"How We Live" :Be Good to One Another

Vrs 12-Elect You are chosen, God called you, you did not call Him

Paul is saying here now that you understand that Jesus is over, mans philosophy, religion and our old self you need to live to the new self and the next passage is what we need to do to live to that new self.

Put on…these things don’t come naturally so we have to put them on. Action
Compassion- A feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another that is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. A way to alleviate that is through…kindness
Kindness-
***Show operation cc video, because of the compassion & kindness of a person another person met Jesus.
Humility- test,
1. How often do you talk about yourself and your accomplishments?
2. How often do you think or know you are right?
3. Do you ask other people for their opinion or advice?

Gentleness- The way we handle issues and problems in the church and in our relationships, compliant
Patience- Waiting on God in situations and also dealing with people that may not get it yet.

When people do not put these things on it has a negative and many times sinful effect on other people.

When you choose to not put these things on it can and will cause others to sin as well.
But in the church and as followers of Jesus we need Be Good to One another and not help the cycle of sinful responses in our fellow believers life.

Vrs 13
Bear with each other. This is where it counts and where it is hard as a Pastor and that is why the body of Christ needs to step up certain things. When people are in a time of need they need others to be there for them.

Outworking of the church “Pastor Dad model in a negative sense”
Paint the picture of this model…
Problems, Not Biblical, Not enough of him to go around, people become closed to new comers, when the Pastor dies or morally fails the people are lost.

Forgiving one another, even if someone has a complaint. Why? Christ forgave you.

Jesus’ response to sin against Him, “I will die for you” “You have sinned against Me and I will pay for it” GOSPEL

Vrs 14 Love binds it all together
Galatians 5:14-15 (bite and devour)
Luke 10:25-37 Vertical & Horizontal

Before dealing with people ask yourself…

1. Is this deed showing love to the people around me? You may be doing something that you think is right and good but it may be unloving toward others.

2. Is what I am saying loving toward others? Know when to say what needs to be said, sometimes Christians are so dumb on this point.
3. Did I ask Jesus to help me love?


A Benefit asking these questions is that it leads to love that is perfected
1 John 4:18 Perfect love casts out fear (children feel love of their parents, they feel security) if you know someone who has not experienced that it is our job as followers of Jesus to try our best to give them that type of love.

Back to Luke 10:28 “You will Live”
You may be the agent of change in that persons life that helps them bring more functionality to their family.
Impact their future biological family. (find illustration about someone who took someone else in)

Vrs 15 One of the best expressions of love that we can live by as a body of believers is peace with one another. Keeping the peace is actually applying all of the things that Paul tells us to “Put On”

So now Paul’s counsel on how we should be encouraged to “Put On” these things. Vrs 16

The Word teaching and admonishing (caution advise or counsel against)
Songs and Hymns

So we come together…This is how learn and worship together, the Word, hymns and spiritual songs.

Vrs 17 Whatever you do…so in all your dealing with people in and out of the church do it view of the Lord and give thanks to the Lord that he allows and calls you to do it.