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INTRODUCTION
1. Perhaps one of the more thought-provoking questions in the Bible is
that one asked by Cain:
a. Cain had killed his brother because God had accepted Abel's
offering, but not his own - Gen 4:3-8
b.
When the Lord inquired concerning Abel, Cain's response was:
"Am I my brother's keeper?" (Gen 4:9 )
2. This is a question we would do well to ask ourselves today...
a. Are we our brother's keeper?
b.
Do we have a responsibility to watch out for and care for one
another?
[When one turns to the New Testament, it becomes clear that the answer
is in the affirmative.
In fact, there are many passages which
emphasize...]
Not in some senses-
Morally- personal accountability
Financially- support our own - 2 Thes 2:10
I. OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO ONE ANOTHER
A. WE ARE TO "LOVE ONE ANOTHER"...
1.
As commanded by Jesus - Jn 13:34-35 ; 15:12,17
2. As taught by Paul - Ro 13:8 ; 1 Th 4:9
3.
As instructed by Peter - 1 Pe 1:22
4. As stressed by John - 1 Jn 3:11 (note v.12), 23; 4:7,11-12;
2 Jn 5
-- But how are we to express such love?
Other passages can
provide the answer...
B. HOW WE SHOW OUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER...
1.
We are to "receive one another" - Ro 15:7
2. We are to "edify another" - Ro 14:19
3. We are to "serve one another" - Ga 5:13
4. We are to "bear one another's burdens" - Ga 6:1-2
5. We are to be "forgiving one another" - Ep 4:32
6.
We are to be "submitting to one another" - Ep 5:21
7. We are to "exhort one another" - He 3:12-13
8.
We are to "consider one another" - He 10:24-25
9. We are to be "hospitable to one another" - 1 Pe 4:8-10
But how well are we doing?
To stimulate our thinking and help us re-examine how well we are fulfilling our obligations to one another,
consider the following questions...]
II.
EVALUATING OUR ROLE AS OUR BROTHER'S KEEPER
A. WHEN ONE BECOMES A BROTHER...
1. Do we receive them into the family of God, or ignore them?
- Ro 15:7
a. Are they properly assimilated in the family life of the
congregation?
b.
Do they remain on the fringe?
-- If we do not even know their names, we can be sure that we
are failing as our brother's keeper!
2. Do we edify them, or put stumbling blocks in their way?
- Ro 14:19
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