For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.
In other words, increase. "Though you have a great reputation of having love and all, I would that you would even continue to increase in this love."We had a wonderful time at the family camp this last week, as the Spirit ministered to us from the first epistle of John. And as God's Spirit ministered to us out of this epistle, the message that the Spirit kept bringing us back to and emphasizing was the importance of love towards one another. As John said, "He that saith he love God and hates his brother is a liar; the truth isn't in him. By this we know that we have passed from death unto life because we love the brethren."