Summary
The gospel of John writes how Jesus Christ is in the light and that the light has entered into the darkness and the darkness has not overcome the light. And so we know that this old commandment, love your neighbor as yourself is new as it is seen through the lens of Jesus Christ, as it is placed in its proper position out of Jesus Christ and His love for us. And we find as we look upon our neighbor through the lens of Christ and through the lens of the love of Christ, that we can love our neighbor as ourselves, because it is not we who love first, but it is Christ who loved us first. In the practical way of our existence, every day, this side of heaven, we are given the opportunity to see our neighbor through the lens of Jesus Christ, and we are given the opportunity for the Holy Spirit to move in and through us, that we can love our neighbor as ourselves because God has first loved us. And so Jesus, Jesus fulfilling the command to love our neighbor as ourselves, empowers us through His Holy Spirit so that we may love our neighbor as ourselves. Old command, sure, yes, love your neighbor as yourself, new command, yes, because it is not resting upon your ability or your want or your desire, but it's resting upon the power of God outwork in you through His Holy Spirit today and all ways.
Video citations
- "The Answer is Yes" 5-26-24 — If you would please open your Bible to the first letter of John chapter 2, if you're using a Pue edition of the Bible, this can be found on page 211 in the New Testament. We're in 1 John chapter 2.…