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180:1.1 After a few [[moments]] of informal [[conversation]], [[Jesus]] stood up and said: " When I enacted for you a [[parable]] indicating how you should be willing to [[serve]] one another, I said that I [[desired]] to give you a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Commandment new commandment]; and I would do this now as I am about to leave you. You well know the commandment which directs that you [[love]] one another; that you love your [[neighbor]] even as yourself. But I am not wholly [[satisfied]] with even that [[sincere]] [[devotion]] on the part of my [[children]]. I would have you [[perform]] still greater [[acts]] of [[love]] in [[the kingdom]] of the [[believing]] brotherhood. And so I give you this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Commandment new commandment]: That you [[love]] one another even as I have loved you. And by this will all men know that you are my [[disciples]] if you thus [[love]] one another.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_13]

180:1.1 After a few [[moments]] of informal [[conversation]], [[Jesus]] stood up and said: " When I enacted for you a [[parable]] indicating how you should be willing to [[serve]] one another, I said that I [[desired]] to give you a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Commandment new commandment]; and I would do this now as I am about to leave you. You well know the commandment which directs that you [[love]] one another; that you love your [[neighbor]] even as yourself. But I am not wholly [[satisfied]] with even that [[sincere]] [[devotion]] on the part of my [[children]]. I would have you [[perform]] still greater [[acts]] of [[love]] in [[the kingdom]] of the [[believing]] brotherhood. And so I give you this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Commandment new commandment]: That you [[love]] one another even as I have loved you. And by this will all men know that you are my [[disciples]] if you thus [[love]] one another.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_13]

180:1.2 " When I give you this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Commandment new commandment], I do not place any new burden upon your [[souls]]; rather do I bring you new [[joy]] and make it possible for you to [[experience]] new [[pleasure]] in [[knowing]] the delights of the [[bestowal]] of your [[heart]]'s [[affection]] upon your fellow men. I am about to [[experience]] the [[supreme]] [[joy]], even though [[enduring]] outward [[sorrow]], in the [[bestowal]] of my [[affection]] upon you and your fellow [[mortals]].

180:1.2 " When I give you this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Commandment new commandment], I do not place any new burden upon your [[souls]]; rather do I bring you new [[joy]] and make it possible for you to [[experience]] new [[pleasure]] in [[knowing]] the delights of the [[bestowal]] of your [[heart]]'s [[affection]] upon your fellow men. I am about to [[experience]] the [[supreme]] [[joy]], even though [[enduring]] outward [[sorrow]], in the [[bestowal]] of my [[affection]] upon you and your fellow [[mortals]].

180:1.3 " When I [[invite]] you to [[love]] one another, even as I have loved you, I hold up before you the [[supreme]] [[measure]] of true [[affection]], for greater [[love]] can no man have than this: that he will lay down his life for his [[friends]]. And you are my [[friends]]; you will continue to be my [[friends]] if you are but willing to do what I have taught you. You have called me [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_(form_of_address) Master], but I do not call you servants. If you will only [[love]] one another as I am loving you, you shall be my [[friends]], and I will ever [[speak]] to you of that which [[the Father]] [[reveals]] to me.

180:1.3 " When I [[invite]] you to [[love]] one another, even as I have loved you, I hold up before you the [[supreme]] [[measure]] of true [[affection]], for greater [[love]] can no man have than this: that he will lay down his life for his [[friends]]. And you are my [[friends]]; you will continue to be my [[friends]] if you are but willing to do what I have taught you. You have called me [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_(form_of_address) Master], but I do not call you servants. If you will only [[love]] one another as I am loving you, you shall be my [[friends]], and I will ever [[speak]] to you of that which [[the Father]] [[reveals]] to me.

180:1.4 " You have not merely chosen me, but I have also [[Chosen People|chosen]] you,[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_15] and I have [[ordained]] you to go forth into the world to yield the fruit of loving [[service]] to your fellows even as I have lived among you and [[revealed]] [[the Father]] to you. The Father and I will both [[work]] with you, and you shall [[experience]] the [[divine]] fullness of [[joy]] if you will only [[obey]] my command to [[love]] one another, even as I have loved you. "

180:1.4 " You have not merely chosen me, but I have also [[Chosen People|chosen]] you,[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_15] and I have [[ordained]] you to go forth into the world to yield the fruit of loving [[service]] to your fellows even as I have lived among you and [[revealed]] [[the Father]] to you. The Father and I will both [[work]] with you, and you shall [[experience]] the [[divine]] fullness of [[joy]] if you will only [[obey]] my command to [[love]] one another, even as I have loved you. "

180:1.5 If you would [[share]] [[the Master]]'s [[joy]], you must [[share]] his [[love]]. And to [[share]] his [[love]] means that you have shared his [[service]]. Such an [[experience]] of [[love]] does not deliver you from the [[difficulties]] of this world; it does not create a new world, but it most [[certainly]] does make the old world new.

180:1.5 If you would [[share]] [[the Master]]'s [[joy]], you must [[share]] his [[love]]. And to [[share]] his [[love]] means that you have shared his [[service]]. Such an [[experience]] of [[love]] does not deliver you from the [[difficulties]] of this world; it does not create a new world, but it most [[certainly]] does make the old world new.

180:1.6 Keep in [[mind]]: It is [[loyalty]], not [[sacrifice]], that [[Jesus]] demands. The [[consciousness]] of [[sacrifice]] implies the [[absence]] of that wholehearted [[affection]] which would have made such a loving [[service]] a [[supreme]] [[joy]]. The [[idea]] of [[duty]] [[signifies]] that you are [[servant]]-minded and hence are missing the mighty thrill of doing your [[service]] as a [[friend]] and for a friend. The impulse of [[friendship]] [[transcends]] all [[convictions]] of [[duty]], and the [[service]] of a [[friend]] for a friend can never be called a [[sacrifice]]. [[The Master]] has taught [[the apostles]] that they are the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]. He has called them brethren, and now, before he leaves, he calls them his [[friends]].

180:1.6 Keep in [[mind]]: It is [[loyalty]], not [[sacrifice]], that [[Jesus]] demands. The [[consciousness]] of [[sacrifice]] implies the [[absence]] of that wholehearted [[affection]] which would have made such a loving [[service]] a [[supreme]] [[joy]]. The [[idea]] of [[duty]] [[signifies]] that you are [[servant]]-minded and hence are missing the mighty thrill of doing your [[service]] as a [[friend]] and for a friend. The impulse of [[friendship]] [[transcends]] all [[convictions]] of [[duty]], and the [[service]] of a [[friend]] for a friend can never be called a [[sacrifice]]. [[The Master]] has taught [[the apostles]] that they are the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]. He has called them brethren, and now, before he leaves, he calls them his [[friends]].

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[[Category:Paper 180 - The Farewell Discourse]]

[[Category:Paper 180 - The Farewell Discourse]]

[[Category: Love]]

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[[Category: Loyalty]]

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