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! I. **Because of our salvation, we’re to love our brothers.
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[ “If we try to build unity in the church on the basis of our first birth, we will fail; but if we build unity on the basis of the new birth, we will succeed.”[1]
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!! 1. *As with all real love, true brotherly love is a result of salvation.
\\ ( 1 Peter 1:22-25; Matthew 5:17-19; Romans 10:14-15; Titus 3:5-7; \\ Hebrews 4:1-2, 11-13; 1 John 3:14 )* (1) (2)*
[* *“Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth…” ESV Past perfect tense – completed work.
Obedience – compliance, submission.
“We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren.
He who does not love abides in death.”
“Do not think that I came to abolish the Law…” ]
*The Enduring Word*
!! 2. *Hypocrisy should be absent in brotherly love.
( 1 Peter 1:22 )
[ “…for a sincere love of the brethren…” Sincere – literally, not hypocritical.
Love – GR philadelphia.
Brotherly love because of our common second birth.
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!! 3. *Loving our brothers is a choice we make.
[ “…love…” Love – GR agapao.
Agape love because of our differences.
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!! 4. *It’s our duty to fervently love our brothers from the heart.
( Luke 22:41-44 )
[ Jesus sweating drops of blood – sacrificial, intense.
Fervently – to stretch out the hand.
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Because of our salvation, we should have a craving for God’s Word.
[ Long – intensely desire.
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!! 1. Continuing to eliminate sin in our lives stimulates our desire for God’s Word. ( Ephesians 4:20-24; 1 Peter 2:1 )
[ Putting aside – stripping off soiled garments.
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!!! a. Malice – the harboring of evil thoughts against another.
( 1 Corinthians 5:8, 14:20; Ephesians 4:31 )
[ Wickedness.
Nourishes antagonism, builds up grudges, and secretly hopes that revenge, harm, or tragedy will happen to another.
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!!! b. Deceit – tricking others for personal gain.
( Mark 7:21-23; Acts 13:8-10 )
[ Falsifies income tax returns, cheats on exams, lies about age, bribes officials, and pulls shady deals in business.
Can’t serve God and wealth.
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!!! c. Hypocrisy – trying to fool others into thinking that you’re someone you’re really not. ( Mark 12:14-17 )
[ Pretends to be happily married when his home is a battlefield; spiritual on Sundays but as carnal as a goat on weekdays; pretends interest in others but his motives are selfish.
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!!! d. Envy – jealousy over another’s advantages or prosperity.
( Matthew 27:18; Titus 3:3 )
!!! e. Slander – attempting to make yourself look good by tearing down the character of another.
[ Literally, speaking against.
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*Slander*
!! 2. Recognize that God’s Word provides powerful spiritual nourishment.
( Psalm 1, 119; 1 Peter 1:10-12, 2:2-3 )
[ “…like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation…” Word – GR logikos, pertaining to reason or logic; logical.
Long – intensely desire.
Mentioned 42 times in Psalm 119 alone.
Plus, statutes and commandments.
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!!! a. It’s the Truth! ( Psalm 119:130, 160; John 14:6 )
!! b.
We learn what it means to fear God. ( Psalm 119:11, 38 )
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The Bible teaches us about moral righteousness.
( Psalm 119:9, 11, 105 )
!!! d. Comfort and hope and strength are found in God’s Word. ( Psalm 119:25, 28, 49, 76 )
*HAS YOUR LIFE CHANGED BECAUSE OF YOUR SALVATION?*
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[1]Wiersbe, Warren W. /The Bible Exposition Commentary/.
"An exposition of the New Testament comprising the entire 'BE' series"--Jkt., 1 Pe 1:22.
Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books, 1996, c1989.
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