Tag: brethren
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I Seek My Brethren – Genesis 37:15-18
Genesis 37:15-18And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let…
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No Strife, I Pray Thee – Genesis 13:7-8
Genesis 13:7-8 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. And Abram said unto Lot… … Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen……
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The Kind of Love That Dies – 1 John 3:16
1 John 3:16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. John tells us that this is how love is recognized. Not by slogans. Not by sentiment. Not by saying the right things at the right moment.…
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Deadly Words or Living Love – 1 John 3:15
1 John 3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. John does not soften his words here. He says plainly that hatred toward a brother is the moral equivalent of murder. That sounds severe until we remember what Jesus Himself taught. In Matthew 5:21–22,…
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Love in a Hostile World – 1 John 3:13-14
1 John 3:13, 14 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. John says something here that is both bracing and freeing. Do not marvel if the world hates you. Do…
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Love Makes the Difference – 1 John 3:10
1 John 3:10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. John keeps things very plain. He says there is a visible difference between the children of God and the children of the devil.…