Message Take Aways:

1. Our new identity in Christ demands that we turn away from sinful conduct recognizing it as offensive in the sight of the Lord—“Abstain from every form of evil.” 1 Thessalonians 5:22

2. The identity of the believer is manifested by an observance of the command to love one another—“By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you havelove for one another.” John 13:35

3. The outworking of love toward our brother serves to grant assurance that we are truly abiding in the Lord—“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” John 15:13