Love the Brethren
1 John 3:14
Passing From
Death Unto Life!
Love From the Orlando Brethren
The Importance of Loving Brethren
Life
1 John 3:14 We know
that we have passed
from death unto life,
because we love the
brethren. He that
loveth not his brother
abideth in death.
Love the Brethren
Consecration
Loveth Not His Brother
Death
Critical Questions
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Three Questions
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2.
3.
Who is my brother?
What is meant by love
the brethren?
What is passing from
death to life?
1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from
death unto life, because we love the brethren. He
that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
The1st Question
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Critical Questions
1.
Who is my brother?
1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from
death unto life, because we love the brethren. He
that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
Boundaries of “The Brethren”
Eph 4:4-6 There is one
body, and one Spirit, even
as ye are called in one hope
of your calling; One Lord,
one faith, one baptism, One
God and Father of all, who
is above all, and through all,
and in you all.
Body
Spirit
Calling
Lord
Faith
Baptism
GOD
Other Scriptures Supporting “One”
Rom 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ...
Body
Spirit
Calling
1 Cor 12:13 By one Spirit are we
all baptized into one body...
Col 3:15 ...Ye are called in one body...
Lord
Faith
Phil 1:27 Stand fast in one spirit, with one mind
striving together for the faith of the gospel...
Baptism
GOD
1 Cor 8:6 One God, the Father, of whom are all
things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ...
Baptism Defines “The Brethren”
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Baptismal Questions
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1) Member of Adam’s fallen race
and a sinner
2) Accept ransom price of Jesus
Christ as personal redeemer
3) Offer self in full consecration
and running for high calling
Pastor’s View on “The Brethren”
6th Volume – page 240 “The Scriptural idea of unity is upon the
foundation principles of the Gospel. 1) Our redemption through
the precious blood, and our justification by demonstrated faith
therein. 2) Our sanctification, setting apart to the Lord, the
Truth and their service--including the service of the brethren.
3) Aside from these essentials, upon which unity must be
demanded, there can be no Scriptural fellowship; upon every
other point fullest liberty is to be accorded, with, however, a
desire to see, and to help others to see, the divine plan in its
every feature and detail. Thus each member of the body of
Christ, maintaining his own personal liberty, is so thoroughly
devoted to the Head and to all the members that it will be his
pleasure to lay down all, even life itself, on their behalf.”
Consecration
R5287 – “Our advice to the Lord's dear people everywhere is that they put no
yoke upon each other, beyond the fundamentals specified above- (Faith in the
Blood - The Ransom – Full Consecration) -that otherwise they stand free, and leave each
other free, and fellowship and agree as much as they can with each other.“
Who Does the Selection?
1 Cor 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto
the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Peter 5:10 God of all grace,
who hath called us unto his
eternal glory by Christ Jesus.
Acts 2:39 For the promise is
unto you, ... even as many as
the Lord our God shall call.
Are There Reasons For Separation?
2 Thess 3:11, 14-15 For we hear that some
among you are leading an undisciplined life,
doing no work at all, but acting like
busybodies. ... If anyone does not obey our
instruction in this letter, take special note of
that person and do not associate with him,
so that he will be put to shame. Yet do not
regard him as an enemy, but admonish him
as a brother. (NAS)
1 Cor 3:3 You are
still worldly. For since
there is jealousy and
quarreling among you,
are you not worldly?
(NIV)
1 Tim 6:3-5 If anyone teaches
false doctrines and does not
agree to the sound instruction of
our Lord Jesus Christ and to
godly teaching, he is conceited
and understands nothing. He has
an unhealthy interest in
controversies and quarrels about
words that result in envy, strife,
malicious talk, evil suspicions and
constant friction between men of
corrupt mind, who have been
robbed of the truth and who think
that godliness is a means to
financial gain. (NIV)
Biblical Perspective of Divisions
Dawn
1 Cor 1:12-13 ... One of you says, "I
follow Paul"; another, "I follow Apollos";
another, "I follow Cephas"; still another,
"I follow Christ.“ Is Christ divided? Was
Paul crucified for you? Were you
baptized into the name of Paul? (NIV)
Independent
Other
Associated
Divine Plan
PBI
What Are the Doctrines?
