Devotional

“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!‘”

“Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.“

“If anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?“

“Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling.“

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.“

“With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.“

“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.“

“As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.“

“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.“

“Do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.“