Unity Without Love?

Sunday April 6, 2014 6:00pm Worship

Scripture reading:John 13:31-35

John 13:31-3531 So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.

John 13:31-3532 If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and glorify Him immediately.

John 13:31-3533 Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now I say to you.

John 13:31-3534 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

John 13:31-3535 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

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Unity Without Love?

John 13:35By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Unity Without Love? What is the relationship to be

unified? We are family!

Ephesians 2:19-2219 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,

Ephesians 2:19-2221 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Romans 8:16,1716 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

1Timothy 5:1,21 Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.

Unity Without Love? What is the relationship to be

unified? We are family! Family love is a test of our

spiritual condition

1John 2:9-119 He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. 10 He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

1John 2:9-1111 But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes

1John 3:10In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.

1John 3:14,1514 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

1John 3:14,1515 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

Unity Without Love? What is the relationship to be

unified? We are family! Family love is a test of our

spiritual condition How is this love shown?

Romans 16:16Greet one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ greet you.

1Peter 5:14aGreet one another with a kiss of love.

Romans 12:10Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another.

1Peter 3:8,98 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous;

1Peter 3:8,99 not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

Unity Without Love? What is the relationship to be

unified? We are family! Family love is a test of our

spiritual condition How is this love shown?

Unity Without Love?

NOT POSSIBLE!

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