Romans 12:10, Be Kindly Affectioned One to Another

Romans 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Believers are exhorted by the Apostle Paul to have brotherly love one for another. Be devoted to care one to another because we belong to the household of God. The early church showed such kind affections, brotherly kindness, one for another. Hodge says well, “No doubt, the idea is, Christians should love each other with the same sincerity and tenderness as if they were the nearest relatives.”

Members of the early church showed such brotherly affections:

Acts 2:44-46 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

I recall going to Miri in Sawarak (East Malaysia) for a Missions Conference in 2001 and singing this chorus to a wonderful tune. There was that spirit of kind affections among the participants observed during the Conference.

In Jesus Christ, we are one family.

Saved By His grace, for eternity.

In Jesus Christ, we are one family,

Both now and forever more.

In Jesus Christ, we are one family.

This is English chorus was translated from an Chinese chorus which was also in Indonesian :

Dalam Yesus kita ber-sau-da-ra

Dalam Yesus kita ber-sau-da-ra

Dalem Yesus kita be-sau-da-ra

Sekarang dan selamanya

Dalam Yesus kita ber-sau-da-ra.

One brother in Christ later was able to put this tri-lingual chorus to a trilingual songbook which was later printed called “BORNEO Revival Hymns and Choruses”.

May God bless His people with the heart to bless one another. Amen.