Today's Verses: 5 And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another. 6 And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.

The Holy Bible : New International Version. electronic ed. Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1996, c1984, S. 2 Jn 5-6

John, here, is talking about obedience, and that obedience is manifested in love, in accordance with the second great commandment.

Today's Comments: If we are obedient to God in Christ, then we will love one another. It is clear that if we cannot walk in love, we do not have a right relationship with God. We cannot love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, or strength, if we cannot love our neighbor. Faith, hope, and love, is what Paul talks about in his first letter to the Corinthians. And love is the greatest. Because, without love, we cannot have faith or hope.