John writes of a new commandment which, most likely, to love one another. It is our love for one another that demonstrates the reality of our relationship with God and our brethren. This love is true when we think and act as Jesus did and is shown in what we do for one another.

1. The New Commandment
1 John 2.7-11, CB NT p. 420

2. WHY DID JOSEPH’S BROTHERS HATE HIM?

3. they hated him and
could not speak
peacefully to him

5. So they hated him even more for
his dreams and for his words.

7. And his brothers were jealous of him

8. Let us
kill him

9. WHY DID JOSEPH’S BROTHER’S HATE HIM?

10. Hatred is
easy to see
sometimes.

11. Hatred destroys joy.

12. The New Commandment

13. An Old Commandment

14. An Old Commandment
“Teacher, which is the great commandment
in the Law?”
Matthew 22:36, CB NT p. 44

15. An Old Commandment
“You shall love the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul and with all
your mind. This is the great and first
commandment.”
Matthew 22:37-38, CB NT p. 44

16. An Old Commandment
And a second is like it: You shall love
your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 22:39, CB NT p. 44

17. An Old Commandment
On these two commandments depend
all the Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 22:40, CB NT p. 44

18. A NEW Commandment
A new commandment I give to you, that you love
one another: just as I have loved you, you also
are to love one another.
By this all people will
know that you are my
disciples, if you have
love for one another.”
John 13:34-35, CB NT p. 191

19. LOVE ONE ANOTHER

20. LOVE ONE ANOTHER
TRUE!

21. LOVE ONE ANOTHER
TRUE!
in Him

22. LOVE ONE ANOTHER
TRUE!
in Him
•darkness is passing away

23. LOVE ONE ANOTHER
TRUE!
in Him
•darkness is passing away
•true light is already shining

24. LOVE ONE ANOTHER
TRUE!
in Him in you
•darkness is passing away
•true light is already shining

25. LOVE ONE ANOTHER
TRUE!
in Him in you
}
•darkness is passing away
Walk as He walked!
•true light is already shining

26. LOVE ONE ANOTHER
TRUE!
in Him in you
}
•darkness is passing away
Walk as He walked!
•true light is already shining
“You are the light
of the world”

27. Why Does It Matter?

28. Do you Do you
LOVE HATE
your brother? your brother?

29. Do you Do you
LOVE HATE
your brother? your brother?
Abide in the light
No cause for stumbling

30. Do you Do you
LOVE HATE
your brother? your brother?
Abide in the light In the darkness
No cause for stumbling Walks in the darkness
Doesn’t know where
he is going: BLINDED

31. How do I know if I
love (or hate)
my brother?

32. Common Scale of “Hate to Love”
Hate Dislike Apathy Acquainted Tolerate Like Love

33. Common Scale of “Hate to Love”
Hate Dislike Apathy Acquainted Tolerate Like Love

34. Common Scale of “Hate to Love”
Hate Dislike Apathy Acquainted Tolerate Like Love
Scale of “Hate to Love” in John
Hate Love

35. Scale of “Hate to Love” in John
Hate Love
Is your light shining?

36. Scale of “Hate to Love” in John
Hate Love
Is your light shining?
What are you DOING?

37. Hatred is
easy to see
sometimes...
BUT
sometimes
it is cleverly
hidden!

38. The New Commandment
LOVE ONE ANOTHER

40. Will today be the day
you decide
to go to
heaven?

41. Photo Credits: (All photos from istockphoto.com are copyright protected. Please do not use without permission.)
Joseph with coat: http://www.dsmedia.org/images/rg/01/01_Ge_37_01_RG.jpg
Joseph dream1: http://www.dsmedia.org/images/rg/01/01_Ge_37_03_RG.jpg
Joseph’s angry brothers: http://www.dsmedia.org/images/rg/01/01_Ge_37_04_RG.jpg
Joseph dream2: http://www.dsmedia.org/images/rg/01/01_Ge_37_05_RG.jpg
Jacob rebukes Joseph: http://www.dsmedia.org/images/rg/01/01_Ge_37_06_RG.jpg
Joseph’s brother’s conspire: http://www.dsmedia.org/images/rg/01/01_Ge_37_12_RG.jpg
Joseph in a pit: http://www.dsmedia.org/images/rg/01/01_Ge_37_16_RG.jpg
Tongue sticking out: iStock_000002736830
Hide face: by hotblack: http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/189364
Bible: iStock_000003726296
Moses with commandments: http://www.dsmedia.org/images/rg/02/02_Ex_20_01_RG.jpg
Boys back to back: iStock_000006021539

42. Full Joy: 1 John Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart
6 January, 2012
#07
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
The New Commandment
1 John 2.7-11
Synopsis: John writes of a new commandment which, most likely, to love one another. It is our love for one another that demonstrates the
reality of our relationship with God and our brethren. This love is true when we think and act as Jesus did and is shown in what we do for
one another.
“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway
Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”
“Let all that you do be done with love.”