Throughout Jesus' public life, He spoke continually of how we should love God first, but the second commandment that He constantly preached was to love our neighbor as ourselves. He taught this on so many different occasions. He commanded us to love one another as He loved us. He even told the parable of the Good Samaritan when asked about who our neighbor is.
If we are to love one another, then that means there must be an object, or recipient of our love. That is plain logic. Love does not make sense if there is no recipient. So in effect, Jesus was commanding us not only to "love" one another, but to "receive" love as well. Sometimes it is difficult to receive love, but in most cases it is pride that prohibits one from receiving love. If one truly examines why he or she cannot or will not receive love, it boils down to pride.
By refusing the love of others, one prohibits others from obeying Jesus' greatest commandment. We must consider not only ourselves, but others, too, as we walk the Christian walk. Sometimes the more that is given to us, the more God expects.
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