Our One Another Responsibilities


Posted by Matt Postiff May 31, 2025 on Matt Postiff's Blog under Theology 

In my sermon preparation, I ran into the "one another" commands yet again. Here they are:

  1. Pray for one another (James 5:16)
  2. Confess to one another (James 5:16)
  3. Love one another (John 13:34 (2x), John 13:35, 15:12, 15:17; Rom. 12:10; 13:8; 1 John 3:11, 3:23; 4:7, 4:11-12, 2 John 5; 1 Peter 1:22, 4:8; 2 Thess. 1:3, 4:9)
  4. Show preference to one another (Rom. 12:10)
  5. Share fellowship with one another (1 John 1:7)
  6. Be humble toward one another (1 Peter 5:5)
  7. Serve one another (1 Peter 4:10)
  8. Be hospitable toward one another (1 Peter 4:9)
  9. Spur one another on toward love and good works (Heb. 10:24)
  10. Exhort/encourage one another (Heb. 3:13, 10:25)
  11. Pursue good for one another (1 Thess 5:15)
  12. Be at peace with one another (1 Thess 5:13)
  13. Encourage and build up one another (1 Thess. 5:11)
  14. Comfort one another (1 Thess. 4:18)
  15. Teach and admonish one another in songs based on the word of Christ (Col. 3:16)
  16. Bear with one another and forgive one another (Col. 3:13, Eph. 4:2)
  17. Regard others as more important than yourself (Col. 2:3)
  18. Submit to one another (Eph. 5:21, 22ff show how)
  19. Speak to one another in song (Eph. 5:19)
  20. Be kind to one another and forgiving each other (Eph. 4:32)
  21. Recognize that we are members of one another (Eph. 4:25)
  22. Through love serve one another (Gal. 5:13)
  23. Greet one another (Rom. 16:16, 1 Cor. 16:20, 2 Cor. 13:12, 1 Peter 5:14)
  24. Exercise mutual care one for another (1 Cor. 12:25)
  25. Wait for one another (1 Cor. 11:33)
  26. Admonish one another (Rom 15:14)
  27. Accept/receive one another (Rom. 15:7)
  28. Be of the same mind with one another (Rom. 12:16, 15:5)
  29. Pursue peace and building up of one another (Rom. 14:19)
  30. Be at peace with one another (Mark 9:50)
  31. Speak truth to one another (Zechariah 8:16)
  32. Have compassion for one another (1 Peter 3:8)

By God's grace these things will be a significant part of your life.


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