Beloved, let us love one another.

"As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and not a lie, and just as it has been taught you, abide in Him." - 1 John 2:27

Truth can not be learned from a bible study. It can't be taught through discussion, listening to sermons will not give you the truth. We can only receive the truth from the Spirit. So why do we evangelize? To give people the knowledge and direction to find the truth. Why do we study with each other? Because we have the truth, and now we must help each other grow and remain in the truth. It is important for others to be involved in our spiritual walk, to lead us, to strengthen us, and to keep us accountable. But ultimately, people can not save us. Only through discovering the truth and keeping the commands (1 John 2:5) can we be perfected.

"We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren." - 1 John 3:16

Jesus laid down His life by sacrificing and dying on the cross. yet the death was not what was important, it was the sacrifice. If Jesus had died through the plan of men, it would not have been enough. But His death was through the plan of God, that He may take upon Himself the burden of man so that we would not have to struggle with them anymore. We lay down our lives for others by doing the same, sacrificing ourselves and taking upon their burdens. it is rare that it would benefit anyone by dying for them. But we can take on their financial or emotional or even physical burdens, in order to alleviate the burden from them. This is how we fulfill God's command and show love.