A NEW COMMANDMENT I GIVE UNTO YOU THAT YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU

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A NEW COMMANDMENT I GIVE UNTO YOU THAT YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU

(JOHN 13:34)

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JOHN 13:34
RELATED CHAPTERS
JOHN 15:12
1 PETER 1:22
1 JOHN 3:16
1 JOHN 7:7-8
ROMANS 5:5
34) A new
commandment I give
unto you, that ye love
one another; as I have
loved you, that ye also
love one another
A NEW COMMANDMENT I
GIVE UNTO YOU THAT YOU
MAY LOVE ONE ANOTHER
This is the same
commandment in LEVITICUS
19:18 thou shall love thy
neighbor as thyself, the
renewed commandment here
has an additional part, is a
symbol of discipleship, by which
they might be known as His
friends and followers , by which
they might be distinguished
from others, it is called new not
because their was no command
before, which requires people
to love their fellow-man in
LEVITICUS 19:18 but it is new
because it had never before
been, but in the case of believer
they were not to be known by
distinction of wealth, position, ,
fame, they were no to aspire to
earthly honors they are not to
adopt any special style of dress
or badge, they are to be
distinguished by tender and
constant attachment to each
other, bearing one another’s
burdens, forbearing and
forgiving one another in faith
and holiness, admonishing each
other and building one another
in faith , this was a new
expression of love, and it
showed the strength of
attachment which we ought to
have for believers, and how 3
ready we should be to endure
hardship, to encounter danger,
and to practice self-denial, to
benefit those for whom the
CHRIST the SON of GOD laid
down his life , it is a Spiritual
love that is created only by the
Spirit of GOD, JESUS Himself
dwells in the heart of believers,
only the Spirit of GOD can put
the love of JESUS there in the
heart of the believer, the love
that causes one to hunger and
thirst for the things of GOD,
the love of Spiritual union; the
love that binds and ties
believers to gather in life and
purpose and the love that share
needs and blessing, joy and
sorrow and gift together
I have loved you, CHRIST more
than fulfilled the Mosaic Law,
He not only love His neighbor
as Himself, but He love Him
more than Himself, for He laid
down His own life for others, a
love which goes so far as that
even life is to be laid down for
those who ought to be, or who
are, the object of that love, in
this He called upon the disciples
and followers to follow Him , to
be ready on all occasions to lay
down their lives for each
other, sacrificially , love to one
another, and therefore sacrifice
of self for another’s good,
would be, in the sincere sense,
a realization of His presence in
their midst
In this commandment in
embraces the whole law, this
would be based on new
principle, and measured by high
standard, and even more than
love of self, CHRIST’S love I was
   
self-abandoning, self-sacrificing
love.
The new commandment is a
commandment of true
discipleship , is not normal
human love of neighbors, not
even the love of brother sisters
husband and wife, it is the
Spiritual and supernatural love
of JESUS Himself that dwells
within the life of the believer,
by this love shall all men know
that a person is a true disciple
of JESUS CHRIST
CHRIST virtually said to them,
you have been ambitious,
envious, and at strife for
supremacy, this cannot be, you
must love, as I love, by this shall
all men know you are my
disciples and follower.
Love is more than simply warm
feelings; it is an attitude that
reveals itself in action by
helping when it’s not
convenient, by giving when it
hurts, by devoting energy to
others without complaining
JOHN 15:9
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATHEW 12:50
JOHN 3:16
JOHN 5:10
JOHN 10 :17-18
JOHN 14:21
JOHN 14:31
JOHN 15:10, 14
GALATIANS 4:4-6
ROMANS 8:15-17
ROMANS 8:29
ROMANS 9:26
1 PETER 2:2-3
9) As the FATHER hath
loved me, so have I
loved you: continue ye
in my love
AS THE FATHER HATH LOVE ME
JESUS had passed from the
thought of their discipleship to
the foundation of their union
with Him and GOD, it was in the
eternal love of the FATHER,
ever going forth to the SON,
and from the SON ever going
forth to all who would receive
it, as truly and affectionately,
the disciples and believers are
urged to fulfil CHRIST
purpose in the world, they are
to maintain and remain in
CHRIST’S love, dwell in it
,breath in it and live by it and
are assured if they abide in the
love of CHRIST ,they will all
need for fruit bearing5
Keep your place in my
affection; JESUS strength of the
love which he had shown for
them, is His love, which was so
great for them that he laid
down His life, which constitutes
a strong reason why we should
continue in His love: because
the love which he showed for
us is unchanging.
