The Practice of Walking in Love

• 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.  
  • Matthew 5:21-22 
• 32a Be kind to one another, tenderhearted,
  • I Peter 3:8
  • Colossians 3:12 
• 32b forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.  
  • Colossians 3:13
  • Matthew 5:23-24 

Imitators of God Walk in Love

• 1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
  • I Peter 1:15
• 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
  • Colossians 3:14
  • John 13:34-35

So What?  

• Walking in love with one another is essential for unity within the church, our personal sanctification, and gospel proclamation in the world.  
  • I John 3:23
  • I Corinthians 13:1-3, 13

Further Discussion  

• What is the relationship between love and forgiveness?  
• Why does failing to love one another affect our witness to the world?  
• Where do we struggle the most in loving one another, and how can we improve in this area of our lives?