As The Elect, Colossians 3:12-13
Affections of Pity
Kindness
Humility
Objectivity of Mind
Longsuffering
Bearing One Another (Putting Up With)
Being Gracious, Colossians 3:13
Not Forgiving, but Having an Attitude Whereby You Give a Benefit Without Consideration of Merit
It is directed at yourself
Being kind to one another and gracious to yourselves, Ephesians 4:32
Also Directed at Others, Colossians 3:13
The Bond of Unity, Colossians 3:14
The Unity of the Spirit, Ephesians 4:3
Unity in Christ, Colossians 2:18-19
Maturity, Hebrews 6:1
The Peace of God Umpiring In Your Hearts, Colossians 3:15
Peace of God is not having a Ruffled Mind
Christ Left His Peace, John 14:27
It is not a peace from the world (The world does not know the way of peace), Romans 3:17
The Truth Christ Revealed to the Disciples of the New Relationship is So that We Have Peace, John 16:33
Peace Comes from Framing Our Minds on the Things of the Spirit, Romans 8:6
The Kingdom of God is not about food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy, Romans 14:17
Our God is not of Confusion, but Peace, 1 Corinthians 14:33
This Peace is an Aspect of the Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22
It is a Peace that Surpasses the Mind, Philippians 4:7
In Contrast to Those Who Umpire Against Us, Colossians 2:18
Human Umpiring is Against Us – Focusing on the “No”
God’s Peace Umpires by giving us an unruffled mind that focuses on the “Yes”
The Word of The Christ Dwelling In You, Colossians 3:16
The Christ is the New Creation, 2 Corinthians 5:17
We Are All In One Body, 1 Corinthians 12:12
No Divisions within the Body, 1 Corinthians 12:25
Our Position in the Body of The Christ Is Based On God’s Determination, 1 Corinthians 12:11
No Part of the Body is of Higher Value Than Any Other Part, 1 Corinthians 12:15
When Those in Authority in the Church are Treated Differently from Others There is No Equality in the Body, 1 Peter 5:3
When Those Who Are Perceived as Wealthy are Treated Differently From Others There is No Equality in the Body, James 2:1-6
In Christ We Are No Longer Condemned, Romans 8:1
In Christ We are Placed as Sons, Ephesians 1:5
In Christ We Are Free to Live Righteously, Galatians 5:1
In Christ there is no Social, Ethical or Sexual Distinctions, 1 Corinthians 12:13
No Ethnicity Distinction, Romans 10:12
No Social or Sexual Distinctions, Galatians 3:28
This Does Not Take Away from Proper Placement Within the Body, Such as the Positions of Pastor and Deacons are only Male
This has to do with the health of the body
Eve was thoroughly deceived, not Adam, 1 Timothy 2:14
The Woman is Not Permitted to Usurp Authority of the Man, 1 Timothy 2:12
Satan seeks to deceive us as Eve was to lead us away from the simplicity that is in Christ, 2 Corinthians 11:3
Doing All in Love, Colossians 3:17
Love Seeks the Best for the One Loved
Knowing what Love is, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
The love is longsuffering
The love is kind
The love is not jealous
The love does not speak arrogantly
The love is not puffed up
The love does not act unbecoming
The love does not seek its own
The love does not provoke
The love does not reckon to someone wrong (that which lacks in character)
The love does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but in truth
The love protects all (Guards secretes)
The love believes all (Take a person at their word)
The love bears all (Holds up)
The love never fails (does not fall)
Putting These Things On
Our Commandment, John 13:34
We Love God by Loving the Brethren, 1 John 4:20
Do Not Use This Love for the World, 1 John 2:15
For Those Outside the Church We Do Good. Galatians 6:10
Having a Good Reputation from Those Outside the Church, 1 Timothy 3:7