1 John 3:11
“[More on Love and Hatred] For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.”
“[More on Love and Hatred] For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.”
“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”
Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let’s not let it slip through our fingers. We don’t have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He’s been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let’s walk right up to him…
““A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.””
Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have…