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==180:1. THE NEW COMMANDMENT==

==180:1. THE NEW COMMANDMENT==

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 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 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.

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]

180:1.2 " When I give you this 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 [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]].

180:1.3 " 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 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 [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.

180:1.4 " You have not merely chosen me, but I have also chosen you, 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,[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. "

180:1.5 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 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 [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]].

==180:2. THE VINE AND THE BRANCHES==

==180:2. THE VINE AND THE BRANCHES==