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Gospel + Safety + Time - One Anothers

11/30/2016

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Ray Ortlund Jr. once posted a provocative blog entitled, “One Anothers I Can’t Find in the New Testament.” His list is both somewhat amusing and gut-wrenching:

sanctify one another
humble one another
scrutinize one another
pressure one another
embarrass one another
corner one another
interrupt one another
defeat one another
sacrifice one another
shame one another
judge one another
run one another’s lives
confess one another’s sins
intensify one another’s sufferings
point out one another’s failings

How often are we Christians really good at doing these “one anothers”? I know. It’s sad.

But if the church is going to be a harbinger of the new heavens and the new earth, not only do we need to jettison the list above, we have to excel at the list below: the true “one anothers” of the New Testament.

Here are the top 5 most frequent “one another” commands:

         5.     Forgive one another (Eph. 4:32; Col. 3:13)
                 Live in peace with one another (Mark 9:50; 1 Thess. 5:13)
                 Bear in love with one another (Eph. 4:2; Col. 3:13)
                 Have Compassion with one another (Eph. 4:32; 1 Pet. 3:8)

         4.    Be humble with one another (Eph. 4:2; 1 Pet. 3:8; 1 Pet. 5:5)

         3.    Greet one another (Rom. 16:16; 1 Cor. 16:20; 2 Cor. 13:12; 1 Pet. 5:14)

         2.    Encourage one another (2 Cor. 13:11; 1 Thess. 4:18; 1 Thess. 5:11; Heb. 3:13; Heb. 10:25)

And #1 on this list, the “one another” command most frequently given is...

         1.    LOVE ONE ANOTHER (John 13:34; 15:12; 15:17; Rom. 13:8; 1 Thess. 4:9; Heb. 13:1; 1 Pet. 1:22; 3:8;                       4:8; 1 John 3:11; 3:14; 3:23; 4:7; 4:11; 2 John 5)

The church that is able to consistently practice just these, will be creating a culture of “Gospel + Safety + Time” and giving people a taste of heaven!

God, for the glory of your Son, Jesus Christ, make it so of us!
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