“love Christians cherish for each other as brethren.” Thayer“You might consider Love the Cause and Kindness the Effect.”Love can only flourish where Godliness is found in ChristiansEssential for our soul’s salvation

Old Testament:Zechariah 7:8-10 “show mercy & compassion… none of you plan evil in his heart against his brother.”New Testament1 Peter 2:17 “love the brotherhood”Ephesians 4:32 “be kind…”

Conversation-Proverbs 31:26 “law of kindness”Proverbs 18:21 “death and life”Proverbs 15:4 “wholesome tongue”Proverbs 15:1 “soft answer”

Need to Control Our Tongue – especially with our Brethren

Sympathetic-Romans 12:15 “rejoice & weep with others”Hebrews 13:3 pray for them1 Corinthians 12:23-27 - Church function as a Unit or Body “the members should have the same care for one another.”

Sensitive to Needs of Brethren-Galatians 6:2 “bear one another’s burdens”Philippians 2:3,4 “esteem others better than himself… not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.”1 John 3:17,18

Restore the Erring-Matthew 18:15 “if he hears you, you have gained your brother.”James 5:19,20 “save a soul from death & cover a multitude of sins.”Galatians 6:1 “restore in a spirit of gentleness”

Forgiving Spirit-Matthew 18:23-35 “Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”Colossians 3:12,13 “forgiving one another”Luke 17:3,4 “forgive him”

“Golden Rule-”Matthew 7:12 NKJV 12 "Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”Not only Kind to those who are Kind, treating people way we want to be treated.

Return Good for Evil-Matthew 5:46 not only Love those who Love You1 Peter 3:8,9 “love as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous, not returning evil for evil…”Romans 12:21 “overcome evil with good”

Humble Attitude Toward Each Other-

Romans 12:10 “kindly affectionate” = family environment“preference” value brother or sister want best for them, ahead of ourselves1 Corinthians 8:12 “sinned against Christ”

5 But also for this very reason [since God has given us all things that pertain to LIFE and GODLINESS, with Exceeding great & precious promises, land made us partakers of the Divine nature], giving all diligence [with SPEED], add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.”