As I have
- drbuddyyoung
- 13 hours ago
- 1 min read
The 365 Journey
Outline Week 43
John 13:34-35
"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.”
The chorus of the song "Hard to Love" sung by Lee Brice says," I'm hard to love, hard to love No, I don't make it easy . . . ." This is a truth of may people in our life. Sometimes people are hard to love.
Jesus loves difficult people. He loves us. Here He sets forth a key identifying principle to be emulated by His followers. He commands all Christ-followers to "Love one another" as He has loved them. Although difficult at times, this becomes a definitive sign that someone is His disciple.
From our text we can consider several factors that will enable us to walk in obedience to Christ's command to love one another. They are
The Decree to Love
A new commandment I give to you, that you love . . . you also are to love
The Dimensions of Love
. . . you love one another . . . you also are to love one another. . . . you have love for one another.
The Demonstration of Love
. . . just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
The Declaration because you Love
By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
For Further Study
Comments