The New Revealed
“Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.”
--John 13:34-35 (MSG)
--John 13:34-35 (MSG)
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Not only did Jesus come to fulfill something old, but he also came to reveal something new. It was more than just a commandment to follow. Jesus gave us a new way of thinking about life and loving others.
I should point out, Son, that Jesus didn’t reveal to us a change in the nature of God. Some people struggle to reconcile the stories they read in the Old Testament with those of the New, particularly in the way they view God’s interaction with man. Can I take this moment to encourage you to read your bible all the way through? Our misunderstanding melts away as we see the story of God’s love interwoven from start to finish. It will help you to see his heart so clearly. What we discover is that this “new command” of Jesus calls us to reflect the true nature of God in our lives. Instead of establishing our character simply on right action, Jesus said, “motive matters, too!” When love is at the center of what we believe and the way we think, right action will flow out of right motive.
This… changes… everything! A perfect unity of grace and truth, of mercy and justice, of faith and works reveals the Kingdom of God in a way far different than what our human mind would conceive. God is kind of amazing that way!
I should point out, Son, that Jesus didn’t reveal to us a change in the nature of God. Some people struggle to reconcile the stories they read in the Old Testament with those of the New, particularly in the way they view God’s interaction with man. Can I take this moment to encourage you to read your bible all the way through? Our misunderstanding melts away as we see the story of God’s love interwoven from start to finish. It will help you to see his heart so clearly. What we discover is that this “new command” of Jesus calls us to reflect the true nature of God in our lives. Instead of establishing our character simply on right action, Jesus said, “motive matters, too!” When love is at the center of what we believe and the way we think, right action will flow out of right motive.
This… changes… everything! A perfect unity of grace and truth, of mercy and justice, of faith and works reveals the Kingdom of God in a way far different than what our human mind would conceive. God is kind of amazing that way!
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Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment—to love one another—is the same message you heard before.
--1 John 2:7 (NLT)
--1 John 2:7 (NLT)
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