For my next book, Catechesis …
I compiled this list of “one-anothers” in the New Testament, a primer on a basic social practices.
Not a bad curriculum!
[UPDATE: The title will be A Table, a Bible, Some Food, Some Friends: 52 Experiments in Spiritual (Re)Formation. It should release June 2014. Stay tuned for more information.]
“…be at peace with each other.” (Mk. 9:50, 1 Thes. 5:13, 1 Pet. 3:8)
“wash one another’s feet…. serve one another in love.” (Jn. 13:14, Gal. 5:13)
“Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” (John 13:34; 15:12; 15:17; Romans 13:8, 1 Thes. 4:9, Heb. 13:1, 1 Pet. 1:22, 1 Pet. 3:8, 1 Pet. 4:8, 1 Jn. 3:11, 23; 1Jn. 4:7, 11; 2 Jn. 1:5)
“Be devoted to one another with mutual affection.” (Romans 12:10)
“Honor one another above yourselves.” (Romans 12:10)
“Live in harmony with one another.” (Romans 12:16)
“Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another….” (Rom. 14:13)
“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you.” (Rom. 15:7)
“Greet one another with a holy kiss” (Rom. 16:16, 1 Cor. 16:20, 2 Cor. 13:12, 1 Pet. 5:14)
“…agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.” (1 Cor. 1:10)
“When you come together to eat, wait for each other.” (1 Cor. 11:33)
“….But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.” (1 Cor. 12:24-25)
“Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.” (Gal. 5:26)
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (Gal. 6:2)
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” (Eph. 4:2, Col. 3:13)
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” (Eph.4:32, Col. 3:13, 1 Thes. 5:15)
“Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” (Eph. 5:21)
“Do not lie to each other.” (Col. 3:9)
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.” (Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19)
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” (1 Thes. 5:11, Heb. 3:13)
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Heb. 10:24-25)
“Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another.” (Jam. 4:11)
“Don’t grumble against each other.” (Jam. 5:9)
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.” (Jam. 5:16)
“Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.” (1 Pet. 4:9)
“Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another.” (1 Pet. 5:5)