Verse 8 (NIV)
Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic,
love one another, be compassionate and humble.
like-minded
- of one mind, single-minded
- how can we do this?
- by having the mind of Christ – 1 Corinthians 2:16
- Galatians 2:20
sympathetic
- feeling what others feel
- feeling with another person
love one another
- the word used refers to brotherly love
- what is unique about the way brothers or sisters love each other?
- how can we apply this in our life with our brothers and sisters in Christ?
be compassionate and humble
- translates a Greek word that literally means good guts
- gut feeling
- learning to enter into what others feel
Verse 9 (NIV)
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult.
On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,
because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
- Romans 12:17-21
- How is such a way of life possible? See Romans 12:1-2
