Institutions are made of people. The people shape the institution that they are part of for good or bad. God instituted a church the Pentecost after Jesus Christ's resurrection. We are part of the institution of the church. That church is made up of people that we refer to as brethren. Why did God give us brethren? Do we have a responsibility to each other, and if so, what is it? In this message we will begin to answer the question: why brethren?