ONE TO ANOTHER, COMFORTING

May 17, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Is there any difference between "loving one another" (1st John 4:7) and "preferring one another" (Romans 12:10) and "forbearing one another" (Ephesians 4:2) and today's Lesson, "comforting one another?" Yes, or the Holy Spirit would not have … [Continue reading]

ONE TO ANOTHER, FORGIVING

May 16, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Yes, we Christians are to "forgive" one another. Once that was such a "given" that saying so was nearly unnecessary. But no longer! Churches are rifled with pockets of disharmony. Cells of bitterness. Schisms where one "side" (maybe the … [Continue reading]

ONE TO ANOTHER, FORBEARING

May 14, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Ephesians 4:2 uses the clause. We who are Christians should live "forbearing one another" in love. But what does that mean? The older folks used that word more often than we do, "to forebear." I looked at an 1828 dictionary, Noah Webster's in … [Continue reading]

ONE TO ANOTHER, GIVING PREFERENCE

May 13, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Our Bible Text today is Romans 12:10. It is actually a double statement insofar as the "one another" mandates are concerned. "Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another." The noun "brotherly love" … [Continue reading]

ONE TO ANOTHER, OBLIGATED!

May 12, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

While I realize that it might not be practical to write multiple lessons on the "one to another" Texts of the Bible ... the "Love one another" command is repeated so many times in the New Testament that I can't resist the urge! Occurring over a … [Continue reading]