Jonathan Poletti
1 min readDec 20, 2019

Jesus says his “new” commandment is “love one another” (Jn 13:34).

This is affirmed by Paul in Gal 5:6: “The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

In the 1 John letter, an introduction to Jesus’ teachings and the only New Testament text written for Gentile readers, “Love one another” is repeated five times (3:11, 3:23, 4:7, 4:11, 4:12; cf. 2 Jn 6). There is no talk of sex.

I know you’re trying to pass on the hate you’ve been taught, but it’s anti-biblical and an affront to Jesus. You should be ashamed of yourself.

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