2009-01-25 – David Watson – How to Treat Our Brethren
// February 17th, 2009 // Bible Study, Mark's stuff
How to Treat Our Brethren
By David Watson
Benchley, January 25, 2009
- I Peter 3:8
- Harmonious and sympathetic
- We need to find and establish common ground with our brethren.
- II Peter 1:1?- our common faith
- Acts 2:41-42,46?- how the first Christians worked together
- Romans 15:5; 12:15?- sharing triumphs and tragedies with each other
- Philippians 2:2?- be likeminded as Christians
- Psalms 133?- the joy of unity
- Brotherly love (Greek: philadelphoi)
- I Thessalonians 4:9; I Peter 2:17; I John 4:20; I John 3:10?- the importance of brotherly love
- I John 3:7-8?- how to determine if a man is righteous – action defines a man.
- I John 3:16?- God demonstrated His love by action.
- We need to do things to show love for our brethren.
- I John 3:17-18; Matthew 25:37-40?- Jesus demands that we act on brotherly love.
- Kindhearted and humble in spirit
- We need to put our brethren’s needs above our own.
- Ephesians 4:32?- Be kind and forgive each other.
- Philippians 2:3-4; Romans 12:10?- The Christian deliberately trains himself to put others first.
- Romans 15:1-3?- We should work to please others.




