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John 13:35, loving the Church because Jesus loved the Church
Ephesians 5:25-32, Christ loved His wife (Church) and gave His life for her. The husband and the wife are to become one and work together, which is also the expectation of the people in the Church.
Hebrews 10:19-25, gathering corporately and participating in the worship of Jesus Christ
Matthew 18:15-20, the greatest threat to the Church is chaos and conflict from within the Church, therefore here, Jesus gave instructions to protect the fellowship, unity, and holiness in the Church
Matthew 18:20, a verse that is commonly taken out of context. Hebrews 10:24-25, as many people as possible still need to gather in Christ's name.
Ephesians 4:4-16, discipleship in Christ is the primary form of showing love for the Church. Christ gave people in the Church gifts to make discipleship and ministry possible.
Ephesians 4:7-12, for building up the body of Christ (the Church), Jesus Christ equipped the saints with gifts. Everyone who is in the Church is a "saint" or active participant- there are no passive spectators or passive bystanders. Everyone who is a Christian is an active participant in the Church. Everyone who is a Christian is also active in the field or global theater of operations, sharing the love of Christ with the world. Everyone is supposed to reveal and glorify God to the rest of the world in some unique way.
1 Peter 2:9, everyone who is a child of God proclaims God- God who called them out of the darkness- God who took them out of darkness and sin, and saved them