LIFE IN THE BODY (continued)

Commandment #4 ... Put love into action. "Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and in truth." 1 John 3:18. Love without action is not love at all. Real love is more than words. Real love results in real action. Jesus was the ultimate expression and example of love. He laid down His life for us, 1 John 3:16. To be like Jesus, we should give our lives away in serving one another. To serve one another in love we need to be with one another. We should gather together with other believers. Do not try to live the Christian life alone. We must not be "forsaking our own assembling together.” Hebrews 10:25. This means much more than attending religious meetings. We should "pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart." 2 Timothy 2:22. Jesus said, "For where two or three have gathered together in My name, there I am in their midst." Matthew 18:20. He is with us when we are gathered together in any place or in any location ... not just when we meet in a religious building. Gather together with other believer ... and put love into action. The following are ways to put love into action:

Admonish one another, Romans 15:14.

Be hospitable, Romans 12:13.

Build up one another, Romans 14:19.

Comfort one another with words of His return, 1 Thessalonians 4:18.

Do good to each other, Galatians 6:10.

Encourage one another, 1 Thessalonians 5:11.

Meet each other's material needs, Romans 12:13.

Rejoice and weep together, Romans 12:15.

Sing together, Colossians 3:16.

Stimulate one another to love and good deeds, Hebrews 10:24.

Suffer with one another, 1 Corinthians 12:26.

Support teachers and workers, Galatians 6:6, 1 Corinthians 9:11,14.

Support widows, 1 Timothy 5:8-12.

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