demand even more.
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"What man among you, if he has a servant ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down at the table,' instead of saying to him, 'Get my supper ready, and dress yourself, and wait on me while I eat and drink, and you can eat and drink afterward'? Is he grateful to the slave for doing what he has been ordered to do?
and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free." They answered, "We are descended from Abraham, and have never been anyone's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. read more.
Now a slave does not belong to a household permanently; but a son does.
Now a slave does not belong to a household permanently; but a son does.
Do you not know that when you submit to being someone's slaves, and obeying him, you are the slaves of the one whom you obey, whether your slavery is to sin, and leads to death, or is to obedience, and leads to uprightness? But, thank God! though you were once slaves of sin, you have become obedient from your hearts to the standard of teaching that you received, and so you have been freed from sin, and made slaves of uprightness. read more.
I use these familiar human terms because of the limitations of your nature. For just as you before gave up the parts of your bodies in slavery to vice and greater and greater license, you must now give them up in slavery to uprightness, which leads to consecration. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free as far as uprightness was concerned. What good did you get from doing the things you are now ashamed of? Why, they result in death! But now that you have been freed from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you get is consecration, and the final result is eternal life.
I use these familiar human terms because of the limitations of your nature. For just as you before gave up the parts of your bodies in slavery to vice and greater and greater license, you must now give them up in slavery to uprightness, which leads to consecration. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free as far as uprightness was concerned. What good did you get from doing the things you are now ashamed of? Why, they result in death! But now that you have been freed from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you get is consecration, and the final result is eternal life.
If you were a slave when you were called, never mind. Even if you can gain your freedom, make the most of your present condition instead. For a slave who has been called to union with the Lord is a freedman of the Lord, just as a free man who has been called is a slave of Christ. You have been bought and paid for; you must not let yourselves become slaves to men.