May/June 2024  |  Volume 74  •  Number Three

Forbearing and Forgiving One Another

By Richard Halbgewachs

If anyone be in Christ, he is a new creature (I Corinthians 5:17).  Their new desire is to bear the fruit of the Spirit within them of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance (Galatians 5:22-23). Colossians 3:13 says this includes, …

Exhort One Another

By Mike Stewart

In the ancient Greek culture, parakletos was a legal term that usually referred to a family defense attorney who was called to stand with them in a crisis or trouble in order to help.  In Hebrews 3:13, the word parakaleo (from the same family of words) is translated …

Receive One Another

By Jeremiah Bass

“Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.” Romans 15:7 The church needs to be unified in order to be effective and edified. In his letter to the Ephesians, the apostle begins by calling the saints to unity but then goes on to unpack …

Editor's Notes

By Lasserre Bradley, Jr.

Man in his fallen nature is prone to think primarily about himself and fail to show proper concern for others. The articles in this month's edition of the BW use some of the "one another texts" to show us that Christians are to be ministering to others. May each of us be …

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