Understanding the Whole Bible Quotes

“Under the old covenant, people were commanded to love their neighbors as they loved themselves. In other words, they could only love others as much as they loved themselves. The new covenant raised the standard. According to John 15:12, our standard for how we love other people is not our love for ourselves but Jesus’ love for us. The law of the new covenant is simply love.”
― Jonathan Welton, Understanding the Whole Bible: The King, The Kingdom and the New Covenant