Jesus openly warned His disciples about two shattering events that were about to happen: Judas, one of the Twelve, was going to betray Jesus to His death; Peter, the leader of the Twelve, was going to deny three times that he even knew Jesus. Yet through it all, Jesus’ sovereign power even over Satan himself, and His supernatural love for the chosen disciples shines forth. On the basis of these things, He commands us to love one another as He has loved us. By our obedience in this matter, the world will know that we are Jesus’ disciples. This is the true effect of learning from Jesus: hearts transformed from selfishness in sin to self-sacrificial love!
Jesus openly warned His disciples about two shattering events that were about to happen: Judas, one of the Twelve, was going to betray Jesus to His death; Peter, the leader of the Twelve, was going to deny three times that he even knew Jesus. Yet through it all, Jesus’ sovereign power even over Satan himself, and His supernatural love for the chosen disciples shines forth. On the basis of these things, He commands us to love one another as He has loved us. By our obedience in this matter, the world will know that we are Jesus’ disciples. This is the true effect of learning from Jesus: hearts transformed from selfishness in sin to self-sacrificial love!
