Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines.
It is old from the standpoint that it had long been taught. It becomes new with every fresh application we make of it. This marks the majesty and plumbs the depths of love. The Mosaic Economy demanded love for neighbor (Deuteronomy 10:19; Leviticus 19:18; Micah 6:8). But a new dimension is added by the Christ when he gave them the new commandment...(19).