JESUS CHRIST has a special
relationship with believers, He
has loved us with special love,
GOD loves CHRIST with a
supreme love, CHRIST paid the
supreme price of obedience, He
died and sacrificed Himself in
obedience to GOD’S will,
therefore GOD love for His Son
is very special in that is
supreme love, CHRIST said that
He loves believers with the
same kind of, the very same
kind of love that GOD has for
Him, CHRIST loves us with us
because we are GOD’S Children,
He love us because we pay the
supreme price of obedience;
we deny self, take up our cross,
and die daily in order to follow
Him
CONTINUE IN MY LOVE
Continue, abiding or remaining
is conditional, JESUS said that it
is up to believer to continue in
His love, by doing what any
person does when he wants
someone to love him, the
person draws near to the
person, he loves: he does good
and try to please the person, so
it is with the believer, the
believer continues in the love of
CHRIST by doing good, by
seeking to please Him by
obeying His commandments
   
abiding and remaining in His
love
to follow JESUS CHRIST
example, a believer must keep
His command, continue
believing in it, imitating and
remembering it, He must learn
and study, remain abide in the
word of GOD in the
commandment and the life of
CHRIST
JOHN 15:12
RELATED CHAPTERS
JOHN 13:34
ROMANS 8:35
ROMANS 12:9
2 CORINTHIANS 5:14
GALATIANS 2:20
EPHESIANS 5:2
1 PETER 1:22
1 JOHN 3:16
12)This is my
commandment, that ye
love one another, as I
have loved you
THIS IS MY COMMANDMENT
THAT YOU LOVE ONE
ANOTHER
Love: the supreme command
given to believers, is the love
for one another, by keeping
CHRIST commandments was
as the means of abiding in His
love by loving one another,
Love for GOD is proved by love
to mankind, Love cordially and
constancy, so as to be ready to
sacrifice your lives for each
other, JESUS said you love one
another to the extent that I
love you, I laid down My life for
you and you should lay down
your lives for each other. SO all
duties of believer, relatives to
one another, are related to
love for each other , believers
are to love one another, CHRIST
paid the supreme price that He
love men so much that , He
died and sacrifice his life for
man
JOHN 15:17
17)These things I
command you, that ye
love one another
LOVE ONE ANOTHER
Again I would remind you, that
if you would continue thus to
be the objects of these My
FATHER’S gracious regards, you
must carefully practice your
duty to each other, you must
continue to love one another;
and this you should rather do,
the doctrine concerning laying
down His life for them, and in
accounting and using them as
friends, and not servant, in
choosing, ordaining, and
sending them forth to promote
brotherly love, this was CHRIST
much upon His heart, CHRIST
often mention it, which was
express by Him, He declared
such strong love and affection
for them, it was both right and
proper they should love one
another , in consideration of
their common in the
unchanging love of the LORD,
the supreme command given to
believers is repeated; love each
other
ROMANS 5:5
RELATED CHAPTERS
JOHN 3:16
JOHN 14:21
JOHN 14:23
ROMANS 5:8
ROMANS 8:15-17
2 CORINTHIANS 1:22
EPHESIANS 1:13-14
EPHESIAN 2:4-5
1 JOHN 3:1
1 JOHN 4:9
1 JOHN 4:16
5)And hope maketh not
ashamed: because the
love of GOD is shed
abroad in our hearts by
the Holy Ghost which is
given unto us
THE LOVE OF GOD IS SHED
ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS
There is the continuous
experience of GOD’S love
through the presence of the
Holy Spirit, the love of GOD is
demonstrated in His justifying
the person who truly believes in
His son JESUS CHRIST the Holy
spirit pours out the love of GOD
in our hearts, He grows and
matures us in the love of GOD,
increasing our understanding of
what GOD has done and is
doing for us, and hope makes
not ashamed, that is this Hope
will not disappoint, or deceive
us, therefore, justified by faith
have peace with GOD, access to
Him by Faith, hope of glory, joy
in tribulation , what we hope
for we must surely obtained ,
because GOD, Love produce
an abundant, and overflowing
love to GOD, believer
experience the love of GOD,
GOD love for believers in their
hearts through the Holy Spirit, 
the Holy spirit continue to flood
the believers hearts with love,
believer certainly that the hope
that the Holy Spirit is already
given to us, and so given as to
assure us of the love of GOD
The holy Spirit make us
conscious and aware of GOD’S
love and give us deep and
intimate sense of GOD’S love,
make us conscious and aware
of GOD’S presence, and of His
care and concern for all that is
involved in salvation, the Holy
Spirit is given to us, He enters
our hearts and lives , GOD loves
us cares for and looks after us,
it is because of the indwelling
presence that we have the
continuous unbrokened
presence of GOD’S love,
ROMANS 12:9-10
RELATED CHAPTERS
LUKE 6:35
1 CORINTHIANS 13:4
1 CORINTHIANS 10:6
1 CORINTHIAN 10:33
1 CORINTHIANS 10
24
GALATIAN 6:10
EPHESIANS 4:32
PHILIPPIANS 2:1-2
COLOSSIANS 3:12
1 THESSALONIAN 5:22
1 TIMOTHY 6:18
HEBREWS 13:16
JAMES 4:17
1 PETER 2:15
1 PETER 3:11
2 PETER 1:5-7
1 JOH 3:14
9) Let love be without
dissimulation, abhor
that which is evil; cleave
to that which is good
10)Be kind affectioned
one to another with
brotherly love; in honor
preparing one another
LOVE BE WITHOUT
DISSIMULATION
The believers should is to love
sincerely without hypocrisy ,
without play acting, should be
sincere, free from deceitful
complement, sincere, and
without cunning, depending on
Divine grace, they must detest
all evil, and love and delight on
what is kind, good and useful,
we must cleave to the things
which is good, the love to GOD
should be with all the heart,
soul, and mind, GOD’S call is
real and genuine love that goes
far beyond being hypocritical ,
genuine love requires
concentration and effort, it
means helping others become
better people, it demands our
time, money and personal
involvement, look for people
who need your love share the
love of CHRIST 
The believer must never
pretend, be hypocritical or have
an ulterior motive , when
dealing with others, he must
show love and respect, interest
and attention, care and
concern; but he must not show
if an impure motive, to seek
gain, to gain an advantage, to
gain position, to gain attention,
to fulfil a duty, to push self
forward, to court favor to boast
for self
