Leviticus 19:18 "You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD."
Matthew Henry writes on this passage, "We are here required to put off all malice, and to put on brotherly love,".
Is it safe to assume that the "neighbor" of Lev. 19:18 (c.f. Mt. 19:19; Mk 12:31) is our brother in Christ and not necessarily our physical neighbor? Not that we shouldn't display the love of Christ to those around us, but we are to follow Christ's command to "Love one another" i.e. the body of Christ (Jn 13:34).
Matthew Henry writes on this passage, "We are here required to put off all malice, and to put on brotherly love,".
Is it safe to assume that the "neighbor" of Lev. 19:18 (c.f. Mt. 19:19; Mk 12:31) is our brother in Christ and not necessarily our physical neighbor? Not that we shouldn't display the love of Christ to those around us, but we are to follow Christ's command to "Love one another" i.e. the body of Christ (Jn 13:34).