1 Peter 3:8–What's Left To Say?

1 Peter 3:8–"Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind."

Could there any more comprehensive an exhortation for community?  To be sure, this verse is not without context, coming about midway through Peter's first epistle, but suffice to say that it encompasses much of this letter's intent for Christians–to be a people of love.

Consider, for a moment, the elements exhorted here: unity, sympathy, brotherly love, tenderness, and humility–could there be a more comprehensive list for the character demands of Christian unity?  But this is not an inventory, a to-do list for Christian fellowship and life.  It is focus, focus for our Christian sanctification, focus for our lives.

Let us strive to live this verse out in ever-increasing measures as we seek to be obedient to the will Christ has for us in our lives!