World War 3 is at Hand
While we wait for the fall and destruction of Iran to start World War 3, let's check our own Christian faith, doctrine and knowledge of Him and His words.
A New Commandment
John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
This is the new command given by our Lord Jesus - to love one another as He had loved us. Will this new commandment fulfil the Old Covenant's love:-
1. Love the Lord with all your heart....
2. Love your neighbour as yourself.
Mat 22:37-40 Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."
Perfect Love of Jesus for God
Phil 2:8-9 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
Jesus obeyed every command and words of the Father, even the command for Him to suffer and die on the cross. No obedience or Love for the Father is greater than this. We are to love one another as Jesus had loved us.
John 14:15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments."
Fulfillment of the Law
1 John 3:16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Jesus obeyed God and suffered the crucifixion for our redemption. He set an example for us to sacrifice ourselves for the salvation, encouragements and benefits of others. Thus, this new commandment of loving God with all your hearts, with all your soul and with all your mind was fulfilled by Jesus at His death on the cross.
Love for the Neighbour
John 15:12-14 "This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you."
Brethren, we have to love one another as our Lord Jesus loved us. He was lashed thirty nine times for our healing and died on the cross for our propitiation. Out of His great love for us, He suffered and died. Please see the love of Jesus in 'Passion of the Christ', as an example for us to follow. We too, can show our love to our brethren, by suffering and dying for one another.
Heb 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.
Since all men fear death, our Lord Himself tasted death on our behalf so that we will not taste the horror of death
Through His death, He destroyed the devil's power of death, to release Christians from the fear of death.
Heb 2:14-15 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
The New Covenant
Mat 26:27-28 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
On the eve of His crucifixion, Jesus made this new covenant of His blood. At His death on the cross, this new covenant became effective making the old covenant obsolete. Both Jews and Gentiles need the grace of Jesus to be saved.
We thank God that Christians are set free by Jesus. We are not like the Jews under the bondage of the Law.
Heb 9:16-17 For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives.
