"F - One Another"

Farginen is one of my favourite words. It is a Yiddish word which means "to wish someone well, to delight in someone else's delight", "living life open wide", "to make a pact with another individual’s pleasure or happiness".

Farginen is the opposite of  "schaudenfraude" which means to "begrudge or envy". 

It is becoming more and more apparent in North American culture that we are not very good at "Farginen". We're not open, relational, nor willing to delight in other people's delight. Unfortunately, it seems like we are a lot more schaudenfraude, than farginen.

I'd like to see that change, so I have started a "F - One Another" campaign.

The "F" stands for FARGINEN. The "One Another" stands for all the Biblical imperatives that connect us as Christians to each other and how we are to live our lives in a "pact" with each other.

I will end this post by simply listing a few "one anothers" from scripture for you to consider. But my guess is that after reading them you may want to reconsider how you are "Farginening" others - I know I did.

Romans 12:5… so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.

1 Cor 12:25… that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. 

Gal 5… 13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!

Gal 6:2… Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

 

Eph 5:19… speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord 

Col 3:13… bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.

James 5:16… Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

1 Peter 4… 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” 9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

1 John 4:7… Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

Heb 10:24, 25… And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.