Musing – What does the Bible say about how we are to treat “Others”?

 

Hebraic Musing – What does the Bible say about how we are to treat “Others”?

The Bible tells us at least 10 times to “love your neighbor.”  To emphasize that point, the Bible also has well over these 27 New Testament passages (in NIV) that tell us specifically how we are to treat “one another”.

1.      Be at peace with each other. Mark 9:50

2. Wash one another’s feet. John 13:14
3. Love one another. John 13:34
4. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Romans 12:10
5. Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12:10
6. Accept one another, then, just as Messiah accepted you. Romans 15:7
7. Instruct one another. Romans 15:14
8. Greet one another with a holy kiss. Romans 16:16
9. When you come together to eat, wait for each other. 1 Corinthians 11:33
10. If you kept biting and devouring each other, you will be destroyed by each other. Galatians 5:15
11. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. Galatians 5:26
12. Carry each other’s burdens. Galatians 6:2
13. Be patient, bearing with or another in love. Ephesians 4:2
14. Be kind and compassionate to one another. Ephesians 4:32
15. Forgiving each other. Ephesians 4:32
16. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Ephesians 5:19
17. Submit to one another out of reverence for Messiah. Ephesians 5:21
18. In humility, consider others better than yourself. Philippines 2:3
19. Do not lie to each other. Colossians 3:9
20. Spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24
21. Encourage one another. Hebrews 10:25
22. Do not slander one another. Hebrews 10:25
23. Don’t grumble against each other. James 5:9
24. Confess your sins to each other. James 5:16
25. Pray for each other. James 5:16
26. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 1 Peter 4:9
27. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others. 1 Peter 4:10

When preaching about “Others” at my church in California, I mentioned that “There are 7 billion ‘others’.”  My pastor immediately corrected me and said “No, Joe.  There are 7 billion minus one.”

Points to Ponder

Who is your neighbor, Biblically?

How often do we meet someone hurting?  What do they need?
How many kinds of hurts might the “other” person be suffering?

Do all the above “do’s” and “do not’s” come naturally? 
(I “double dog dare” you to score yourself!)

Jesus commanded us to “Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John 13:34

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd                                             November 7, 2023

Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith” 
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Note – Inspired by Johanna Hocker’s “What does the Bible have to say about how we treat others?” 10/18/23