¶ Brotherhood and Sisterhood
Brotherhood and sisterhood is the family name believers give one another.
Love the brotherhood.
Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven
is my brother and sister and mother.
He is not ashamed to call them brothers.
This is the short name for the family bond. The fuller page is Brotherhood - Sisterhood in Christ. Peter says love the brotherhood. Jesus says whoever does the will of His Father is His brother and sister and mother. Hebrews says He is not ashamed to call them brothers. The bond is not a club. It is the sideways look of the family of God.
- Honor belongs here. Outdo one another in showing it.
- The household of God is the house. Brotherhood is the members calling one another family.
- The church that will not love the brotherhood has forgotten the Father who made it.
Love the brotherhood. He is not ashamed to call them brothers. Do not be ashamed of the name.
Love the brotherhood.
My brother and sister and mother.
He is not ashamed to call them brothers.
- Brotherhood is loved, not merely acknowledged.
- Sister is in Jesus’ own sentence with brother and mother.
- The will of the Father marks the family, not blood alone.
- Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
- The longer page holds the same truth in full.
- Honor and mutual care are how the name is practiced.
¶ Key Aspects of Brotherhood and Sisterhood
- The Love – Love the brotherhood.
- The Will – Whoever does the will of the Father.
- The Names – Brother, sister, and mother.
- The Son – Not ashamed to call them brothers.
- The House – Members of the household of God.
- The Practice – Honor and mutual care.
- 1 Peter 2:17 – “Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.”
- Matthew 12:50 – “For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
- Hebrews 2:11 – “That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers.”
Love the brotherhood.
Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.
He is not ashamed to call them brothers.
This is the short name. The family is real. Love the brotherhood. He is not ashamed of the name.
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