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How to Treat One Another
For this week’s reflection we look at a series of verses that are
focused on how we treat one another because of who we are in Christ.
13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. -Romans 14:13
7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. -Romans 15:7
33 So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another -1 Corinthians 11:33
But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, 25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. -1 Corinthians 12:24-26
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ – Galatians 6:2
4 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. -Ephesians 4:1-6
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. -James 5:16
Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” -1 Peter 5:5
Reflection
- What themes do you see in these verses about how Christians should treat one another?
- Jesus said they will know we are his disciples by our love for one another. How do these verses inform what love looks like?
- Why do you think there is a theme of “bearing burdens?” What does it look like to bear someone’s burdens?
- Which actions come most naturally to you? Which come as a struggle?
- Is God calling you into emphasizing any of these ways of treating one another? Are there any relationships you have that need mending?