Notes of Faith May 14, 2026
Pastor’s Pen Pulpit
March 2, 2003
“ONE ANOTHER CHRISTIANITY”
God’s Word tells us that we are to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and to love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:37-39.) “Loving God, Loving Each Other” is a song by Bill Gaither that beautifully admonishes us to love one another. Loving God could be called the creed of our faith; loving each other the proof of our Christianity for didn’t Jesus say in John 13:35, “By this shall all men know that you are my disciples if you have love one for another?” Let’s see what the Bible says about “one another” Christianity.
1. Have the same care for one another – I Corinthians 12:25.
2. Greet one another – II Corinthians 13:2.
3. By love serve one another – Colossians 5:13.
4. Forbearing one another in love – Ephesians 4:2.
5. Be kind one to another – Ephesians 4:32.
6. Forgiving one another – Ephesians 4:32.
7. With all wisdom admonish one another with songs and hymns and spiritual
songs – Colossians 3:16.
8. Comfort one another – I Thessalonians 4:18.
9. Build up one another – I Thessalonians 5:11.
10. Encourage one another – Hebrews 3:13.
11. Consider one another – Hebrews 10:24.
12. Do not speak out against or judge one another – James 4:11.
13. Do not complain against one another – James 5:9.
14. Confess your faults one to another – James 5:16.
15. Pray for one another – James 5:16.
16. Have compassion one for another – I Peter 3:8.
17. Use hospitality to one another – I Peter 3:8.
18. Be subject to one another – I Peter 5:5.
19. Be humble toward one another – I Peter 5:5.
Beloved, if we would learn and practice these “one another’s” in our everyday relationships, what a difference that would make in our lives and in our church. Does the world know we are Christians by the love we show one another?
Perfect love is:
Slow to suspect – quick to trust.
Slow to condemn – quick to justify.
Slow to offend – quick to defend.
Slow to expose – quick to shield.
Slow to reprimand – quick to forbear.
Slow to demand – quick to give.
Slow to provoke – quick to conciliate0
Slow to hinder – quick to help.
Slow to resent – quick to forgive.
Let’s work on this together. God bless.
Loving YOU because HE first loved me,
Pastor Charles Covington
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Let’s follow Jesus and love God and love each other!
Pastor Dale