Fellowship with the Family

The life of love is an honest, active life lived in kindness, forgiveness and longsuffering. 

1 John 2:7-11

• Life – light – love
• Philia
• Eros
• Storge
• Ludus
• Pragma
• Mania
• Philautia
• Agape

1 John 2:7-8

• Deuteronomy 6:5
• Leviticus 19:18
• Mark 12:28-34
• John 13:34-35
• John 15:10-12
• Romans 13:8-10

Two Ways Contrasted

• Those who walk in light practice love
• Those who walk in darkness practice hate

1 John 2:9

• Real light isn’t merely talk or song

One Another

• Love one another – 1 John 3:11
• Prefer one another, kindly affectionate one to another – Romans 12:10
• Be of the same mind one to another – Romans 12:16
• Care for one another – Romans 12:25
• Do not judge one another – Romans 14:13
• Receive one another – Romans 15:7 (accept)
• Admonish one another – Romans 15:14
• Forbear one another – Ephesians 4:2; Colossians 3:13
• Forgiving one another – Colossians 3:13
• Edify (build up) one another – 1 Thessalonians 5:11
• Exhort one another – Hebrews 3:13 (encourage)
• Comfort one another – 1 Thessalonians 4:18
• Compassion for one another – 1 Peter 3:8
• Bear one another’s burdens – Galatians 6:2
• Serve one another – Galatians 5:13
• Confess faults one to another  – James 5:16
• Pray for one another – James 5:16
• Use hospitality one to another – 1 Peter 4:9
• Peace one with another – Mark 9:50
• Golden Rule

1 John 2:10-11

• Without love, we will cause ourselves and others to stumble

Walking in the Light of Love

• You will have fellowship with God and others
• You will not stumble or be a stumbling block
• You will grow spiritually and progress towards Christlikeness