![]() ![]() "Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. As a teacher, Jesus demonstrated God's love by loving others. Keeping Jesus’ commands is showing our love for His teachings. To Demonstrate Our Love for Jesus’ Teachings It meant He wouldn't be physically there, but He told them to continue to love others to reflect God's love. This was His preparation for His absence. ![]() Jesus talked about God's calling for each of their lives, as well as ours. It is necessary to keep God's commandments in order to demonstrate the disciples' love for God. Jesus did not take these commands lightly. His last words to His friends focused on love while He shared a meal with them. Later, in John 14:15, he says, "If you love me, keep my commandments." Jesus tells his disciples in John 13:34 to love one another. Many of Jesus' commands about love are found in the New Testament. So, they asked Jesus which commandment, given to them by Moses, was the most important. When the Pharisees tried to trick Jesus in Matthew 22:34-40, they were attempting to get Jesus to admit his teachings were false. If we read the New Testament well, we already know that there was no specific mention by Jesus of the 10 Commandments given to Moses on Mt. Keeping Jesus’ commandments is demonstrating our love for God. This leads us to the question, can we love Jesus without keeping His commandments? Or is loving Christ tantamount to also keeping what he was commanded? The answer is already obvious but let us try to discuss why keeping Jesus’ commands is also loving Him. Our goal should always be to promote love in everything, and we can do that by keeping God’s commandments. Love, according to the Bible, may not always be present today, but it should always be the goal. However, unlike today’s world, the Bible does have an overarching theme of "love." In the name of love, God sacrificed His own Son in order to allow us to stay with Him forever. ![]() The truth is that these struggles of today have also been the struggles of what we read in the Bible but in a different time and context. Wars, pandemics, political divisions arise, and it seems as if the world has forgotten about love. In fact, the state of our world is revealed by divisiveness, animosity, and chaos. In today’s reality, love is not an overarching theme. " If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever" ~ John 14:15-16 ![]()
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