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We Bear the Fruit of Brotherly Love, October 13
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be
my disciples.
John 15:8
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The union between Christ and His people is to be living, true, and
unfailing, resembling the union that exists between the Father and the
Son. This union is the fruit of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. All true
children of God will reveal to the world their union with Christ and with
their brethren. Those in whose hearts Christ abides will bear the fruit of
brotherly love. They will realize that as members of God’s family they are
pledged to cultivate, cherish, and perpetuate Christian love and fellowship,
in spirit, words, and action.
To be children of God, members of the royal family, means more than
many suppose. Those who are accounted by God as His children will
reveal Christlike love for one another. They will live and work for one
object,—the proper representation of Christ to the world. By their love
and unity they will show to the world that they bear the divine credentials.
By the nobility of love and self-denial, they will show those around them
that they are true followers of the Saviour. “By this shall all men know
that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” ...
The most powerful evidence a man can give that he has been born
again and is a new man in Christ Jesus, is the manifestation of love for
his brethren, the doing of Christlike deeds. This is the most wonderful
witness that can be borne in favor of Christianity, and will win souls to the
truth....
Christ brings all true believers into complete oneness with Himself,
even the oneness which exists between Him and His Father. The true
children of God are bound up with one another and with their Saviour.
They are one with Christ in God
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