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Why does Jesus call Love One Another a New commandment?
Jesus spoke of a ?new? commandment only once. On the eve of his passion, he said to his disciples, ?I give you a new commandment: love one another; just as I have loved you, you also should love one another? ''John 13:34''. In what way is this commandment new? Is not mutual love required by the previous commandment: ?You shall love your neighbour as yourself? ''Leviticus 19:18''? Jesus offers a new measure for love. He says ?just as I have loved you? at the very moment when, for love, he gives everything. ?Before the Passover celebration, Jesus '','', having loved his own who were in the world, showed them the full extent of his love? ''John 13:1''. He begins by washing their feet while saying, ?I have given you an example? ''verse 15''. Then, deeply troubled by the fact that one of the Twelve, the apostle Judas, is going to betray him, he still keeps on loving him, expressing that love by handing him a piece of bread: ?He took it and gave it to Judas? ''verse 26''. And finally, the gift of an example and the gift of a piece of bread culminate in the gift of the commandment: ?I give you a new commandment.? Just before the new commandment there are some enigmatic words: ?Now the Son of man has been glorified? ''verse 31''. How is Christ glorified before he enters into the glory of his Father by his cross and resurrection? He is already glorified, because his glory is to love. That is why his glory is manifested now, when he ?shows the full extent of his love.? Judas ?went out into the night? to hand him over. But Jesus does not submit passively to the event: while being handed over, he gives himself, continuing to love in a situation that seems hopeless. That is his glory. With the new commandment, Jesus makes his disciples a part of his own way of life; he enables them to love as he loves. That evening he prayed, ?May the love with which you loved me be in them and I in them? ''John 17:26''. Henceforth he will dwell within them as love; he will love in them. With this gift of the new commandment, Jesus bestows his presence. In the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, Judas' exit is immediately followed by the institution of the Eucharist; in John's Gospel, by the gift of the new commandment. Like the Eucharist, the new commandment is a real presence. That night Jesus ?took the cup and said: this cup is the new covenant in my blood? ''1 Corinthians 11:25''. His commandment is new because it belongs to the new covenant, announced by the prophet Jeremiah: ?I will make a new covenant '',''; I will place my Law deep within them and write it on their hearts? ''Jeremiah 31:31-34''. In the new covenant, the former commandment is given in a new way. God's Law is no longer engraved on tablets of stone, but written in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who unites our will to the will of God.



By: Olivia Babirye
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Why does Jesus call Love One Another a New commandment?
i think He calls it a new commandment because looking at all the other ten commandment that were revealed to Moses in Mt. Sinai, they all rotate around love for God and man, so i would say it`s a summary of the ten. And also, it because it is impossible to love what we do not see ''God'' if we cant love what we see and have around us''one another''. thank you.



By: Silas Kaunda Matiku
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Why does Jesus call Love One Another a New commandment?
Jesus called this a new Commandement because if we look at the Commandements that were given to us this was not included and so people were not following this commandement because it was not given to them. So Jesus our Lord knew this and that is why he gave this new Commandement to us sothat we can follow it and obey it as we do to the other Commandements



By: varaidzo chikati
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Why does Jesus call Love One Another a New commandment?
The Shema is a prayer that Jews pray every morning and evening. It includes, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and might. Jesus transformed the Shema prayer to now include And love one another as yourself. That it is why its a new command.


URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shema_Yisrael

By: Chris Peacock
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I believe that when something is new it is cherished, until the novelty wears off, however everytime we read that it is a New commandment, we are reminded of a Newness of love that is never allowed to run dry or never allowed to grow weary, it is always new, as God`s love is always new. We know that when we first fall in love we long to give of ourselves to the other person, in the same way, we are ready to give of ourselves to those who God commands us to love. Love holds no grudges, it is kind and gentle, we are to love one another without compromise, we have to forget past grievances and continue with God`s commandment of love. We are to love those who dishonor us, dispitefully use us, and remember that we need to reflect Christ in us, for the Bible says that if we only love those who love us, of what gain is it to us?. But if we love those who hate us there is a reward. God gave His Son because He loved the world''man'', the same way we cannot keep love it has to be given.



