THE ONE ANOTHERS
John 13
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Over fifty times in the New testament, we have these one another's, these speak clearly and concisely to us in a way we can understand.
We will do a series on these one another's in due course, but here, let's make some general comments about them.
First of all:
They are direct commands to obey
These special phrases are given not as options to us, but commands to obey. Jesus said, if you love me keep my commandments.
John 14:15
King James Version
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Some of these commands especially relating to forgiveness and being patient, run against our natural inclination.
Not only are they direct commands, they are demanding commands.
As we have already said, the flow of the world, says that we should care for ourselves, but lots of these commands challenge our mindset to think of ourselves first.
These commands demand change, they demand radical discipleship, if these commands were only obeyed by the church, then the world would sit up and take notice of us.
Not only are they direct and demanding, they dissect all our thought patterns, the word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than a two-edged sword. Hebrews 4:12-13.
They are there to transform our thinking Romans 12:1-2 and 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, we need to constantly cleanse our minds, letting the pure water of the word flow through it. Colossians 3:16.
They are also distinctive commands, commands such as love one another and be patient with one another, are not found anywhere else. These things make Christians distinct.
What does Christ say, they will know you are Christians by your love for one another, this is what makes Christianity unique. It is not like Buddhism or Islam; it has a deep and dynamic command system that radically transforms the heart.
These commands should be our delight, in Psalm 119, the psalmist says, I delight to do thy law. The commands of the Lord are not some burden to us, they are there to set us free.
Imagine, if we obeyed the command Forgive one another, how much freedom would that give us.
Are the one another's your delight?
Finally, they are dynamic, they are life changing. Any church or individual who fully embraces all these one another's in their life and the life of the church, will be transformed.
These commands cover the whole sphere of your Christian walk, they cover your personal walk, they cover your walk in church.
Please go and find a good bible concordance and find out how many of these one another commands, there are in the NT.
It is an exciting journey for you and one that will transform your life, please find out all these wonderful commands and then test yourself.
Say: Let's take the command to Love one another.
Am I loving people?
Am I loving everyone equally?
Test yourself and see if you match up.
Are you obeying the one another's?
If you do, it will totally transform your life.
God bless you
KK
John 13
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Over fifty times in the New testament, we have these one another's, these speak clearly and concisely to us in a way we can understand.
We will do a series on these one another's in due course, but here, let's make some general comments about them.
First of all:
They are direct commands to obey
These special phrases are given not as options to us, but commands to obey. Jesus said, if you love me keep my commandments.
John 14:15
King James Version
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Some of these commands especially relating to forgiveness and being patient, run against our natural inclination.
Not only are they direct commands, they are demanding commands.
As we have already said, the flow of the world, says that we should care for ourselves, but lots of these commands challenge our mindset to think of ourselves first.
These commands demand change, they demand radical discipleship, if these commands were only obeyed by the church, then the world would sit up and take notice of us.
Not only are they direct and demanding, they dissect all our thought patterns, the word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than a two-edged sword. Hebrews 4:12-13.
They are there to transform our thinking Romans 12:1-2 and 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, we need to constantly cleanse our minds, letting the pure water of the word flow through it. Colossians 3:16.
They are also distinctive commands, commands such as love one another and be patient with one another, are not found anywhere else. These things make Christians distinct.
What does Christ say, they will know you are Christians by your love for one another, this is what makes Christianity unique. It is not like Buddhism or Islam; it has a deep and dynamic command system that radically transforms the heart.
These commands should be our delight, in Psalm 119, the psalmist says, I delight to do thy law. The commands of the Lord are not some burden to us, they are there to set us free.
Imagine, if we obeyed the command Forgive one another, how much freedom would that give us.
Are the one another's your delight?
Finally, they are dynamic, they are life changing. Any church or individual who fully embraces all these one another's in their life and the life of the church, will be transformed.
These commands cover the whole sphere of your Christian walk, they cover your personal walk, they cover your walk in church.
Please go and find a good bible concordance and find out how many of these one another commands, there are in the NT.
It is an exciting journey for you and one that will transform your life, please find out all these wonderful commands and then test yourself.
Say: Let's take the command to Love one another.
Am I loving people?
Am I loving everyone equally?
Test yourself and see if you match up.
Are you obeying the one another's?
If you do, it will totally transform your life.
God bless you
KK
