Title: Each Other's Gospel
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Proverbs 15
17. It is better to eat vegetables sparingly and to love one another than to eat fat cattle and hate one another.
John 13
31. After he went out, Jesus said to him, Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.
32. If God was glorified in him, then God will also glorify him in him, and he will give him soon.
33. Little children, I am still with you for a little while, and you will seek me, but just as I told the Jews, you cannot come where I am going, so I say to you now.
34. I give you a new commandment: Love one another, love one another as I have loved you.
35. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
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Title: Gospel of ‘one another’
Text: Proverbs 15:17, John 13:31-35,
“It is better to eat vegetables and to love one another than to eat fat cattle and hate one another” (Proverbs 15:17). “It is better to love one another and eat vegetables than to hate one another and eat fat cows” (Joint Translation). Vegetables and lean beef symbolize the extremes of food. One is the epitome of poverty. The other is a symbol of abundance. In the age of health, there is a tendency to look for vegetables rather than meat. But finding poverty rather than abundance is not an easy scene. Human happiness requires factors other than material things. It speaks of the mental element and the necessity of normal human relationships. A large country, a powerful country, or a large country does not seem to be a healthy country. Looking at their childish thoughts and actions that do not match their size, they think about their health.
When talking about the happiness of a single family, there is no objection to the words of the old wise man. The elements of 'hate each other' and 'love each other' play a more important role than material things. The diet we need has a mental menu in addition to the visible menu. There are necessary human relationships. I picture people who hate each other sitting in front of a table where they cooked a fat cow. And I also draw pictures of eating. Also draw the results of the meal. Unless it's an extreme situation where hunger is a threat to survival, I'll never find a table like that again. I also draw pictures of people who love each other sitting at a small table. The gaze they exchange with each other is also drawn. Bright faces exchanging laughter are also drawn. The figure after eating is also drawn.
Loving each other and hating each other speak of two extremes in human life, reminiscent of heaven and hell. The New Testament text (John 13:31-35) contains the most important teachings of Jesus' farewell sermon, Strengthening the Darakbang (John 13:-17:). He showed His love for His people by first washing the disciples' feet (John 13:1-11). Its spiritual meaning is in verse 1. “Before the Passover, Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave the world and return to the Father, and he loved his people in the world, and he loved them to the end.” (John 13:12-20).'It is lawful for you also to wash one another's feet.'
(verse 14). It is a concrete way of loving each other. Eventually, Judas Iscariot leaves his seat (John 13:21-30).
Then, today's teaching was given (John 13:31-35). At that time, Judas Iscariot was not there. This is the new commandment given to the people of the new covenant after the Law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 20) given to the people of the old covenant. “I give you a new commandment, love one another. Love one another as I have loved you. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:34,35). Among the 31,173 verses of the Old and New Testaments, there are 425 verses expressing the relationship “to each other”. There are things you shouldn't do with each other. Judgment (Romans 14:13), lies (Colossians 3:9), slander (James 4:11), and resentment (James 5:9) are things that go against love. There are things to do with each other. Love (John 13:34), reconciliation (Mark 9:50), friendship (Romans 12:10), respect (Romans 12:10), acceptance (Ephesians 4:2), forgiveness (4:32), etc. related to love These are virtues.