In John 13:34-35, Jesus give his disciples (and us) a new commandment:
"So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples." (NLT)
When we focus on “loving like Jesus loved,” John 13:1-17 teaches us five lessons about the way he loved:
Lesson #1:
Jesus loved “to the end” (13:1).
“Jesus . . . having loved his own . . . he loved them to the end.”
There are a two possible understandings of “to the end”—to the full extent of his love or to the very end of his life. Perhaps John had both in mind. The point is that Jesus’ love never failed, and it never faded. He never stopped loving “his own,” and he always gave them the very best he had. Can we say the same about the way we love one another?
“Jesus . . . having loved his own . . . he loved them to the end.”
There are a two possible understandings of “to the end”—to the full extent of his love or to the very end of his life. Perhaps John had both in mind. The point is that Jesus’ love never failed, and it never faded. He never stopped loving “his own,” and he always gave them the very best he had. Can we say the same about the way we love one another?
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