1 Samuel 12-13, 1 Samuel 14: 1-23, John 13: 18-38, Psalm 84:
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John 13: 34-35 (ESV)
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another:
just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people
will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
During the Last Supper Jesus gave his disciples
a new commandment which we read in verses 34 and 35 from John 13. Jesus told
his disciples that they need to love each other as Jesus loved them. Jesus gave
himself as the example for how he wanted his disciples to love each other.
Jesus had demonstrated to his disciples his compassion and service and unconditional
love for people. Jesus wanted his disciples and his followers to choose to love
each other and be unified, and to act in the best interest of each other. Jesus
knew that if people of faith acted like this, their actions would serve as a
testimony to how the belief in Jesus can transform a person’s life. I love this
new commandment that Jesus gave his disciples because he tells people of faith
that if we treat fellow believers in the way Jesus treated us, then we will stand
out in the world for unity and love towards each other. How we treat each other
can become a recruiting tool for non-believers to start to believe in how Jesus
can
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