Titus 3:4. God's kindness and love toward mankind is our best example of Christian kindness. God did not show kindness to mankind because of our works and that we are pretty good people. God offers us the free gift of salvation in the person of Jesus Christ because He loves us (Titus 3:4-5, “But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”).

Isaiah 54:10. God is a God of kindness and mercy. He shows us how we should show Christian kindness to others. God's kindness is eternal. It is not something He bestows on to mankind on special occasions. His kindness and mercy is offered to us always. It does not matter how much we are disobedient to God, how hateful we are to God, or how little faith we have in God. God's grace is eternal and it is a free gift that is offered to mankind.

Romans 12:10. God desires for us to treat everyone with brotherly kindness and love. This includes both Christians (brethren) and non-Christians. Romans 12:10 says, “Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”. We are to honor other Christians more than we honor ourselves. This also applies to Christians honoring and having brotherly kindness toward non-Christians. Romans 12:14 tells us to show brotherly kindness to non-Christians when it says, “Bless them which persecute you ...”.

Hebrews 13:1. In Hebrews 13:1, Paul tells us to “Let brotherly love continue”. Brotherly kindness and love are not acts that we do on special occasions. It is a lifestyle, a Christian way of life. Paul goes on in Hebrews chapter 13 to tell us what we need to do to have brotherly kindness. Brotherly kindness includes:

Verse 2. “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: ...”
Verse 3. “Remember ... them which suffer adversity ...”
Verse 4. Keep Marriage honorable

1 Thessalonians 4:9. Brotherly kindness and love comes from the Greek word “philadelphia”. It means kindness or friendship. The Bible teaches us that Christians must learn to have brotherly kindness toward others. We should treat everyone as we would treat our own kin or brother. We should show this brotherly kindness to others even if they are not a Christian brethren or even if they hate us.

Revelation 19:10. Part of being a Christian brethren is to spread the testimony of Jesus Christ. In the book of Revelation an angel tells John (the author of Revelation) that he is a “ fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus”. All of us that call ourselves Christian brethren have the responsibility to spread the testimony of Jesus Christ, the Good News. We may think that we are not as well equipped as our local Pastor or a television evangelist, but God has given us all special talents and gifts to spread the Gospel.

Matthew 12:50. Matthew 12:50 spells out the Christian definition of brethren. It says, “For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother”. You are a Christian brethren if you voluntarily do the will of God. The Bible teaches us that God's will is for us is to freely accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. With accepting salvation through Jesus Christ, God's will is for all of mankind to receive eternal life and be in fellowship with Him forever.

Matthew 23:8. Christian brethren is not meant to be an exclusive club. If you are a Christian that does not make you better than anyone else. It only means that you have accepted Jesus' free offer for Him to be your Lord and Savior. Everyone can be a Christian brethren and receive eternal life. The only thing that a Christian brethren has done is accepted God's loving mercy of eternal life. God desires for all of us to be Christian brethren who are in fellowship with God.

The saying, "Cleanliness is next to godliness”, is not actually a quote from the Bible, but there are scriptures that back up the saying. Hebrews 10:22 talks about having “our bodies washed with pure water”. Cleanliness is important in order to be “next to godliness”, but it takes more than cleanliness to be godly. Hebrews 10:22 also tells us that in order to be godly we must have a true heart, have faith, be sprinkled in the blood of Jesus, and have a good conscience.

Micah 7:5. In human relationships, trust and love do not go together. This is evident from Department of Justice crime statistics where a large number of violent crimes are committed against love ones. For example, two-thirds of children under five are murdered by a close relative. 74 percent of women are robbed by someone they know. The Bible is clear; trust God and not man.