{"id":1314,"date":"2015-04-02T10:26:12","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T15:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/?p=1314"},"modified":"2015-04-02T10:26:12","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T15:26:12","slug":"jesus-last-evening-love-one-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hi10.in\/dgcc\/2015\/04\/02\/jesus-last-evening-love-one-another\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus&#8217; Last Evening: Love One Another"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight we remember the last evening of our Lord\u2019s life. Recall the key events and statements that lead up to Jesus\u2019 arrest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jesus washing the disciples\u2019 feet<\/li>\n<li>The prophecy of a betrayal by one of the Twelve<\/li>\n<li>The Last Supper, and the institution of the Lord\u2019s Supper<\/li>\n<li>The New Commandment: That they love one another as He has loved them<\/li>\n<li>The prophecy of Peter\u2019s denial<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI am the Way, the Truth, and the Life\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhoever has seen Me has seen the Father\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIf you love Me, you will keep My commandments\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYou did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.\u00a0 And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIf I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIn the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThis is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one,\u00a0 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Gethsemane: \u201cNot My will, but Yours be done.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>To Judas: \u201cWould you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over the centuries, many Christians have seen the New Commandment \u2013 \u00a0\u201cLove one another as I have loved you\u201d \u2013 as the theme that integrates all these events and statements. (For this reason, many call this evening Maundy Thursday, from <i>mandatum, <\/i>the Latin word for \u201ccommandment\u201d in John 13:34.) With that in mind, consider how much we learn about love through the highlights above:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Love is humble and serves<\/li>\n<li>Love is loyal, and never betrays<\/li>\n<li>Love is forgiving and forbearing<\/li>\n<li>Love warns and speaks even hard truths when that will be good for the other<i> <\/i><\/li>\n<li>Love gives up all for the loved ones<\/li>\n<li>Jesus\u2019 love encourages us and empowers us through the Helper to become like Him and to fulfill His work<\/li>\n<li>Love sends us out<\/li>\n<li>Love warns of division and opposition<\/li>\n<li>Love points others to the only source of all good, the Father Himself<\/li>\n<li>Love makes clear there is only one way to the Father<\/li>\n<li>Love emphasizes our weakness to accomplish anything apart from Christ in us<\/li>\n<li>When we love Jesus, we rejoice to obey Him<\/li>\n<li>The loving, humble Jesus says that to know Him and the Father is eternal life<\/li>\n<li>Love unifies us so that our very unity might bear witness to the One Who loves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We can say more. The disciples who heard Jesus speak and act out these truths then taught others the New Commandment and its implications. The Apostle Paul highlights the commandment also. <a href=\"http:\/\/eqotw.org\/dgcc\/oneanother.pdf\">Here<\/a> is a complete selection of verses in the New Testament that use the Greek word for \u201cone another\u201d in reference to some or all followers of Christ. Negatively, we are told not to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pass judgment on one another<\/li>\n<li>Put a hindrance in another\u2019s way<\/li>\n<li>Divide one from another<\/li>\n<li>Provoke or envy one another<\/li>\n<li>Lie to one another<\/li>\n<li>Seek revenge on one another<\/li>\n<li>Speak evil of one another<\/li>\n<li>Grumble against one another<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instead, positively we are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage one another<\/li>\n<li>Honor one another<\/li>\n<li>Live in harmony with one another<\/li>\n<li>Pursue peace with one another<\/li>\n<li>Welcome one another<\/li>\n<li>Show hospitality to one another<\/li>\n<li>Instruct one another<\/li>\n<li>Greet one another<\/li>\n<li>Serve one another<\/li>\n<li>Bear one another\u2019s burdens<\/li>\n<li>Bear with and forgive one another<\/li>\n<li>Do good to one another<\/li>\n<li>Speak the truth to one another<\/li>\n<li>Be kind to one another<\/li>\n<li>Submit to one another<\/li>\n<li>Count others more significant than yourself<\/li>\n<li>Consider one another, how to stir up one another to love and good works<\/li>\n<li>Confess sins to one another<\/li>\n<li>Pray for one another<\/li>\n<li>Know that we have fellowship with one another \u2013 that is, we are teammates for a common purpose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So on this \u201cNew Commandment Thursday,\u201d I encourage you to meditate on these Scriptures and to reflect on this summary list of what loving one another means. May God be pleased to make us \u201cincrease and abound in love for one another and for all . . . so that he may establish [our] hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints\u201d (1 Thessalonians 3:12-13).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight we remember the last evening of our Lord\u2019s life. 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