Comfort, tenderness, compassion, like minded, love, one in spirit, nothing out of vain conceit or selfish ambition, humility, interests of others, this one passage has a shopping list of spiritual fellowship dos and don'ts. We do well to remember them as we meet together. Fellowship needs to be kept pure, for it to be a reflection of His kingdom to come. And lastly, be courageous enough to love extravagantly. Love as if you have an endless supply and you can get more when ever you need it, for this is indeed the case.
Love does truly conquer all.
People truly will know that we are Christians by our love. Good Christian love allows us to see not with our eyes, but with our heart. Be brave enough to love first and you will find wonderful people all around you every day. The focus of this section of the chapter is on groups that are organized with the intent of fostering individual and group fellowship. This will be a stated purpose of the group, and not a byproduct or auxiliary function.