Love One Another!
"By this all will know that
you are My disciples, if you
have love for one another."
John 13: 35
In the first century, two rabbinic schools of thought
held
sway among Jewish scholars: the House of Hillel and the
House of Shammai. Hillel and Shammai held what might
today be called liberal and conservative (respectively)
on matters of the law and practice among Jews.
The followers of the two rabbis were known by their
adherence to the teachers’ views. It was common
for first-century rabbis to have followers (disciples)
whom they taught and promulgated their teachings.
Jesus expressed His followers’ responsibility to spread
His teachings when He commissioned His disciples to
teach “to observe all things that I have commanded
you” (Matthew 28:20).
But more than
any teaching, He told them
there was a trait that would mark them as His
disciples: “love for one another” (John
13:35).
Love is the best way to reveal Christ
to a loveless world. Through an unexpected
act of love, show others Whom you follow.
"If we love God we’ll
love His children."
A. W. Tozer