• John 15:12-14
    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. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
     
  • 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.
     
  • John 10:15
    As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
     
  • Romans 5:8
    But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
     


Related Scriptures

  • Romans 12:1
    I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
     
  • 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."
     
  • Philippians 2:3-4
    Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for Laying Down One's Life


Resources

A City on a Hill (Part One)

CGG Weekly by John Reiss

The eyes of the world are on those who seek to be God's servants. Consider these stories of people whose inspiring examples serve as witnesses to God's character.


Patriotism, the Summer Soldier, and Our Times (Part One)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Jesus Christ was not a sunshine patriot, but sacrificed everything He had for the sake of God's people and the Kingdom of God—His holy nation.


The Seed of Eternal Life

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Paul provided a decaying kernel of grain as a metaphor of death and resurrection, indicating that the new spirit body will be a completely different body.


What Does It Take to Be a Hero? (Part One)

CGG Weekly by Ronny H. Graham

We often look to those who catch a ball, belt out a song, or play a part well. They may be skillful, but were they truly heroic? What does it take to be a hero?


No Greater Love

'Ready Answer' by Staff

Christ says that we can show no greater love than in sacrificing our lives. We must come to the point where we are doing this daily, yet how do we do this?


Friends of the Friendless (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by John Reiss

True worship of God is more than just not sinning but also visiting the widows and the fatherless. These categories represent all who are weak and lack support.


Stephen and the New Deal

Article by Staff

Over the centuries, God has been disappointed by mankind over and over again. One man who did not disappoint was the deacon Stephen. Here's why.


John (Part Twenty-One)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

The humble attitude exemplified by Jesus in footwashing shows the mind of God. God expects us to follow Christ's example of loving others, flaws and all.



For more resources, please see the library topic for Laying Down One's Life