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The perfection of God’s work
thru
the new commandment of Christ
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From previous sermon
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John 13:34 I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
John 15:12 “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.
The new commandment of Christ
“Love one another, just as I have loved you”
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These are characters of the disciple of Christ
Like Mary of Bethany :
Like John :
That heart and mind come
from following
the new commandment of Christ
“Love one another,
just as I have loved you”
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These are the characters of the disciple of Christ
That beauty and strength come from following
the new commandment of Christ
“Love one another,
just as I have loved you”
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The new commandment of Christ
&
the Lord’s prayer
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Mat 6:9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father, who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
By following the new commandment of Christ, the disciples of Christ inherit the love of the Father, that will include :
Even now, on earth, to love and bless others
The new commandment of Christ
is God’s answer
to the Lord’s prayer
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The new commandment of Christ
&
the 10 commandments
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Exo 20:3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.
It is forbidden to treat religious leaders, false prophets, or ourselves as “other gods” in our life
The new commandment of Christ teaches us
to just depend on the love of the Father thru Christ
The new commandment of Christ
fulfills the 1st commandment
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Exo 20:4 “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth.
It is forbidden to idolize the works of
religious leaders, false prophets, or ourselves
The new commandment of Christ teaches us
to glorify only God’s works in our life
The new commandment of Christ
fulfills the 2nd commandment
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Exo 20:7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.
It is forbidden to use the name of God
to make money for our well being
The new commandment of Christ teaches us
to depend on God’s love thru Christ
for our well being
The new commandment of Christ
fulfills the 3rd commandment
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Exo 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 For six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God; on it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or your resident who stays with you.
Sabbath is a day when God bless us and make us holy
It is forbidden to depend on our own work to earn
God’s blessings and holiness
The new commandment of Christ teaches us to depend on God’s work thru Christ for God’s blessings and holiness
The new commandment of Christ
fulfills the 4th commandment
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Exo 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged on the land which the Lord your God gives you.
The new commandment of Christ teaches us to love our parents with the overflowing love of Christ
That is our greatest possible honor to our parents
The new commandment of Christ
fulfills the 5th commandment
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Exo 20:13 “You shall not murder. 14 “You shall not commit adultery. 15 “You shall not steal. 16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. 17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male slave, or his female slave, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
The new commandment of Christ teaches us
to love others with the overflowing love of Christ
So we love them and we do not harm them
The new commandment of Christ
fulfills the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th commandments
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The new commandment of Christ, has enabled
the disciple of Christ to follow completely
all of the 10 commandments
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The new commandment of Christ
&
the great commission
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Mat 28:18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. 19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
The great commission is a command to teach
the commandment of Christ to others
Therefore only those that have already followed
the new commandment of Christ can teach others
to follow the same commandment of Christ
The new commandment of Christ
fulfills the great commission
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The new commandment of Christ
&
the love commandment
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Mat 22:37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”
The love commandment consists of 2 parts
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Mat 22:37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
The 1st part of the love commandment
How do we love God with all of our heart ?
By willingly letting God replace our old heart
with the new heart of Christ
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Mat 22:37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
The 1st part of the love commandment
How do we love God with all of our mind ?
By willingly letting God replace our old mind
with the new mind of Christ
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Mat 22:37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
The 1st part of the love commandment
How do we love God with all of our soul ?
By having the heart and mind of Christ, so that
we do not follow our old life and now follow Christ’s new life
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These are characters of the disciple of Christ
Like Mary of Bethany :
Like John :
By following the new commandment of Christ,
the disciple of Christ has received
the heart and mind of Christ, and therefore a new life in Christ
to fulfill the requirement of the love commandment
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Eze 36:26 Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put My Spirit within you and bring it about that you walk in My statutes, and are careful and follow My ordinances.
The prophecy of the coming new heart of God
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1 Cor 2:16 For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.
Rom 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
The new mind of Christ in His disciples
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Mat 22:37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
The 1st part of the love commandment
Thru the new commandment of Christ,
God has given the disciple of Christ,
His heart, His mind, and therefore a new life in Him
To completely fulfill the 1st part of the love commandment
The new commandment of Christ
fulfills the 1st part of the love commandment
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Mat 22:39 The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”
The 2nd part of the love commandment
How do we love others as ourselves ?
By blessings others with all that what we have
There are 2 ways to do this :
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Mat 19:21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 22 But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.
The rich young ruler
in the kingdom of religion
The religious rich young ruler, failed to become
as poor as other poor people
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John 15:12 “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.
The disciple of Christ
in the kingdom of heaven
The love of Christ has blessed His disciples
with the richness of the kingdom of heaven
Therefore, now His disciples can bless others
with the same richness of the kingdom of heaven
and remain rich in the kingdom of heaven
The new commandment of Christ
fulfills the 2nd part of the love commandment
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Mat 22:37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”
The love commandment and
the new commandment of Christ
John 15:12 “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.
The new commandment of Christ
fulfills the 1st and 2nd part of
the love commandment
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The new commandment of Christ will make the disciple of Christ perfect, according to the high standard of :
The perfection of God’s works
thru
the new commandment of Christ
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Mat 5:48
Therefore you shall be perfect,
as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Nothing is impossible with God
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Topic for next sermon
The restoration of Adam and Eve (1)
Gen 3 : 9 – 20
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