The love of Christ is also a motif in the Letters of Paul.[6] The basic theme of the Epistle to the Ephesians is that of God the Father initiating the work of salvation through Christ, who willingly sacrifices himself based on his love and obedience to the Father. Ephesians 5:25 states "Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it". Ephesians 3:17-19 relates the love of Christ to the knowledge of Christ and considers loving Christ to be a necessity for knowing him.
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The love of Christ is also a motif in the Letters of Paul.[6] The basic theme of the Epistle to the Ephesians is that of God the Father initiating the work of salvation through Christ, who willingly sacrifices himself based on his love and obedience to the Father. Ephesians 5:25 states "Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it". Ephesians 3:17-19 relates the love of Christ to the knowledge of Christ and considers loving Christ to be a necessity for knowing him.
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<p>The theme of love is the key element of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannine_writings" title="Johannine writings">Johannine writings</a>.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_of_Christ#cite_note-WBarc-3">[3]</a> This is evidenced in one of the most widely quoted scriptures in the Bible: (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#3:16" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 3:16</a>) ”For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_the_Son" title="God the Son">Son</a>, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.” In the Gospel of John, the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericope" title="Pericope">pericope</a> of the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Shepherd" title="Good Shepherd">Good Shepherd</a> (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#10:1" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">John 10:1-21</a>) symbolizes the sacrifice of Jesus based on his love for people. In that gospel, love for Christ results in the following of his commandments, the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_Discourse" title="Farewell Discourse">Farewell Discourse</a> (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/John#14:15" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John">14:23</a>) stating: "If a man loves me, he will keep my word". In the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_John" title="First Epistle of John">First Epistle of John</a> (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(American_Standard)/1_John#4:19" title="wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/1 John">4:19</a>), the reflexive nature of this love is highlighted: "We love, because he first loved us", expressing the love of Christ as a mirroring of Christ's own love. Towards the end of the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Supper" title="Last Supper">Last Supper</a>, Jesus gives his disciples <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Commandment" title="The New Commandment">a new commandment</a>: "Love one another, as I have loved you ... By this shall all men know that you are my disciples."<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_of_Christ#cite_note-Moloney425-4">[4]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_of_Christ#cite_note-Bruce294-5">[5]</a></p>
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