A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.
John 13: 34-35
These are the words of our Lord Jesus Christ himself. He admonishes us to love each other as he loved us. This is a sacrificing love of laying down our own wants and rights (I Corinthians 6:7) and esteeming others higher than ourselves (Philippians 2:3).
Then Jesus goes a step further. [Read more…]