Ransom
Election &
Predestination
Resurrection
For ALL
Atonement
Justification
By Faith
Hell
Sin & Death
Lord’s Return
Grace
Restitution
Life &
Immortality
Consecration
Baptism
Two
Salvations
Sanctification
Love
Holy Spirit
Peace
Anti-Christ
When Will We Know With Surety?
Eph 4:13 Till we all come in the unity
of the faith, and of the knowledge of
the Son of God, unto a perfect man,
unto the measure of the stature of the
fullness of Christ.
Matt 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory,
and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the
throne of his glory:
The 2nd Question
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Critical Questions
1.
2.
Who is my brother?
What is meant by love
the brethren?
1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from
death unto life, because we love the brethren. He
that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
Love the Brethren
1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from
death unto life, because we love the brethren...
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agapao – (verb-action) A deep and
constant love and interest (Vines)
1 Cor 12:25 So that there should be no division
in the body, but that its parts should have equal
concern for each other. (NIV)
How Is Love Manifest?
1 John 3:18-19 Dear children, let us not love with
words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
Truth – With sincerity from the heart
Life
Actions – Willingness to sacrifice for brethren
Tongue – Profess with mouth, actions not in harmony
Death
Words – Say we love but do not follow with actions
This then is how we know that we belong to the truth,
and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence. (NIV)
The Appearance of Love
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Some Common Excuses
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They’re not my brethren
I don’t need to meet with the brethren
It’s not convenient to meet with the brethren
I love the brethren, but I can’t meet with them
I can’t meet with those I don’t agree with
They’re not my responsibility
Tongue – Profess with mouth, actions not in harmony
Words – Say we love but do not follow with actions
Death
Why Sacrificial Love of Brethren?
Phil 2:2 Make my joy complete by
being of the same mind, maintaining the
same love, united in spirit, intent on one
purpose. (NAS)
Eph 4:15-16 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in
all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body
fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth,
according to the effectual working in the measure of every part,
maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Eph 4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry,
for the edifying of the body of Christ...
Truth – With sincerity from the heart
Actions – Willingness to sacrifice for brethren
Life
The 3rd Question
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Critical Questions
1.
2.
3.
Who is my brother?
What is meant by love
the brethren?
What is passing from
death to life?
1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from
death unto life, because we love the brethren. He
that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
From Death Unto Life
John 5:24, Truly, truly, I say to you, he who
hears My word, and believes Him who sent
Me, has eternal life, and does not come into
judgment, but has passed out of death into
life. (NAS)
1 John 2:11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and
walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that
darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Prov 21:16 he man that wandereth out of the way of understanding
shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
Significance of Love of the Brethren
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Life
Love of the Brethren
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Active Love of Brethren
Consecration
Loveth Not His Brother
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Death
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God calls the brethren
Baptism defines the brethren
We seek & accept the brethren
Love involves interaction
Love requires sacrifice
Liberates to sonship
Brings a newness of life
Marks start of sanctification
Is the divine standard for us!
John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye
are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
The Truth’s Affect on Us
1 Peter 1:22-23 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying
the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love (philadelphia) of
the brethren, see that ye love (agapao) one another with a pure
heart fervently: being born (begotten) again, not of corruptible
seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and
abideth for ever.
Brotherly Love - In Our Characters
2 Cor 13:11-14 Finally, brethren,
rejoice, be made complete, be
comforted, be like-minded, live in
peace; and the God of love and
peace will be with you. Greet one
another with a holy kiss. All the
saints greet you. The grace of the
Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of
God, and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit, be with you all. (NAS)
Love The Brethren
1 John 3:14 We
know that we
have passed from
death unto life,
because we love
the brethren...
For from Him and through Him
and to Him are all things, to Him
be the glory forever. AMEN