A believer must love others
with a pure and sincere love,
being completely free from
selfish motives , he must love
others for themselves because
they are fellow human beings
who have the same emotional
and Spiritual needs, he must
love them because GOD love
them because they desperately
need to know CHRIST who
came to earth to reveal GOD’S
love, which can only find its
fulfillment in JESUS CHRIST
HATE WHAT IS EVIL
The believer is to love by
hating evil to despite it, love
hates evil, for evil destroys
human life, love seeks and
desire the very best for people
therefore love hates evil, the
believer stands against evil,
doing all he can to fight- hunger
and poverty, hurt and pain,
drugs abuse and drunkenness,
cursing and bitterness,
hoarding, selfishness, agreed,
corruption ignorance and
godless education
BE KIND AFFECTIONATE ONE
TO ANOTHER
Believers must to devoted to
one and another as brother and
   
sister in CHRIST with a sincere
kind affection and
tenderhearted, we must be
concerned for the welfare of
our brother and sisters needs
and Spiritual condition,
sympathize with
them and helping them in their
sorrow and troubles, believers
should honor one another in
brotherly love it should be with
the tenderness which
characterize the most
endearing natural relationship
blending love with natural
affection, the believer is to
desire only what is good for all
people, he is cling to the good
and work for everyone to know
and experience good, he must
show that he truly love people
by holding fast and working for
the good
IN HONOR
Is showing or manifesting
respect or honor, not in seeking
honor, or striving after respect,
but in showing it to one
another, taking the lead of
each other
PREFERRING ONE ANOTHER
The believer is to love by giving
preference to other believers,
Showing mutual respect and
honor, he is to take the lead in
expressing respect for others
ROMANS 13:8
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 5:27-28
MATTHEW 5:21-22
MATTHEW 6:19-21
MATTHEW 19:21
MATTHEW 23:25
MARK 4:19
LUKE 3:13
LUKE 12:33
LUKE 18:22-25
LUKE 12:15
LUKE 12:18-21
LUKE 16:19-23
ACTS 5:1-5
ROMANS 5:5
1 CORINTHIANS 6:9
1 CORINTHIANS 14:1
EPHESIAN 4:28
COLOSSIANS 3:22-24
EPHESIANS 6:5-7
1 TIMOTHY 6:9
1 TIMOTHY 6 :17-19
TITUS 2:10
JAMES 5:4
1 PETER 4:15
1 JOHN 3:15
1 JOHN 3:16
1 JOHN 4:7-11
8)Owe no man any
thing, but to love one
another; for he that
loveth another hath
fulfilled the law
9)For this, thou shalt not
commit adultery, thou
shalt not, kill, thou shalt
not steal, thou shalt not
bear false witness, thou
shalt no covet; and if
there be any other
commandment, it is in
briefly comprehended,
in this saying, namely,
thou shalt love they
neighbor as thyself
10) Love worketh no ill
to his neighbor;
therefore, love is the
fulfilling of the law
OWE NO MAN ANY THING BUT
TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER
Believers are to endeavor to
manage their affairs with the
economy and prudent attention
that they may, as soon as
possible, balance accounts with
all who have any demands
upon them, believers must
always pay his debts and fulfill
his obligation, he must never
owe any man anything lest he
damage the name of CHRIST,
and push men furher away
from the kingdom of GOD
because of negative view of
believers, believers must live
above reproach , pay all dues
withholding nothing from civil
government or its lawful
officers that is required of you
pay taxes, and Customs and
fear and honor all men over
you in public life.
The believer is to owe no man
anything but love, love will do
more to win men to JESUS
CHRIST and bring about the
ideal society, they should never
leave any dept unpaid ,but
there still be one debt unpaid,
the universal debts of love, love
must still remain the root and
spring of all our actions, love is
a debt which can never be
discharged, we should feel that
we owe this to all people that
constantly discharge it and
never stop to do good , let no
debt remain outstanding,
except the continuing debt to
love one another for he who
loves his fellowman has fulfilled
the law, as we are permanently
in debt to CHRIST, for the lavish
love he has poured out on us,
the only way we repay this
debit is by fulfilling our
obligation to love others in
turn, because CHRIST’S love will
always be enormously greater
than ours, we also will always
have the obligation to love our
neighbor when you really love
you will not: Transgress the
moral laws, deprive any man of
his wife, rob any woman of her 
integrity, take the life of
anyone, covet any thing of
another, not to love yourself
only, not to work ill towards
anyone,.
Any other commandment
necessary for a believer to obey
is covered in proper love to our
neighbor
LOVE WORKS NO ILL
Love would seek to do good; of
which, it would prevent all
dishonesty and crime to wards
others, love does no harm or
evil to a neighbor, it would
promote to justice, truth, and
compassion if this law were
engraved on every man’s heart,
and practiced in his life, it will
produce great change in the
society , the call of believer is to
love their neighbors all the
citizen of the world, GOD’S
love is to be demonstrated to
the world through us, the world
is to be given the opportunity
of seeing GOD’S love inaction
so that they too, will become
worshippers of Him through His
Son the LORD JESUS CHRIST
ROMANS 15:1-2
RELATED CHAPTERS
MARK 12:30-31
ROMANS 13:10
ROMANS 14:19
2 CORINTHIANS 13:9
GALATIAN 5:14
EPHESIANS 4:29
PHILIPPIANS 2:5-8
1 PETER 2:21
1 PETER 3:18
ACTS 20:33-35
GALATIANS 6:2
HEBREWS 13:3
JAMES 1:27
1)We then that are
strong ought to bear the
infirmities of the weak,
and not to please
ourselves
2)Let every one of us
please his neighbor for
his good to edification
WE THEN THAT ARE STRONG
OUGHT TO BEAR THE
INFIRMITIES OF THE WEAK
Believers who have attained a
greater degree of knowledge in
spiritual things have a better
judgment, ought to bear the
infirmities of the weak, with
brotherly love and mutual
kindness and forbearance to
accommodate ourselves to
their weakness, so far as not to
use our liberty to their offence
and hindrance and also to bear
with them in their failing,
ignorance or weakness, not to
make it our main object to
gratify our own will, and not to
condemn them or despise them
and not to please ourselves
without any regards to others,
on the contrary; let every one
of us without exception; please
his neighbor for his good .
