“A New Commandment”

1 John 2:1-11

A. The “old” commandment.

1 John 2:7 “..an old commandment which you have had from the

beginning.”

Matthew 22:35-40 “..you shall love the Lord you God with all your

heart....you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

B. The “new” commandment.

1 John 2:8 “Again, a new commandment I write to you..”

John 13:34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love

one another as I have loved you..”

Ephesians 5:25 “Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the

church and gave Himself for it.”

C. The source of this kind of love.

Romans 5:5 “...the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”

Galatians 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love...”

1 Corinthians 13:4 “Love suffers long and is kind..”

D. The consequences:

1. Of obeying the “new” commandment.

1 John 2:10 “He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there

is no cause for stumbling in him.”

2. Of not obeying the “new” commandment.

1 John 2:11 “He who hates his brother is in darkness, and does not

know where he is going..”