Old Commandment/New Commandment

1 John 2:3 says that we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. Today we're going to look at one of those commandments.

Read 1 John 2:7-11.
Verse 7 talks about a new commandment and an old commandment. From reading this section of verses, how would you summarize what this new and old commandment must be?

One of my cross-references for verse 7 is John 13:34. Read it.
What does Jesus say that He's giving?
What is that new commandment?
How much are we to love one another?

Does your Bible have cross-references for John 13:34? Which one is from the Old Testament? That would lead us to the old commandment from which this new commandment came.
My Bible lists Leviticus 19:18 as a cross-reference. Leviticus contains the Law that God gave to His people through Moses.
Read Leviticus 19:18. Use your table of contents if you're not sure where Leviticus is.
Which part of this verse seems familiar to you and relates to the new commandment Jesus gave in John 13:34?
What is God's old command concerning whom we should love and how we should love them?

What was the new command that Jesus gave?
How is this new command similar to the old one?
How is it different?
Which one do you think would be more difficult to do?

As believers, people who are abiding in Christ, what do they have that would make it possible for them to obey this new command? What has been perfected in believers according to verse 5?
According to the chart we started last time, what proof shows that we have come to know Him?
What is one of those commands?
How did Jesus love?
If we want to show that we abide in Him, how should we love?