Family Responsibility
Romans 12:3-5
1. To Forgive
a. Sense in which only God can forgive – Luke 5:18-26
b. We must show a spirit of forgiveness – Matthew 18:35
i. Ephesians 4:32 – as God forgives you
ii. No matter what they did – forgive
iii. No matter how many times – forgive
iv. By forgetting – never mention again
v. By comforting and loving them – 2 Corinthians 2:6-8
2. To Love – John 15:12, 17
a. 1 Peter 1:22
b. 1 John 4:7
c. Romans 13:8
d. 1 John 4:20-21
3. To Encourage
a. In time of temptation and sin
b. In sickness and death
c. Doing what is right – Galatians 6:9
d. The weak – Galatians 6:1
e. In attendance – Hebrews 10:24-25
4. To laugh and weep
a. Fellowship = share the joy and sorrow
b. Get to know each other
c. Romans 12:15-16
5. To warn of danger
a. Weakness, sin, false doctrine, error in life
b. Older women teach younger women (from experience)