Third, love for others is a theme stressed in Johannine writings. It is not in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, or Luke but only in John that we hear Jesus say: “A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:34–35). The letter of 1 John repeatedly exhorts its readers to demonstrate love to fellow Christians, often doing so in strong language: “Whoever claims to love