As the father has loved me, so I have loved you: continue in my love. If you will keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken to you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love than this hath no man, then when any man gives his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.
I command you this thing to do, that you love one another. If the world hates you, know that it hated me before you. If you were of the world, the world would love his own: but because you are not of the world,
but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
A lot,,, Father God and Jesus over and over in the bible speak of obeying, commandments and love. We are to keep the commandments Father God gave Moses plus the two commandments Jesus has given us, the thing is they all are fulfilled by love. Father God gave us ten commandments that deal with loving Him and loving others, Jesus give us two commandment that engulf all ten, love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind and soul, and love your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 22:37-39
Jesus was asked “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And He said to him, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH YOUR ENTIRE MIND. This is the great and foremost commandment.” The second is like it, “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’
Father God Loves His Son Jesus, Jesus loves His Father so He fallows His commandments, and if we Love Christ Jesus we will fallow His commandment, and live within the guidelines He has set forth for us.
- fallow His commandments
- love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind and soul
- love one another as yourself, to the point of giving your life for a brother.
- Father God loves Jesus
- Jesus loves us
- We are to abide (to standstill, stand firm) in His love
- And we can only do that by keeping His commandments
- And by keeping His commandments we will be filled with His joy
This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love than this hath no man, then when any man gives his life for his friends.
You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you. (If we give our life for Jesus we can show no greater love for Him, but if we love any one or thing more than we love Him our joy will be in want, it will be lacking.) I command you this thing to do, that you love one another. (Likewise if our love for our brother is lacking our joy will also be lacking) Jesus also lets us know the world will hate us if we live by and in His love, the world does not abide in God’s love the world abides in physical love, love for and of self and pleaser, the weakest form of love, all focused around self,
God’s love is focused around others.
Jesus said; “If the world hates you, know that it hated Me before you. If you were of the world, the world would love his own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”
If you are fully accepted by the world you might check where your loyalty is;
what or who Whose commandments do you obey?
Who are you in love with?
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