Brother/Sister First; Day590

Whoever loves his brother [believer] abides (lives) in the Light, and in It or in him there is no occasion for stumbling or cause for error or sin. 1John 2:10

Quadrant I-Urgent and Important
Rest
Fix Sana’s notebook 

Reading List
Sharepoint 2010 Search Pro, p40

24Hour Report
0945, End of Sleep,
1005, Coffee, bagel
1100, Fix Sana’s notebook
0510, Bible Study 1 John 2:10 [read more]

“Live in the Light” –
1. Living in the light means loving our brother/sister first
2. Cannot say we love God but hates a brother or a sister
3. Who are considered brother/sister? Everyone.
4. Cannot live in Light when we are filled with hatred to:
   a. someone
   b. circumstance
   c. life
 

“Barnes on 1John 2:10 –
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light – Has true religion, and enjoys it. And there is none occasion of stumbling in him – Margin, “scandal.” Greek, “and there is no stumbling” (or scandal – σκάνδαλον  skandalon – in him.) The word here used, means anything against which one strikes or stumbles; and then a stumbling-block, an impediment, or anything which occasions a fall. Then it is used in a moral or spiritual sense, as denoting that which is the occasion of falling into sin. See the Mat_5:29 note, and Rom_14:13 note. Here it refers to an individual in respect to his treatment of others, and means that there is nothing, so far as he is concerned, to lead him into sin. – Robinson, Lexicon. If he has love to the brethren, he has true religion; and there is, so far as the influence of this shall extend, nothing that will be the occasion of his falling into sin in his conduct toward them, for “love worketh no ill to his neighbor,” Rom_13:10. His course will be just, and upright, and benevolent. He will have no envy toward them in their prosperity, and will not be disposed to detract from their reputation in adversity; he will have no feelings of exultation when they fall, and will not be disposed to take advantage of their misfortunes; and, loving them as brethren, he will be in no respect under temptation to do them wrong. In the bosom of one who loves his brother, the baleful passions of envy, malice, hatred, and uncharitableness, can have no place. At the same time, this love of the brethren would have an important effect on his whole Christian life and walk, for there are few things that will have more influence on a man’s character in keeping him from doing wrong, than the love of the good and the pure. He who truly loves good people, will not be likely in any respect to go astray from the paths of virtue.”