Brotherly Kindness
1. Brotherly kindness is closely associated with brotherly love.
2. It may be translated "love of the brethren".
("warmheartedness, goodness, generosity, helpfulness)
3. When thinking of brotherly kindness or brotherly love we might
consider "love" the cause and "kindness" the effect.
4. Let's look at a few statements concerning brotherly love.
. NOTE: These verses are an example of command, example, and inference.
John 13:34-35
1 Pet 1:22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the
Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
I Jn 4:21 And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God
must love his brother also.
B. Therefore, brotherly love will naturally be there when we
sincerely love God with all of our heart.
Love to all, CD
