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Genesis 2: ¹⁸The LORD God said, "It isn't good for the man to live alone. I need to make a suitable partner for him." Romans 12: ⁴A body is made up of many parts, and each of them has its own use. ⁵That's how it is with us. There are many of us, but we each are part of the body of Christ, as well as part of one another. (CEV)
1. What problems arise when we refuse to ask for help from others?

John 13: ⁴So during the meal Jesus got up, removed his outer garment, and wrapped a towel around his waist. ⁵He put some water into a large bowl. Then he began washing his disciples' feet and drying them with the towel he was wearing. ⁶But when he came to Simon Peter, that disciple asked, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" ⁷Jesus answered, "You don't really know what I am doing, but later you will understand." ⁸"You will never wash my feet!" Peter replied. "If I don't wash you," Jesus told him, "you don't really belong to me." ⁹Peter said, "Lord, don't wash just my feet. Wash my hands and my head." ... Then he said: Do you understand what I have done? ¹³You call me your teacher and Lord, and you should, because that is who I am. ¹⁴And if your Lord and teacher has washed your feet, you should do the same for each other. (CEV)
2. What lesson can we learn from this example?

Acts 2: ⁴⁶Day after day they met together in the temple. They broke bread together in different homes and shared their food happily and freely.... 1 John 3: ¹⁸Children, you show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it. ¹⁹When we love others, we know that we belong to the truth, and we feel at ease in the presence of God. (CEV)
3. What is meant by "truly helping" other people?

1 John 1: ⁷But if we live in the light, as God does, we share in life with each other. And the blood of his Son Jesus washes all our sins away. ⁸If we say that we have not sinned, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth isn't in our hearts. 1 John 4: ¹⁸A real love for others will chase those worries away. The thought of being punished is what makes us afraid. It shows that we have not really learned to love. (CEV)
4. How does real love drive out worry and fear?

Psalms 39: ⁴"Please, LORD, show me my future. Will I soon be gone? ⁵You made my life short, so brief that the time means nothing to you. "Human life is but a breath, ⁶and it disappears like a shadow... 1 John 3: ¹⁶We know what love is because Jesus gave his life for us. That's why we must give our lives for each other. (CEV)
5. If life is so short on Earth, what is our purpose?

Matthew 22: ³⁷Jesus answered: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. 38This is the first and most important commandment. ³⁹The second most important commandment is like this one. And it is, "Love others as much as you love yourself." ⁴⁰All the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets are based on these two commandments. (CEV)
6. What is the difference between loving others as we love ourselves and loving others as Jesus loved?

Please study the above references and then add your observations and applications:
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