1 John 2:3-5 “And by this
we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 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. By this we may know
that we are in him”
If we love God in our hearts it will show through in our
actions, for a son that loves his mother will not take his inheritance and
leave her desolate, but will stay near, caring for her through old age.
How much more should we love our heavenly Father who sent
His only son to die for our sins while we were still sinners, how much more
should love come through in our obedience to God’s law?
No one is perfect or without sin, but when a man continues
to live in sin, not keeping God’s commandments, by his actions we know he is
not apart of the body of Christ for 1 John 5:18 says “We know that
everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born
of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.”
Matthew 15:6
“He
need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have made
void the word of God.”
Matthew 22:36-40 “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 all your mind. This is the
great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love
your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the
Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you
tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the
law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without
neglecting the others.”
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