Submitted by RevGrant on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:11.
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." (John 13:34). Surrounded by His disciples as He was preparing to face betrayal and the cross, Jesus seemed to feel that this instruction was worth repeating - He says it again in John 15. Apparently the concept of love is found in John's gospel over 39 times (haven't counted myself). The newness of the command is loving as He has loved us, not the instruction to love one another itself - that one is found throughout the Scriptures.
