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Brotherly love » General references to
And we get this command from him, that he who loves God is to love his brother as well.
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Thus, I may speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but if I have no love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal;
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Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
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And it is my prayer that your love may be more and more rich in knowledge and all manner of insight, enabling you to have a sense of what is vital,
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You need no one to write you upon brotherly love, for you are yourselves taught by God to love one another,
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Above all, be keen to love one another, for love hides a host of sins.
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He who loves his brother remains in the light ??and in the light there is no pitfall;
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The call of God » To man is » To liberty
Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
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Freedom/liberty » What not to use liberty for
Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
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Live like free men, only do not make your freedom a pretext for misconduct; live like servants of God.
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The law of God » Is the rule of life to saints
to those outside the Law I have become like one of themselves ??though I am under Christ's law, not outside God's Law ??to win over those outside the Law;
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Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love. For the entire Law is summed up in one word, in You must love your neighbour as yourself
Legalism » Liberty being threatened by legalism
with the freedom for which Christ set us free. Make a firm stand then, do not slip into any yoke of servitude. Here, listen to Paul! I tell you, if you get circumcised, Christ will be no use to you. I insist on this again to everyone who gets circumcised, that he is obliged to carry out the whole of the Law. read more.
You are for justification by the Law? Then you are done with Christ, you have deserted grace, for it is by faith that 'we' wait in the Spirit for the righteousness we hope for; in Christ Jesus circumcision is not valid, neither is uncircumcision, but only faith active in love. You were doing splendidly. Who was it that prevented you from obeying the Truth? That sort of suasion does not come from Him who called you! (A morsel of dough will leaven the whole lump.) I feel persuaded in the Lord that you will not go wrong. But he who unsettles you will have to meet his doom, no matter who he is. I am 'still preaching circumcision myself,' am I? Then, brothers, why am I still being persecuted? And so the stumbling-block of the cross has lost its force, forsooth! O that those who are upsetting you would get themselves castrated! Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
You are for justification by the Law? Then you are done with Christ, you have deserted grace, for it is by faith that 'we' wait in the Spirit for the righteousness we hope for; in Christ Jesus circumcision is not valid, neither is uncircumcision, but only faith active in love. You were doing splendidly. Who was it that prevented you from obeying the Truth? That sort of suasion does not come from Him who called you! (A morsel of dough will leaven the whole lump.) I feel persuaded in the Lord that you will not go wrong. But he who unsettles you will have to meet his doom, no matter who he is. I am 'still preaching circumcision myself,' am I? Then, brothers, why am I still being persecuted? And so the stumbling-block of the cross has lost its force, forsooth! O that those who are upsetting you would get themselves castrated! Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
Liberty » The abuse of, warnings against
Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
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Live like free men, only do not make your freedom a pretext for misconduct; live like servants of God.
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But see that the exercise of your right does not prove any stumbling-block to the weak.
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Christian Liberty » Saints should » Not abuse
Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
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Live like free men, only do not make your freedom a pretext for misconduct; live like servants of God.
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Christian Liberty » Saints are called to
Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
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Love » Brotherly » General references to
And we get this command from him, that he who loves God is to love his brother as well.
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Thus, I may speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but if I have no love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal;
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Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
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And it is my prayer that your love may be more and more rich in knowledge and all manner of insight, enabling you to have a sense of what is vital,
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You need no one to write you upon brotherly love, for you are yourselves taught by God to love one another,
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Above all, be keen to love one another, for love hides a host of sins.
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He who loves his brother remains in the light ??and in the light there is no pitfall;
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Love » The test » To men
And we get this command from him, that he who loves God is to love his brother as well.
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Thus, I may speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but if I have no love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal;
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Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
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And it is my prayer that your love may be more and more rich in knowledge and all manner of insight, enabling you to have a sense of what is vital,
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You need no one to write you upon brotherly love, for you are yourselves taught by God to love one another,
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Above all, be keen to love one another, for love hides a host of sins.
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He who loves his brother remains in the light ??and in the light there is no pitfall;
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Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Loving each other
Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
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Servant » Figurative
"Do no harm to earth or sea or trees, until we seal the servants of our God upon their foreheads."
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Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
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This is how you are to look upon us, as servants of Christ and stewards of God's secret truths.
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Live like free men, only do not make your freedom a pretext for misconduct; live like servants of God.
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Now where is the trusty and thoughtful servant, whom his lord and master has set over his household to assign them their supplies at the proper time? Blessed is that servant if his lord and master finds him so doing when he arrives! I tell you truly, he will set him over all his property. read more.
