1 John 2

The old commandment that I have had from the beginning is the same as the new commandment. It is all the “word” that I have heard. I see it manifest perfectly in the Lord Jesus, and I see glimpses of the word, Jesus, the Christ, manifested in the apostles, and sometimes I have even seen the Lord manifested in me.

Jesus states the old and new commandment, “you are to love the Lord our God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and to love your neighbor as yourself.” John explains that loving my brother shows that I walk in the light, and not loving shows I am in darkness.

When I am in darkness I do not know where I am going because darkness has blinded my eyes. When I stay angry with the brethren I am being (choosing to be) blind. I am not seeing the whole picture; the word is not abiding in me, and I am being overcome by evil.