• John 13:34-35
    A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
     
  • John 15:12-13
    This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.
     
  • 1 John 4:20-21
    If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
     
  • Romans 5:5
    Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
     
  • Colossians 3:12-14
    Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
     
  • 1 John 3:16-18
    By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
     
  • Galatians 5:22
    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for Love for Brethren


Resources

No Greater Love

'Ready Answer' by Staff

We also ought to lay down our lives, as God expects it of us. Since the death of Jesus Christ, many true Christians have died for their friends, their fellow-members of God's church, and their greatest Friends, God the Father and Jesus Christ. Jesus tells us that we are His friends if we keep His commandments, and thus we may …


First Love (Part One)

Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

Despite the Ephesian church's efforts to remain doctrinally faithful amid a sinful environment, Christ rebuked them for leaving their first love, which signifies the foremost responsibility to love God unconditionally, enabling love for one another. Over time, the spiritual condition of the Ephesian church deteriorated as false …


Love God, Love Neighbor

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

As God's called-out ones, we should have a far more mature understanding of real love, which is God's love. There is a vital, unbreakable connection between love for God and love for neighbor; they are not separate but closely interconnected. This connection explains why the worldly concept of love fails—they omit the love …


Our Part in the Sanctification Process (Part Two): Cultivating Love

Sermon by David F. Maas

The command to love our brethren is rooted in the great law given by Jesus Christ, as He declared that we should love our neighbor as ourselves, a principle that sums up the Law and the Prophets. This love extends to valuing others above ourselves, not through selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility, regarding others …


Love Thy Neighbor (Part 1)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Loving one's fellow believers is an inseparable part of the commandment to love God. As Jesus Christ taught, the second great commandment, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," is closely linked to the first, to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. These two principles are so intertwined …


Love

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John O. Reid

Loving one another with fervent dedication stands as a paramount command for those who follow the path of righteousness. As it is written in I Peter 1:22-23, since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born …


Love Thy Neighbor (Part 2)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Loving one another as brethren is an essential expression of our devotion to God. As it is written, if we love our neighbor as ourselves, we fulfill the law, for loving our neighbor also reflects our love for God. We cannot claim to love God while harboring hatred toward a brother, for how can we love the unseen God if we do not …


Harmony with God and the Brethren

Sermonette by Ted E. Bowling

God's people are like a musical ensemble, each having unique pitches and timbre. As we yield to our Conductor, we also blend with one another, creating harmony.



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