Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.

Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured. … And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?” Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

2Co 5:17; 1Co 2:16, Is 40:13; Jh 13:35; Co 4:12. Pi 1:9-11; Jh 14:21-23; 2Pe 3:18

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