Application Questions:
1. When you hear the command to love one another, what is your immediate reaction? Do you feel challenged? Eager? Apathetic? Why do you think John reiterates this command in this passage?
2. What do you learn from this passage about the kind of love John is calling for us to perform?
3. Why is it necessary for us to love one another as a church? Why is it a privilege for us to do so?