The believer has the greatest
pattern in the world for
denying self and living for his
neighbor: JESUS CHRIST never
pleased Himself , he set out to
bear the insults, unbelief,,
hostility, all the shame and
rebellion against GOD; He came
to the earth to bore the sin of
man and made it possible for all
persons to have salvation and
be saved for those who
approach Him for salvation of
their soul, CHRIST did not live to
please Himself , so believer
should not please themselves
by gratifying , and indulging, in
any thing that is evil: we are not
to please any man with the
things that are contrary to the
Gospel of CHRIST, for then we
should in every thing that is
naturally we should study to
please our neighbor and in
whatsoever may be for their
good, Spiritual or eternal and to
edification- building him up in
his most Holy Faith, everyman
to please his neighbor , in
things lawful and laudable
1 CORINTHIANS 10:24
24)Let no man seek his
own, but every man
another’s wealth
LET NO MAN SEEK HIS OWN
Let no man seek only His own
good , but also that of the other
person, don’t be concern for
your own good but for the good
of others, doing what is most
beneficial for others
By “wealth” we now mean
temporal possessions or
advantage, which originally
meant good including moral
welfare, comfort, usefulness,
happiness or Salvation, the
grand rule should be comfort
and salvation of the others,
what may be pleasing and
edification of others, does
thing or act helpful , beneficial,
expedient, seeking the welfare
of others, we are not to act for
others
1 CORINTHIANS 10:33
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 16:24
MARK 9:42
ROMANS 8:13
ROMANS 14:21
2 CORINTHIANS 9:8
GALATIANS 5:24
33)Even as I please all
men in all things, not
seeking mine own profit,
but the profit of many,
that they may be saved
EVEN AS I PLEASE ALL MEN
Believers are to please all men
in all thing, as much as possible
adopting themselves to the
interests of others, not seeking
their own benefit but that of
many, so that they will be open
to the message of salvation and
many be saved, believers are
urged to a life of self-denial and
righteousness; by his manner of
living, the believer is to please
all men in all things, he is not to
seek his own profit, that is, his
own will, advantage and
benefits, he is to seek the
advantage and benefit of
others, he is to act in behalf of
men, that they might be saved
1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-6
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 18:4
LUKE 14:10
LUKE 22:24-26
ROMANS 12:3
ROMANS 12:10
1 CORINTHIANS
10:24
EPHESIANS 4:2-3
EPHESIANS 4:32
EPHESIAN 4:25
EPHESIAN 6:9
4)Charity suffereth long,
and is kind; charity
envieth not, charity
veunteth not itself is not
puffed up
5)Doth not behave itself
unseemly, seeketh not
her own, is not easily
provoked, thinketh no
evil
6) Rejoiceth not in
iniquity, but rejoiceth in
the truth
LOVE SUFFERS LONG
The word love is also
translated CHARITY, the only
way to get it is from GOD, true
love come from GOD, the
natural man are not good at
this kind of loving, and the only
way we can be is through the
empowering work of the holy
Spirit, which means
dependance on GOD on which
we cannot do ourselves , this
kind of love is directed outward
towards others, not inward
EPHESIAN 6:14
GALATIANS 5:26
PHILIPPIANS 2:3-4
COLOSSIANS 3:8
COLOSSIANS 3:13
2 THESSALONICA 3:7
JAMES 1:19
1 PETER 5:5
 
towards ourselves, it is utterly
selfless ,sacrificial and self
denial, which is characterized
by the Holy Spirit, every
believer must seek to grow in
this kind of love, GOD helps us
to set aside our own natural
desire so that we can love help
and share and expect nothing
in return, spontaneous and
divine love, is more eternal
than gifts
THE ATTRIBUTE OF DIVINE
LOVE
PATIENCE:
Love is patient; suffers long
with people, without bitterness,
anger, or seeking revenge, love
controls itself, is order to win
the person and help him to live,
work and serve as he should
LOVE IS KIND
Love is kind, does good to all
men even to enemies, love
does hate evil, love reaches out
in kindness; in helpfulness, in
giving, and in showering favor
ENVY
Love does not envy, is not in
competition nor envious or
jealous, does not have harmful
feeling against others because
of what they have, such as gifts,
position, friends, recognition,
possession, popularity, abilities,
love does not downplay the
abilities and success of other,
love shares and joys and rejoice
in the experience and good of
others
VAUNTED NOT ITSELF
Love do not prefer himself
before others, ambitious, and
acting rashly to promote his
own glory, and satisfy his own
lustful desire
IS NOT PUFFED UP
Love is not proudly lifting up
himself above others and
swelling with high conceits of
himself, does not brag, not
arrogant, does not think nor act
as though oneself is better or
above others, love is modest
and humble and recognizes and
honor others
THINK IS NOT RUDE
Love is not rude: unbecoming,
disgraceful, love is orderly and
controlled; and it behaves and
treats all person with respect,
honoring and respecting who
they are
SEEK NOT HER OWN
Love is not self-seeking; is not
selfish; does not insist upon its
own right, love is not focused
upon who one is nor upon what
one has done, love seek to
serve, not having others serving
oneself, love is acknowledging
others, it is given to others, not
insisting that others give to
oneself
IS NOT EASILY PROVOKED
Love is not easily angered; not
ready to take offense, it is not
easily aroused, not quick
tempered, and never become
angry without a cause
ROMANS 12:18
THINK NO EVIL
Love keeps no record of
wrongs does not think evil;
does not consider the wrong
suffered; is not resentful;
REJOICE NOT IN INIQUITY
does not hold evil done to
oneself, love does not delight in
unrighteousness and sin; it does
not feed upon sin and wrong
BUT REJOICE IN THE TRUTH
Love rejoice with truth,
rejoices when the truth is
   
known and when it prevails;
rejoices when others are
recognized and promoted for
whom they are and for what
they have contributed, love is
courageous in that it faces the
truth
GALATIANS 5:14
14)For all the law is
fulfilled in one word,
even in this thou shalt
love the neighbor as
they self
FOR ALL THE LAW IS FULFILLED
IN ONE WORD
That is, this expresses the
substance of the whole law, the
