John 13: 34 - 35 Jesus on Maundy Thursday on the Upper Room with Disciples.
A new commandment I give you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.
This was spoken by Jesus on the last day of His freedom, the night of His betrayal in the Upper Room. Jesus knew His time was short with His disciples, and He was still struggling with them over who will be the greatest in His Kingdom. To get an idea of how unprepared the disciples were you have to read this passage carefully. Look how many times Jesus used the word love or loved. Why did Jesus say love so much? Remember that Jesus and Moses gave the Jews the exact same message. You can tell from the discussions Jesus had with the religious leaders that they were only teaching to love God, and treat your neighbor as the world teaches. Jesus kept saying there are two Commandments. Love the Lord, and Love your neighbor. Compassion was lacking from the religious leaders of Jesus' day. Jesus could see that even His disciples were having a problem with compassion as well. You have to remember that Jesus was a model Jew, obeyed the law and the prophets. Compassion was forgotten before, Jesus was afraid it would happen again. Christians seem to talk about loving each other, and when compared with the Old Testament, we are better; but there is room for improvement. We call each other "Brother or Sister", but do we really treat each other like family? Does your walk match your talk?? Only you can answer for yourself.
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