Hugging In Public

Let love of the brethren continue.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of Jehovah.

His left handisunder my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.

Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be unto you all that are in Christ.

And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,

Let all that ye do be done in love.

(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us);

Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,

Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.

I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord.

Salute one another with a holy kiss.

All the brethren salute you. Salute one another with a holy kiss.

and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness;

through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

(after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen-mother, and the eunuchs, and the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem),

Who hath raised up one from the east, whom he calleth in righteousness to his foot? he giveth nations before him, and maketh him rule over kings; he giveth them as the dust to his sword, as the driven stubble to his bow.

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool. — read the full passage →

He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside still waters.

Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.

And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the South, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.