But if the bad servant says to himself, 'My lord and master is long of coming,' and if he starts to beat his fellow-servants and to eat and drink with drunkards, that servant's lord and master will arrive on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know; he will cut him in two and assign him the fate of the impious. There men will wail and gnash their teeth.
But if the bad servant says to himself, 'My lord and master is long of coming,' and if he starts to beat his fellow-servants and to eat and drink with drunkards, that servant's lord and master will arrive on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know; he will cut him in two and assign him the fate of the impious. There men will wail and gnash their teeth.
Keep your loins girt and your lamps lit, and be like men who are expecting their lord and master on his return from a marriage-banquet, so as to open the door for him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the lord and master finds awake when he comes! I tell you truly, he will gird himself, make them recline at table, and come forward to wait on them. read more.
Whether he comes in the second or the third watch of the night and finds them thus alert, blessed are they! Be sure that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into. So be ready yourselves, for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect." Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us, or is it for all and sundry?" The Lord said, "Well, where is the trusty, thoughtful steward whom the lord and master will set over his establishment to give out supplies at the proper time? Blessed is that servant if his lord and master finds him so doing when he arrives! I tell you plainly, he will set him over all his property. But if that servant says to himself, 'My lord and master is long of arriving,' and if he starts to beat the menservants and maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk, that servant's lord and master will arrive on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know; he will cut him in two and assign him the fate of unbelievers. The servant who knew his lord and master's orders and did not prepare for them, will receive many lashes; whereas he who was ignorant and did what deserves a beating, will receive few lashes. He who has much given him will have much required from him, and he who has much entrusted to him will have all the more demanded of him.
Whether he comes in the second or the third watch of the night and finds them thus alert, blessed are they! Be sure that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into. So be ready yourselves, for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect." Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us, or is it for all and sundry?" The Lord said, "Well, where is the trusty, thoughtful steward whom the lord and master will set over his establishment to give out supplies at the proper time? Blessed is that servant if his lord and master finds him so doing when he arrives! I tell you plainly, he will set him over all his property. But if that servant says to himself, 'My lord and master is long of arriving,' and if he starts to beat the menservants and maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk, that servant's lord and master will arrive on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know; he will cut him in two and assign him the fate of unbelievers. The servant who knew his lord and master's orders and did not prepare for them, will receive many lashes; whereas he who was ignorant and did what deserves a beating, will receive few lashes. He who has much given him will have much required from him, and he who has much entrusted to him will have all the more demanded of him.
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Which of you, with a servant out ploughing or shepherding, will say to him when he comes in from the field, 'Come at once and take your place at table'? Will the man not rather say to him, 'Get some thing ready for my supper; gird yourself and wait on me till I eat and drink; then you can eat and drink yourself'? Does he thank the servant for doing his bidding?
you will understand the truth, and the truth will set you free." "We are Abraham's offspring," they retorted, "we have never been slaves to anybody. What do you mean by saying, 'You will be free'?" Jesus replied, "Truly, truly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave. read more.
Now the slave does not remain in the household for all time; the son of the house does.
Now the slave does not remain in the household for all time; the son of the house does.
Do you not know you are the servants of the master you obey, of the master to whom you yield yourselves obedient, whether it is Sin, whose service ends in death, or Obedience, whose service ends in righteousness? Thank God, though you did serve sin, you have rendered whole-hearted obedience to what you were taught under the rule of faith; set free from sin, you have passed into the service of righteousness. read more.
(I use this human analogy to bring the truth home to your weak nature.) As you once dedicated your members to the service of vice and lawlessness, so now dedicate them to the service of righteousness that means consecration. When you served sin, you were free of righteousness. Well, what did you gain then by it all? Nothing but what you are now ashamed of! The end of all that is death; but now that you are set free from sin, now that you have passed into the service of God, your gain is consecration, and the end of that is life eternal.
(I use this human analogy to bring the truth home to your weak nature.) As you once dedicated your members to the service of vice and lawlessness, so now dedicate them to the service of righteousness that means consecration. When you served sin, you were free of righteousness. Well, what did you gain then by it all? Nothing but what you are now ashamed of! The end of all that is death; but now that you are set free from sin, now that you have passed into the service of God, your gain is consecration, and the end of that is life eternal.
You were a slave when you were called? Never mind. Of course, if you do find it possible to get free, you had better avail yourself of the opportunity. But a slave who is called to be in the Lord is a freedman of the Lord. Just as a free man who is called is a slave of Christ (for you were bought for a price; you must not turn slaves to any man).