Sunday, August 01, 2010

Love One Another

Justin Taylor outlines Tim Keller's teaching on How to Love One Another: Affirm, Share, and Serve.
Affirm
1. Affirm one another’s strengths, abilities, and gifts.
2. Affirm one another’s equal importance in Christ.
3. Affirm one another through visible affection.

Share
4. Share one another’s space, goods, and time.
5. Share one another’s needs and problems.
6. Share one another’s beliefs, thinking, and spirituality.

Serve

7. Serve one another through accountability.
8. Serve one another through forgiveness and reconciliation.
9. Serve one another’s interests rather than our own.

1 comment:

Dan Benson said...

This reminds me what I read in "The Sensation of Being Somebody" by Maurice Wagneer as quoted in "Healing Damaged Emotions" by David Seamands -- the three essential components of a healthy self-image are: a sense of belongingness and being loved; a sense of worth and value; a sense of being competent. These seem to be a guide to encouraging one another.