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cause we love each other. Any-  Finally, all of you, be like-
          one who does not love remains   minded, be sympathetic, love
          in death. (1 John, 3:11-14)     one another, be compassionate
                                          and humble. (1 Peter, 3:8)
          We ought always to thank God  ....................
          for you, brothers and sisters,  For this reason, ever since I
          and rightly so, because your    heard about your… love for all
          faith is growing more and       God's people [those who de-
          more, and the love all of you       voted themselves to God], I
          have for one another                     have not stopped giv-
          is   increasing.                            ing thanks for
          Th er e f o r e,                              you, remem-
                                  Now that you
          among God's                                     bering you in
                               have purified your-
          churches we                                      my prayers.
                              selves by obeying the
          boast about                                      (Ephesians,
                             truth so that you have
          your perse-                                      1:15-16)
                              sincere love for each
          verance and
                             other, love one another       Now we ask
          faith in all the   deeply, from the heart.      you, brothers
          persecutions
                                  (1 Peter, 1:22)       and sisters, to
          and trials you
                                                      acknowledge
          are enduring. (2
                                                   those who work
          Thessalonians, 1:3-4)
                                             hard among you, who care
          Get rid of all bitterness, rage  for you in the Lord and who ad-
          and anger, brawling and slan-   monish you. Hold them in the        ADNAN OKTAR (HARUN YAHYA)

          der, along with every form of   highest regard in love because of
          malice. Be kind and compas-   .................. their work. Live in peace with
          sionate to one another, forgiv-  each other. (1 Thessalonians,
          ing each other, just as... God  5:12-13)
          forgave you. (Ephesians, 4:31-
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