One Another

I thought that, for this week’s blog update, I would share a much more detailed list of the different “one another” passages you find in the New Testament. As I shared in last week’s message on “The Joy in Humility” found in Philippians 2:1-11, the best way to combat pride is looking beyond yourself and having the same mind in Christ Jesus. It’s exactly in this place that Paul was speaking from to the church of Philippi in Philippians 2. There was disunity in the church body and Paul called them to work beyond the disunity and seek out oneness found in Jesus. This is where the one-another passages find us today.

Did you know that in the New Testament, you find over 100 different references to how we’re called to live alongside one another? And of the 100 one-another’s in Scripture, you find 59 unique instructions on how we’re called to live and love alongside each other.

Take some time today to read through these. Slowly. And then? Let’s move from reading them to living them out. In Jesus’ name. 😉

POSITIVE COMMANDS
Love one another (John 13:34) – This command occurs at least 16 times!
Be devoted to one another (Romans 12:10)
Honor one another above yourselves (Romans 12:10)
Live in harmony with one another (Romans 12:16)
Build up one another (Romans 14:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:11)
Be likeminded towards one another (Romans 15:5)
Accept one another (Romans 15:7)
Admonish one another (Romans 15:14; Colossians 3:16)
Greet one another (Romans 16:16)
Care for one another (1 Corinthians 12:25)
Serve one another (Galatians 5:13)
Bear one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2)
Forgive one another (Ephesians 4:2, 32; Colossians 3:13)
Be patient with one another (Ephesians 4:2; Colossians 3:13)
Speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15, 25)
Be kind and compassionate to one another (Ephesians 4:32)
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:19)
Submit to one another (Ephesians 5:21, 1 Peter 5:5)
Consider others better than yourselves (Philippians 2:3)
Look to the interests of one another (Philippians 2:4)
Bear with one another (Colossians 3:13)
Teach one another (Colossians 3:16)
Comfort one another (1 Thessalonians 4:18)
Encourage one another (1 Thessalonians 5:11)
Exhort one another (Hebrews 3:13)
Stir up [provoke, stimulate] one another to love and good works (Hebrews 10:24)
Show hospitality to one another (1 Peter 4:9)
Employ the gifts that God has given us for the benefit of one another (1 Peter 4:10)
Clothe yourselves with humility towards one another (1 Peter 5:5)
Confess your faults to one another (James 5:16)
Pray for one another (James 5:16)

NEGATIVE COMMANDS (how not to treat one another)
Do not lie to one another (Colossians 3:9)
Stop passing judgment on one another (Romans 14:13)
If you keep on biting and devouring each other…you’ll be destroyed by each other (Galatians 5:15)
Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other (Galatians 5:26)
Do not slander one another (James 4:11)
Don’t grumble against each other (James 5:9)