Lev 19:18 | KingComments | STEP | Like , this verse shows that it is not only about outward actions, but about the inner motives that lead to the outward actions as well. It’s about the mind from which we act. A higher standard applies to us: to love one another as God and Christ have loved us. In the law I am the norm, in Christendom Christ is the norm. If I am the norm, I will not disadvantage another person. If Christ is the norm, I will give myself for the other ( ). This is possible through the new life I have, for that life is Christ Himself and that acts in me no differently than in Him.

‏ Leviticus 19:18

Love One’s Neighbor

Like Lev 19:17, this verse shows that it is not only about outward actions, but about the inner motives that lead to the outward actions as well. It’s about the mind from which we act.

A higher standard applies to us: to love one another as God and Christ have loved us. In the law I am the norm, in Christendom Christ is the norm. If I am the norm, I will not disadvantage another person. If Christ is the norm, I will give myself for the other (1Jn 3:16). This is possible through the new life I have, for that life is Christ Himself and that acts in me no differently than in Him.