Well, anybody know what our text is?

First Thessalonians, the fourth chapter, would you turn please this morning?

First Thessalonians, four, let your eyes rest on it, show respect to the word of the Lord.

First Thessalonians the fourth chapter

for some weeks now we have been on the subject

of keeping

the love command

how to keep

the love commandment

and our text

deals with this first

Thessalonians, four and nine.

He says, as touching brotherly love, you need not that I write to you, for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

And indeed, you do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia, but we beseech

your brethren that you increase more and more.

More and more in what?

In loving each other.

Another translation says, the message says, regarding your life together and getting along with each other, you don't need me to tell you what to do.

You're God taught in these matters.

Somebody say God taught.

God taught in what?

How to love each other.

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