The Gospel of Love.

The Gospel of John is known as the most spiritual of the Gospels.

It is the Gospel of Love.

In John we find a contrast between the ways of the world - which are evil - and the ways of God - which are good.

This is further contrasted as darkness and light.

But the primary insight in the Gospel of John is that the ways of God are the ways of Love.

Jesus aligns himself with God by asserting his love.

"'This is my commandment, that you love on another as I have loved you.'"  John 15:12 (NRSV)

And this is further emphasized in the letter of John.

"God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them." 1 John 4:16 (NRSV)

So do not follow the idols of this world.

But align yourself with God.

And this is to love one another.   

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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