whole will of GOD, containing
our duty towards men, the
whole will of men concerning
man is fulfilled in this one thing
of love, love is not offending
but caring for one’s neighbor,
caring as much as one cares for
himself, if a person cared for
everyone else as much as he
cared for himself, he would
need no law, he will be living
and doing exactly what he
should this is the reason of love
fulfills all the law, love does not
take advantage of other people,
love will not use other people
to fulfill one’s own purpose,
greed, or lust, love will not
some else any more than we
would want someone to hurt
us, love in , our duty as
believers towards my neighbor
is to love him as ourself, to do
unto all men
EPHESIANS 5:2
2)And walk in love, as
CHRIST, also hath loved
us, and hath given
himself for us an
offering and a sacrifice
to GOD for a sweet
smelling savor
AND WALK IN LOVE AS CHRIST
ALSO HATH LOVED US
We should follow GOD’S
example, that His great love
for us led Him to sacrifice
Himself, by giving up of Himself
to death, so that we might live,
our love for others to be loved
fervently, constantly, in
sincerity, with all our heart,
should be of the same kind,
resemble Him especially in His
love and pardoning , goodness,
love that goes beyond affection
to sacrificing service
PHILIPPIANS 2:1-2
RELATED CHAPTERS
JOHN 15:12
JOHN 14:18
ROMANS 12:9
ROMANS 14:17
1 CORINTHIANS 1:10
2 CORINTHIAN 13:11
1 THESSALONIAN
5:11
HEBREWS 4:15-16
1 PETER 1:22
1 PETER 3:8
1)If there be therefore
any consolation in
CHRIST, if any comfort of
love, if any fellowship of
the Spirit, if any bowel
and mercies
2) Fulfil ye my joy, that
ye be likeminded, having
the same love, being of
one accord, of one mind
IF THERE BE THEREFORE ANY
CONSOLATION IN CHRIST
Therefore if there is any
encouragement , comfort,
exhortation and strengthening
in CHRIST, that is attribute of
CHRIST, the believer were to let
the comfort and
encouragement of CHRIST flow
in us, when we are disturbed,
when disturbed we are to let
CHRIST comfort us; and when
others are disturbed we are to
comfort them, there is
consolation of love,, the love of
CHRIST stirs a person to keep
the unity with other believers,
the word love is “agape” love is
the love of the heart, is the love
that goes far, that he love a
person even if he does not
deserve to be loved, that
actually love a person who is
utterly unworthy of being
loved, Agape love is the love of
CHRIST, the love He showed
when He gave and sacrifice
Himself for us, we did not
deserve it, and were utterly
unworthy of such love, yet
CHRIST loved us despite all
IF FELLOWSHIP
There is the attribute of
fellowship in the Spirit, once a
person has trusted JESUS
CHRIST, the Holy Spirit enters
the believer’s heart and life to
comfort, guide, teach, equip
and use Him for the witness of
CHRIST, the Holy Spirit creates a
Spiritual unity between the new
believer and other believers,
they have a joint life sharing 19
their needs, gift and blessing
together, all focused upon the
LORD and His purpose,
COMPASSION
There is the attribute of
compassion , compassion is
that attribute that stirs CHRIST
to reach out for us, we are to
allow His compassion to flow
both in and through us, His
compassion will comfort us
when we are disturbed, it will
allow us to stir others when
they are disturbed, it will also
keep our hearts together, keep
them focused upon the needs
of a world that must be reached
and ministered to in
compassion to those ravaged
with poverty and desperately
in need ,there is fellowship
that we share in Spirit, if there
is great depth of affection and
compassion
FULFIL YOU MY JOY THAT YOU
BE LIKEMINDED HAVE THE
SAME LOVE
Make my joy complete by
being of the same mind, having
the same love toward one
another, knit together in Spirit,
believers were to be of single
mindedly strive together to
advance the Gospel of JESUS
CHRIST
PHILIPPIANS 2:3-4
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 11:29
MATTHEW 18:3-4
MATTHEW 19:21
MATTHEW 25:43
MATTHEW 23:12
LUKE 9:23;24
LUKE 22:24
JOHN 5:44
1 CORINTHIAN 10:24
1 CORINTHIANS
10:33
ROMANS 12:16
GALATIANS 6:3
EPHESIAN 4:1-2
COLOSSIANS 3:12-13
2 TIMOTHY 2:14
2 TIMOTHY 2:24
JAMES 3:14
1 PETER 5:6
3)Let nothing be done
through strife or
vainglory; but in
lowliness of mind let
each esteem other
better than themselves
4) Look not every man
on his own things, but
every man also on the
things of others
LET NOTHING BE DONE
THROUGH STRIFE OR
VAINGLORY
Do nothing from selfishness or
empty conceit through, spirit
of contradiction or contention ,
Vainglory- means empty glory,
seeking for attention, the
recognition and position, desire
of the praise of man, wishing to
draw the eyes of men upon
oneself and make yourself
subject of discourse and
admiration, which is directly
opposite to the love of GOD ,
BUT LOWLINESS OF MIND -to
offer oneself as lowly and
submissive: to walk in a Spirit of
lowliness, to present oneself as
lowly and low -lying in hearts;
to be of low degree and low
rank; not to be high minded,
proud, haughty, arrogant or
assertive,, but with an attitude
of humility, being neither
arrogant, modest nor self
righteous, regards others as
more important than
yourselves , a humble person
may have a high position,
power, wealth, fame, and much
more; but he carries himself in
a Spirit of lowliness and
submission, he denies himself
for the sake of CHRIST and in
order to help others
LOOK NOT EVERY MAN ON HIS
OWN THING
Do not merely look out for
your own personal interest,
that is not selfish; do not let
your care and attention be
wholly absorbed by your own
concerns or the concern of your
own family , he must quit
looking upon his own things His
ambition, desires, position,
wants, being neglected, being
ignored, not recognized, not
honored, not being given the
position, being overlooked and
being bypassed, but also for the
interests of others happiness of
whole, and let the welfare of
others lie near your hearts
BUT EVERY MAN ALSO ON THE
THINGS OF OTHERS
It is the duty of every believer
to do this , no one is at liberty
   
to live for himself or to
disregard the need of others,
which break up the narrow
Spirit of selfishness, and to
produce a benevolent regards
for the happiness of others,
believers duty is to look into
concerns of others, they should
take care by providing things