By: charmain padiachy
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Hello dear friends.I have been trying to read my bible and somehow I have come to understand that we are called children of God b`se of his love. Like the bible says that for he loved us somuch that he gave his only begotten son that however believes him should not perish but have eternal life ''John 3:16''.I have come to understand that it`s love that can take us to heaven.loving one another as you love yourself this is why even the bible tells us that what we want other people to do for us, we should do it for them because for Jesus knew that we love ourselves so much and in that we should give it back to others without descrimination.Love is really too big but the bible emphasizes us to try as much as possible to love one another as the father loves us.



By: Aorone Wright
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What if somebody hates you even if you do good things to him. what will you do to be able to let that person become your friend?



By: Nanette Menzon
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Why does Jesus call Love One Another a New commandment?
Loving one another just the same as you loved God.And Jesus call it a new commandment because it summarizes the ten commandment and if you love one another it will follow everything. like you can never do any bad things to your brothers and sisters because you loved them. Loving a person that is unlovable and unworthy for love is so difficult yet if you loved them with all your heart just like Jesus loved them its worth the effort because we are here to help those people to loved themselves, to know God and to acquire salvation. Jesus also call it a new commandment because we are now in the time of grace and the salvation is not only for the jews but as well as for the gentiles and for everybody..



By: Nanette Menzon
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Jesus calls this a new commandment because when he came he had to change the old way of relationships which could have been based on pay back of what people get from others.Jesus wanted to show that He had brought a new commandment based on Love nom matter whether we are benefiting from a relationship or not. Love is the very asis that Jesus mission to the world was based upon.The very torturing experiences He went through can only be withstood out of love.By suffering like this Jesus showed a new way of loving and relating to one another. God is Love and so is His Son Jesus Christ.It is because of the Love God had for the world that He send His son to die and redeem us.It is only through pure love thta one can sacrifice His child and that is what God did.Jesus wanted to show the world a new meaning of man`s relationship with God -a rellationship bound by love-the love without bounders-the love which is not based on materal things. This new commandment was to be for the sustainability of Jesus work in this World.If we love God with all our hearts , souls nad mind we will not sin and if we sin we will realise and repent.If we love other people we will do good to them and establish a good relationship with them and by so doing we will be Loving God and Establishing a lasting relationship with Him. Jsesus came and lived in the world and He understood the socail problems that man faced -hatred, jelouse, material desire, and many others.Jesus knew that in pursuit of these wordly material man is likely to love materail things than God and more so hurt his feloww men more. The new law of Love was a Bencmark Jesus was establisng for christians.A benchmark which can be achieved by everyone wther rich or poor.Love is priceless and all can afford it whether rich or poor.Jesus wanted this to be the sign of christianity-it was to be the workdly sign of Chistianinty which would diffrenciate Christians from non Christians-by loving all regardless of their origin, faith skin color etc. Love was and is the simple or bantch of chsitianity.It is the ID CARD FOR CHRISTIANS WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE SCREENING TO GET-IT IS STRAIGHT FROM OUR HEARTS-HEARTS ARE A COMMON ATTRIBUTE FROM EACH OF US;LET LOVE PREVAIL IN THE WORLD-AMEN



By: Jacinta Wambua
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Why does Jesus call Love One Another a New commandment?
Because He wants us to love one another, so that we can be one. He said: Love you neighbour as yourself just as I love you. Jesus wants to show us how important it is to LOVE one another. He`s actually telling us , that if we don`t have love, we cannot have Jesus in our lives.



By: Thelma Boonzaaier
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'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' "This is the great and foremost commandment. "And a second is like it, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." ( Matthew 22:37-40)

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." ( John 13:34-35)

"Whatever you want others to do for you, do so for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." ( Matthew 7:12)

"But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward in heaven will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men." ( Luke 6:35)

"Whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant; and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life a ransom for many." ( Mark 10:43-45)

"If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you." ( John 13:14-15)

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