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The Power of Love
John 15:12-17
"12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. 16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. 17 These things I command you, that ye love one another." |
In yesterday's passage (v.9), we were shown how passionately our Lord Jesus Christ loves us. He loved us the way our heavenly Father loved Him. Now, He gives His disciples another commandment. They are to keep on loving one another. It is no longer a new commandment (See 13:34) but it begins to take on a new meaning with the phrase, "...as I have loved you." MORE>>>>
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