honest in the sight of all men
but must take care of his
immediate family or else he
would be worse than infidel;
but he is not to seek his own
private advantage, but let
anyone be careful of himself,
but also every one of his
neighbor,
Believer are to concentrate
upon CHRIST and His Ministry
to people and reaching the
world with the glorious gospel
of Salvation, they are not to be
focused upon self, the world is
too needful and too desperate
for any believer to be focused
upon himself, every believer is
needed to reach the lost and
lonely, the helpless, the hungry
and cold, the sinful and
doomed of his community and
city, country and world, every
believer does not need to be
thinking on his own things, but
on the things of other
1 THESSALONIANS 3:12
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 22:29
MARK 12:29-31
JOHN 15:12
ROMANS 5:5-6
ROMANS 12:9
1 CORINTHIANS
13:13
HEBREWS 13:1
JAMES 2:8
1 PETER 1:22
1 JOHN 4:7
12)And the LORD make
you to increase and
abound in love one
towards another, and
toward all men, even as
we do towards you
AND THE LORD MAKE YOU TO
INCREASE AND ABOUND IN
LOVE
If believers are full of GOD’S
love, it will overflow to others,
we must actively and
persistently show love to
others, our love should be
growing continually, the
believers great need is to grow
in love to be abound and
multiply to excel and overflow
in love, to increase in habits
and abound in the fruits of love
one and another, and to all
men, that is to love every one,
not just one another, the LORD
make our love increase and
overflow , reaches out and
multiply for each other and for
everyone else, the unattractive,
the widow, the sick, the hateful,
the enemy, the unclean the
homeless, the prisoner, the
spiteful, the oppressor, the
poor, the unclothed, the sinner,
the opponent, the lame, the
blind , the source of love is the
LORD, a love that could reach
out and abound towards
everyone, a love that could love
those who ignore, neglect,
abuse, and shamefully treat us ,
persecute us, revile us could
only come from GOD ,is
“Agape” love , the very love of
GOD Himself, it is the love that
enable us to love all men, is the
kind of love that loves all men,
is the kind of love that is to
flood our hearts and lives, the
kind of love that is to flow
toward every person no matter
who they are
Selfless or Agape love is a gift
of GOD, It can be experienced
only if a person knows GOD
personally, only if a person has
received the love of GOD into
His heart and life, Agape love
has to be shed abroad poured
out, flooded, spread about by
the spirit of GOD within the
heart of a person.
1 THESSALONIANS 4:9
9)But as touching
brotherly love ye need
not that I write unto
you; for ye yourselves
are taught of GOD to
love one another
BUT AS TOUCHING BROTHERLY
LOVE
Now concerning brotherly
love, you have no need for
anyone to write you, for you
have been personally taught by
GOD to love one another, that
is to have unselfish concern for
others and to do things for their
benefit believers are to grow in
love more and more, a very
special kind of love that exists
between a loving and godly
family, it is the kind of love that
binds each other together in an
unbreakable union, that holds
each other ever so deeply
within the heart, that knows
deep affection for each other,
that nourishes and nurtures
each other, that shows concern
and looks after the welfare of
each other, it was GOD who
taught believers to love each
others, GOD stir the people of
GOD to continue to love each
others, we need the love of
each other in other to stand
against temptation , trials and
to walk through the suffering of
life
HEBREWS 13:1
RELATED CHAPTERS
JOHN 13:34-35
JOHN 15:12
JOHN 15:17
ROMANS 5:5
GALATIANS 5:22
1 JOHN 3:14
1)Let brotherly love
continue
BROTHERLY LOVE
Keep on loving each other as
brothers, that the love existing
among believers, love is the
fountain and foundation of all
moral and religious duties
which, believers owe to each
other and to all men, believers
are to be passionate and
sincere and as CHRIST hath
loved us, believers may not
even know each other, they
may not be from the same part
of the world, but there is
brotherly love between them
because they have been given a
new birth and a new spirit of
love by GOD.
Thy are brothers and sisters in
the family of GOD, we should 
love one another, in bearing
one another’s burdens; in
forgiving one another; in
admonishing one another in
love; in building up each other
in the most Holy faith; and
stirring up one another in the
doctrine of CHRIST
JAMES 2:8
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 22:39
MARK 12:31
LUKE 10:29-37
ROMANS 13:8-10
GALATIANS 5:14
1 JOHN 3:23
1 JOHN 4:7-12
1 JOHN 4:16
8)If ye fulfil the royal
law according to the
scripture, thou shalt love
they neighbor as they
self, ye do well
IF YOU FULFIL THE ROYAL LAW
ACCORDING TO THE
SCRIPTURE
If however you are really
fulfilling the royal law, the
supreme law, according to the
Scripture, thou shall love your
neighbor as yourself that is, if
you have unselfish concern for
other and do things for their
benefit you are doing well , it is
the law which require us to love
our neighbor as ourselves, it is
called a “Royal Law” or kingly
law, on account of its
excellence or nobleness; the
law of love, which came from
GOD, it is the royal law of
GOD’S kingdom, it was given by
GOD himself and reinforced by
His SON JESUS CHRIST, when he
came to earth, it is the great
law that embraces or includes
all other Laws, that is if a
person loves GOD loves his
neighbor as himself, he will
automatically be obeying all
other laws, it is the very
commandment that leads to
eternal life
ACCORDING TO THE
SCRIPTURE
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself:
LEVITICUS 19:18
MATTHEW 19:19
LUKE 10:25-37
YOU DO WELL25
If you comply with the Spirit of
this law, which is the law of
love to men, without distinction
of rich and poor, high or low,
bond or free you will do all that
is required your association
with others, we are to regard all
person as your :”neighbors”
and are to treat them according
to their real worth
1 PETER 3:8
8)Finally, be ye all of
one mind, having
compassion one of
another, love as
brethren, be pitiful be
courteous
FINALLY BE YE ALL OF ONE
MIND HAVING COMPASSION
Believers should have one
