Tag: commandments
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Love That Does Not Feel Heavy – 1 John 5:3
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. John keeps things wonderfully plain. If I love God, I will keep His commandments. That is not complicated. Love is not merely what I feel when the music is right and the mood is warm.…
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The One Work That Matters – 1 John 3:23
1 John 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. John brings everything down to its simplest form. After all the discussion about commandments and obedience, he tells us what God ultimately requires. It comes down…
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A Free Heart Before God – 1 John 3:21-22
1 John 3:21-22 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. John now shows what happens when the heart is at rest before God. When the heart is…
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No New Burden – 1 John 2:7
1 John 2:7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. John has a wise way of calming a nervous heart. By this point, after talking about obedience and walking as Jesus…