The New Commandment – 29 November 2021, Anno Domini (In the Year of our Lord)
A NEW commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another . 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another . ( John 13:34-35) A serious Bible scholar could not help observing a subtle shift in perspective in the Gospels and Epistles of the Apostle John from the three previous Gospels. All that John records of the life of Christ is directly associated with the compelling power of LOVE. In John’s Gospel we find the most powerful and Messianic verse in all the Bible – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life . (John 3:16) It is for this reason John is referred to as the Apostle of LOVE by most commentators. This does not detract from the love of all the ...