Keep Displaying Love-It Builds Up

"Love builds up." - 1 Corinthians 8:1.


ON HIS final night with his disciples, Jesus mentioned love nearly 30 times.  He specifically indicated that  his disciples should "love one another." (John 15:12,17)  Their love for one another would be so outstanding that it would clearly distinguish them as his true followers.  (John 13:34,35)  This love in not merely sentimentality.  Jesus was referring to a most noble quality-self-sacrificing love.  He said:  "No one has love greater than this, that someone should surrender his life in behalf of his friends.  You are my friends if you do what I am commanding you." -John 15:13, 14. 

HOW WOULD YOU ANSWER?

* Why do we need to build up our brothers and sisters?

* How do Jehovah and Jesus build us up in love?

* What can we do to strengthen others?

The genuine, self-sacrificing love and unbreakable unity of Jehovah's servants today identify them as God's people.  ( 1 John 3:10, 11) How grateful we are that Christlike love prevails among Jehovah's servants regardless of their nationality, tribe, language, or background.  We may wonder, though:  'Why is love especially vital in our day?  How do Jehovah and Jesus build us up in love? How can we individually display Christlike love that "builds up"? ' -1 Corinthians 8:1.  

Next time: Keep Displaying Love-It Builds Up - WHY LOVE IS ESPECIALLY VITAL NOW

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