““This is my commandment,
that you love one another
as I have loved you.
Greater love has no one than this,
that someone lay down his life for his friends.
You are my friends
if you do what I command you.”
John 15:12-14 ESV
Jesus speaks clearly here on many things in one small section.
He is giving us a commandment:
love one another
How do we do this?
Just like He loved you
What is the greatest love?
To lay down your life for your friend
Who are you?
Jesus considers you His friend
If… you do what i command you
(See above for commandment lol)
Many things to think about
We all love - people, pets, hobbies, pizza, etc…
Do we love on another?
Do we even want to or have the desire to?
Do we love like Jesus loved?
How did/does Jesus love?
Sacrificially and selflessly
But, before He selflessly became the sacrificed lamb of God and died for our sins
He lived in complete obedience to God because He loved Him
This is love
Jesus calls you His friend if you do what He commands
To love others like He loves you
Sacrificially and selflessly
Do you consider Jesus your friend?
Do you consider yourself a friend of Jesus?
If you are a friend of Jesus and you consider Him a friend, then living a life that you laid down before Him is the only way
He didn’t ask you here to die for Him but to live for Him
To lay down your life before Him
To give your life for Him
This is love
If you are His friend
Love like He loves you
What commandment would be needed after that?
What does it matter if this is not first kept?
If love is not the foundation, the work is built on you, not Him
Let His love be the foundation of your life
