Not Just ‘Another’ New Year’s Resolution

December, 2006

by: Tim Carns

As the years come and go, I’m sure many of us could list several New Year’s Resolutions that we have made. Some resolutions may have made it to the end of the year while many others barely see the light of February. Well, this January 1st, in addition to considering that hobby you will pursue or diet you will attempt, why not try the “One Anothering” resolution? In past Calvary Review articles we have looked at the importance of ministering to the body of Christ here at Calvary through our spiritual gifts (Rom 12:6) and the many one anothers found in Scripture. A list of 52 one anothers as gleaned from various passages in the Bible are given below. I want to challenge you to consider focusing on one of these each week. Look at the passage referenced for the one another listed and see what it means in context. Then list at least two specific ways to apply that one another during the week. Pray for God to give you those opportunities. Some of the one anothers are so important that they are repeated frequently in Scripture (as you will see in the list). If you are faithful to keep this “One Anothering” resolution you will be amazed, not only at the impact you can have on others in the church, but also how you yourself will be impacted by doing them.

• Love one another — Jn. 13:34-35
• Be at peace with one another — Mk. 9:50
• Give preference to one another in honor — Rom. 12:10
• Be of the same mind toward one another — Rom. 12:16
• Pursue things which make for peace and building up one another — Rom. 14:19
• Owe love to one another — Rom. 13:8
• Speak truth to one another — Eph 4:25
• Bear the weaknesses of those without strength — Rom. 15:1
• Be of the same mind toward one another — Rom. 15:5
• Accept one another just as Christ accepted you — Rom. 15:7
• Admonish one another — Rom. 15:14
• Do not have lawsuits with one another — I Cor. 6:7
• Be reconciled to your brother — Matt. 5:25
• Be devoted to one another in brotherly love — Rom. 12:10
• Have the same care for one another — I Cor. 12:25
• Serve one another through love — Gal. 5:13
• Do not challenge or envy one another — Gal. 5:26
• Be forbearing with one another in love — Eph. 4:2
• Be kind to one another — Eph. 4:32
• Love one another — Jn. 15:12,17
• Be tenderhearted with one another — Eph. 4:32
• Forgive one another — Eph. 4:32
• Speak to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs — Eph. 5:19; Col 3:16
• Speak words that are good for edification — Eph 4:29
• Be subject to one another in love — Eph. 5:21
• Regard one another as more important than yourself — Phil. 2:3
• Abound in love for one another — I Thess. 3:12
• Do not lie to one another — Col. 3:9
• Bear with one another — Col. 3:13
• Comfort one another with the words of Christ’s return — I Thess. 4:18
• Encourage one another — I Thess. 5:11
• Keep fervent in your love for one another — I Pet. 4:8
• Live in peace with one another — I Thess. 5:13
• Admonish the unruly — I Thess. 5:14
• Encourage the fainthearted — I Thess. 5:14
• Help the weak — I Thess. 5:14
• Be patient with everyone — I Thess. 5:14
• Fervently love one another — I Pet. 1:22
• Seek that which is good for one another — I Thess. 5:15
• Keep aloof from a brother leading an unruly life — II Thess. 3:6
• Encourage one another — Heb. 3:13; 10:25
• Stimulate one another to love and good deeds — Heb. 10:24
• Assemble together — Heb. 10:25
• Do not speak against one another — Jam. 4:11
• Love one another — I Jn. 4:11, 12; II Jn 1:5
• Do not complain against one another — Jam. 5:9
• Confess your sins to one another — Jam. 5:16
• Pray for one another — Jam. 5:16
• Be hospitable to one another without complaint — I Pet. 4:9
• Employ your gift to serve one another — I Pet. 4:10
• Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another — I Pet. 5:5
• Love one another — I Jn. 3:11,23