mind pursing the same goal ,
live with harmony, sympathy
being responsive to other’s
need, love as treating each
other with brotherly love
, tenderness, being mutual
believer must keep their minds
upon becoming just like JESUS
CHRIST
Having compassion one of
another, or sympathizing with
each other, both in prosperity
and difficulty affection and
caring; and humility being
willing to encourage one
another and rejoicing in each
others successes,
Be pitiful, to those who are in
distress, put on bowels of
mercy, and relieve and succor
them, distributing cheerfully to
their necessities ready to show
mercy, of a merciful disposition
Be courteous
Gentle, seeking those things
that will be agreeable to each
other, modest, humble, not
proud, arrogant and
overbearing, but
condescending to each other
2 PETER 1:7
7) And to godliness ,
brotherly kindness and
to brother kindness
charity
AND TO GODLINESS
BROTHERLY KINDNESS
In believers godliness they
must develop brotherly
kindness, the genuine love of
the brethren, Love to all
mankind, this is the evidence
of regeneration, and of the
truth and power of real
godliness, to be affectionate
and sincere love for all race,
even loving our enemies
themselves
Selfless or Agape love is the
love of GOD, is the love
demonstrated on the cross of
CHRIST, it is the love of GOD for
the ungodly, it is the love of
GOD for unworthy sinners, it is
the love of GOD for
undeserving enemies, the
Agape love of GOD, is a love
that goes so far, that it loves
regardless of feeling, whether a
person feel like loving or not,
that loves a person even if the
person does not deserve to be
loved, selfless or Agape love is
the gift of GOD, it can only be
experienced only if a person
knowns GOD personally and
only if the person has received
the love of GOD, that is LORD
JESUS into his heart and life,
Agape love is to be shed and
poured out, spread, flooded by
the Spirit of GOD and is the
greatest thing in all of life
according to the LORD JESUS
CHRIST
1 JOHN 2:8-10
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 5:43-45
MATTHEW 6:23
MATTHEW 7:21
MATTHEW 22:39
JOHN 3:19
8)Again, a new
commandment I write
unto you, which thing is
true, in Him and in you;
because the darkness is
past and the true light
now shinneth
A NEW COMMANDMENT I
WRITE UNTO YOU WHICH
THING IS TRUE
Again, a new commandment I
write unto you- and yet, that I
write to you, in another sense
called a new commandment,
though it has been also
JOHN 8:12
JOHN 12:35
JOHN 15:12
JOHN 13:34-35
1 CORINTHIANS 13;4
2 CORINTHIANS 4:6
GALATIANS 5:26
EPHESIAN 5:12
TITUS 1:16
9)He that saith he is in
the light, and hated his
brother, is in darkness,
even until now
10)He that loveth his
brother abideth in the
light, and there is none
occasion of stumbling in
him
inculcated from the beginning,
it was called the new
Commandment by the LORD
JESUS CHRIST which is to love
one another and realized in
CHRIST
WHICH THINGS IS TRUE IN HIM
In the LORD JESUS, the
commandment is a new
command because JESUS
CHRIST gave it a new meaning,
love not only friends but
enemies,, love not only good
people, but bad people, loved
not only the righteous, but
sinners, Loved not the
acceptable, but the rejected,
loved not only the clean, but
the dirty, this was totally new
concept of love, but JESUS
CHRIST has shown that we
cannot mistreat people no
matter what they have done,
that we must love every one no
matter who they are
MATTHEW 5:43-45
LUKE 6:35
THE DARKNESS IS PAST AND
TRUE LIGHT SHINES
Because the darkness of moral
blindness is clearing away and
the true light the revelation of
GOD in is already shining, the
darkness refers to man old
ideas of love, that he could
react against anyone who
mistreated him, but JESUS
CHRIST who is the light of the
world, has now shone forth the
truth, man is to love his
neighbor no matter what the
neighbor does, in fact man is to
love all men no matter who
they are or what they have
done, GOD is love; therefore
man is to be as GOD: man is to
love, it is by his love that man 
knowns whether or not he
knowns GOD, no man knows
GOD unless he loves as CHRIST
loves, loves even his enemies
HE THAT SAITH HE IS IN THE
LIGHT
The one who say he is in the
light in consistent fellowship
with CHRIST and yet habitually
hates works against his brother
is in the darkness, he is in a
state of nature and
unregenerated ,which is in a
state of ignorance and darkness
until now, that is, he cannot
have true doctrine of JESUS
CHRIST unless he has love for
the brethren, the
commandment to love one
another, was one of the most
solemn and earnest wish
CHRIST ever enjoined His
disciple and believers
JOHN 13:34-35 it is the symbol
and behavior of the follower of
CHRIST, which is every true
believers are to be known, we
must love one another
HE THAT LOVES HIS BROTHER
ABIDE IN THE LIGHT
The one who loves and
unselfishly seeks the best for
his brother lives in the light,
and in him there is no occasion
for stumbling or offense, he
does not hurt the cause of
CHRIST or lead others to sin ,
the man who loves his brother,
he is a man who live in the light,
that is, in CHRIST, he walks in
love just as JESUS CHRIST
walked in love, the scripture
spelt out some practical acts,
Love is kind, love is not jealous,
love does not envy, love does
not boast, love is not proud, is
not arrogant, love is not rude,
   
love is not self-seeking, is not
selfish, insisting of one right
and way, love does not delight
on evil, in wrong, sin ,evil,, love
always protect, always trusts,
exercise faith and perseveres
never weaken, has the power
to endure
The man who loves his brother
has nothing in him to make him
stumble, nothing to trap him up
in life, nothing to make him fall
and hurt himself or destroy his
life, the great need of man is
love, man need to be loved,
with the love of GOD, the kind
of love that will help to know
that love him, the man who
love his neighbor like this will
not fail to live the kind of life he
should lives
1 JOHN 3:11
11)For this is the
message that ye heard
from the beginning, that
we should love one
another
FOR THIS IS THE MESSAGE
THAT YE HEARD FROM
BEGINNING
Love is the message the
commandment we heard from
the beginning, we should love
the LORD JESUS, value His love,
and in turn love one another,
this love is the special love of
our faith as believers, and a
