What the Bible Says About Christian Community

We believe that God has called Christians to not only live out their lives in community, but to genuinely love and serve one another. This idea of living your life with a “one another focus” is deeply important to God and a high value for our house church network. In fact, examples of “one another” living are mentioned over 20 times in the New Testament! See below for a list of passages about the “one another” lifestyle:

  • John 13:34 As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
  • Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love.
  • Romans 12:10 Honor one another above yourselves.
  • Romans 15:7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
  • Romans 16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:10 … you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.
  • Galatians 5:13 … serve one another in love.
  • Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
  • Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other…
  • Ephesians 5:19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.
  • Ephesians 5:21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
  • Colossians 3:13 Bear with each other …
  • Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up…
  • Hebrews 3:13 But encourage one another daily…
  • 1 Peter 1:22 …love one another deeply, from the heart.
  • 1 Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers…
  • 1 Peter 4:9 Offer hospitality to one another …
  • 1 Peter 5:5 All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another …
  • 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another …
  • 1 John 3:11 This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.