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2006 - Touchet Baptist Church, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike Paulson - 2006
Expounding the way of God more perfectly - Acts 18:26 - with the Scriptures Rightly Divided - II Timothy 2:15
Are You "Right" but Not "Real?"
How To Love the Brethren
Part I

Do you have the "right" doctrine?
Amen!
Is your love of others one that is truly biblical?
Good question, eh!
See introduction for the importance of loving the brethren yesterday, today and tomorrow!

To be right AND real - you must also love the brethren

We are not talking about those who are lost; those friends or neighbors who compromise, the pretenders, the resisters, the fighters, etc.  There is a tough love for them, and we will deal with them as well in this series.

But this series is for the brethren who care, love the KJB, follow Paul to some extent, mean well, etc. but yet we just still have a hard time loving them like we should.

I truly believe a true biblically designed love could still save a marriage!
This series could start a marriage out totally biblically and WILL survive!
This series could change your relationship with a brother or sister in Christ in a manner you never thought possible!

You might even find more folks loving YOU, too!

This is a love designed by God!
This is a love explained by Paul!

This is an "Understanding Love!"

Jeremiah 23:16 -  Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
Others tell us:
God will 'gitcha' if you don't do right!
Confess your sins or you may get sick or die - or lose your children, house, etc.!
Stuff to put others on guilt trips!
Whatever it takes to scare more money out of us!

They will wonder if you are even saved - and will quote from I John to prove their doubts!
These folks do not know what God's love truly is!

I Corinthians 13:13 - Charity - loving the brethren.  And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Today, we are not to love the brethren more than the word of God - that which is perfect, etc.
But loving the brethren is still fulfilling the law - see introduction for the importance of loving the brethren yesterday, today and tomorrow!

How to Love the Brethren without thinking: Learning how to have a Biblically Understanding of Loving the Brethren:
Could make people more thirsty for what you have with your KJB!
Will magnify the word of God - not you, your pastor, your church, your education, your success, your level of life, your religion and your love of money, etc.

There is most definitely a fake Christianity 'out there.'
It is one that thinks everything should be hunky dory and a smile on your face 100%.
See II Corinthians 4:8 - We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

These are tough times and no doubt, they are going to get worse...
There will be tears and sorrows - if you care about others!

So, How Do We Love Our Fellow Brethren/Brethrenettes?
Answer: We look at them like God looks at them!

Do ye look on things after the outward appearance?
If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again,
that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.
II Corinthians 10:7

That is seems so simple, eh!
So, how do we do that?

Here ya go:
Here is what God made the brethren, just like He did to you.  We are to look at each other like God looks at us - and how He looks at you!
The judgment seat of Christ will take care of the rest!  Romans 14:10; II Corinthians 5:10

God made them righteous - just like He did you!
Romans 5:19

God made them free from sin - just like He did you!
Romans 6:18
Romans 6:22

God made them free from the law of sin and death - just like He did you!
Romans 8:2

God will take care of the Jews!
What is going on over there is all in God's design - be thankful how He has taken care of your brethren - as He has taken care of you, all thanks to the Jews!
Romans 11:9
Romans 15:27

God made Christ Jesus unto them wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctifcation, and redemption - just like He did to you!
I Corinthians 1:30

The judgment seat of Christ will take care of all their works, whether good or bad - just like He will do with your works!
I Corinthians 3:13

God will take care of the heresies out there - they do have a purpose for you AND for your brethren!
I Corinthians 11:19

There will be more coming up in Part II