certain sign of our being born
again , regenerated that we
should love one another, which
was commanded by JESUS
CHRIST
1 JOHN 3:14
14) We know that we
have passed from death
unto life, because we
love the brethren, he
that loveth not his
brother abideth in death
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE
PASSED FROM DEATH UNTO
LIFE
Love is the proof that one has
passed from death to life, the
death here is Spiritual death
and eternal death, Spiritual
death speaks of a person who is
dead while he is still alive, he is
a natural man living in this
present world, but he is said to
be dead to the LORD JESUS
CHRIST and to GOD on Spiritual
matters, a person who has not
partaken of CHRIST is spiritually
dead, a person who lives in sin
is said to be Spiritually dead,
love is the proof that we have
passed from death over to life
Love , JESUS CHRIST is the one
who saves us from death to life,
JESUS is the one that saves us
and give us life, but once He
has done this, we love our
brethren , we know that we
have passed from death to life
by our love, we have been save
from death and we have
eternal life, if we love not our
brethren, we have not been
saved from death and do not
have life, we have made death
our home, we dwell, live, move
and have our being in death
1 JOHN 3:23
23)And this is His
commandment, that we
should believe on the
name of His Son JESUS
CHRIST, and love one
another as he gave us
commandment
AND THIS IS THE
COMMANDMENT THAT WE
SHOULD BELIEVE
All the commandment in one
word, His commandment, by
way of the leading principal
thing, which CHRIST enjoins on
us,, the commandment which
lies at the foundation of all true
obedience, that we should
believe on His son JESUS
CHRIST that he is the SON of
GOD the true Messiah, the
savior of the world, that He is
come in flesh , has suffered,
and died, and rose again from
the dead is ascended into
heaven and set at the righthand
of GOD, make intercession for
His people, and will come again
to judge the quick and the
dead. 
And love one another, He gave
us as a commandment that
CHRIST taught and instructed
His disciples and believers, in
the manner and degree which
he hath taught, this is the
greatest and most important
command that was ever issued
from the throne of glory, if this
is neglected, no other can be
kept; if this be observed, all
others are easy
1 JOHN 4:7
7) Beloved, let us love
one another; for love is
of GOD; and every one
that loveth is born of
GOD, and knoweth GOD
8)He that loveth not
knoweth not GOD for
GOD is love
BELOVED LET US LOVE ONE
ANOTHER FOR LOVE IS OF GOD
Beloved, let us unselfishly love
and seek the best for one
another, for love is from GOD;
and everyone who loves others,
is born of GOD and knows GOD
through personal experience,
love is the very nature of GOD,
all true love has its origin in
GOD, real love shows that we
have the Spirit, and that we
belong to Him, it embrace us to
GOD, or make us more and
more like Him. Which He
showed by giving His only
begotten Son for us, we share
His nature because we are born
of Him, it is because GOD
loves us, we who have
experienced His love, if we love
one another, GOD continues to
live in us and His love is perfect
in us as GOD has bestowed his
affection so
Loving one another proves that
we are born of GOD and that
we know GOD, GOD is love, His
very nature is love, therefore, if
a person loves GOD, he
becomes a loving person; he
takes on the very nature of
GOD if a person really loves 
GOD, then he does what GOD
does; he loves everyone
The person who does not love
others; does not know GOD,
the person is not loving, he is
not living like GOD lives; he is
not demonstrating love for
other people, not showing
concern and care and not
helping and ministering to
people’s needs, he is not
blessing other people he is
causing hurt and pain and
destroying them, and this is not
GOD nature; God is love; GOD
blesses people he does not hurt
or destroy them
1 JOHN 4:20
RELATED CHAPTERS
JOHN 13:34-35
JOHN 21;16
1 JOHN 3:14-17
1 JOHN 3:23
20) If a man say, I love
GOD, and hateth his
brother, he is a liar for
he that loveth not his
brother whom he hath
seen, how can he love
GOD whom he hath not
seen
21)And this
commandment have we
from Him, that he who
loveth GOD love his
brother also
IF A MAN SAY I LOVE GOD AND
HATES HIS BROTHER
If anyone says, I love GOD, and
hates works against his brother
he is a liar; for the one who
does not love his brother whom
he has seen, it is easy to say we
love GOD when that love
doesn’t cost us anything more
than weekly attendance at
religious service, but the real
test of our love for GOD is how
we treat other people, we
cannot truly love GOD while
neglecting to love those who
are created in His image
Loving one another proves that
we love GOD, we know that we
love GOD because we do not
hate our brethren , if we love
GOD, it is impossible to hate
our brethren, because GOD is
love, if we have the nature of
GOD in us, then we love our
brethren, we cannot see GOD,
but we can see our brethren, it
is far easier to love someone in
this world whom we can see , if
we say that we love GOD and
hate those whom we see, we 33
are lying, we know that we love
GOD because we obey His
commandments, what His
commandment says is that we
must love GOD and our
brethren also
2 JOHN 4-6
6) And this is love, that
we walk after His
commandments, that, as
ye have heard from the
beginning, ye should
walk in it
AND THIS IS LOVE THAT WE
WALK AFTER COMMANDMENT
The principal proof of true
love, first to GOD and then to
His people that we walk after
His commandment, that we be
obedient to His will in all things,
this love is the great
commandment which you have
heard from the beginning that
you should walk in it should
preserve it with love , this is the
will of GOD, that we should
walk in the truth of the Gospel
and abide by it,
Love is a behavior a lifestyle ; it
obeying GOD’S commandment,
this “love” is obedience that is
the only way we can show that
we love GOD is by doing what
pleases Him, when we love
someone by keeping His
commandment, which is walk in
love, the believer walks upon
the earth just like JESUS walked
He loves everyone he does the
great act of love, the believer is
to live among others the same
way by that is loving others

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