A New Command

27/12/2023 36 min

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Episode Synopsis

Today, almost everyone agrees that love is one of the highest values
that exist in human experience. The devotion of a parent to their child,
the affection of a husband for his wife, the enduring connection of a
friend – these are just some of the many examples in the real world of
how precious we hold love. But love did not have such an elevated status
when Jesus walked the earth. In fact, as he speaks with his disciples
on this night, he gives them a command that seems to be both overly
simplistic and almost irrelevant. With what they are about to face in
the next hours, a command to love one another seemed pointless. Yet
later, when they actually understood this command and lived it out, it
changed the world. What if the same power is available and at work in us
today?  Could God change the world through believers loving one another
as Jesus loves us?