Love One Another AS CHRIST LOVED US

 Although Christians are not under the 'Mosaic Law' per se, we are certainly under 'the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus' which is "The law according to the Scripture," and there are many instructions that believers in the Church age are given on many of the issues that are addressed in the Law of Moses e.g. vengeance and justice belongs to the Lord.
 The importance of loving our neighbor as ourselves is a principle that both the born-again believer and the unsaved people recognize as coming from the lips of Jesus, and is opposite to the reaction of the natural human in this fallen world. However, as members of Christ's Body, we have been given an even more astonishing (and impossible) commandment, that we Love One Another AS CHRIST LOVED US.
 May we seek to fulfil this worthy directive in the sustaining and almighty power of the Holy Spirit of God, without Him we can do nothing, but in His sufficient strength we can demonstrate godly love to others in the same way that Christ loved US.
“’Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for the Old Testament teachings and the many things that we can learn from Your Word. Teach us to take every thought captive to Christ, when we feel that our rights are being violated or when we would like to take matters into our own hands. Thank You that through the power of the Holy Spirit, we are supplied with the sufficient grace to love others with Christ’s own perfect love, a love which passes our understanding. May we grow in grace and increase in holy love toward others, for Your greater glory. This we ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.