The Relationship Principles of Jesus: Day 8

In Chapter 8, Tom Halladay deals with the theme "The Impossible Challenge."  To begin the chapter, the author tells the story of the Last Supper, which can be found in John 13:1-35.  At the end of this passage, he repeated three times "Love one another."  It is this simple but powerful command that compels us all to improve our daily relationships.

To emphasize the importance of this command given by Jesus, the author states, "Recognizing the reality that you don`t have the power to act with this kind of love is the first step.  Jesus gave us this seemingly impossible challenge not to discourage us but to lead us to find the power to love others in him.  If I`m going to love as Jesus loved, I need the power that only Jesus can give."

To end this great chapter on "loving one another", the author states, "Jesus wants you to learn to trust in him.  Jesus set the bar so high that the only way it could be reached was by living and thinking in an entirely new way. Christianity is not trying harder; Christianity is trusting Jesus.  Make no mistake; it`s not a passive trust, sitting and waiting for God to act; it`s a real trust, involving your whole heart, soul, mind and strength,"