![]() The only way to know somebody is to get near to that person.Ģ. He begins to know her and develop affection for her.ġ) The same with God, the more we draw near to Him, keeping His Word, learning about Him, the more we love Him! “ Love of Christ constrains me”Ĭ. Just as a boy who meets a girl and begins to draw near to her.ī. When we draw near to God, keeping His Word, we begin to establish a relationship with Him.Ī. "He who does not love Me does not keep My words and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me. Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. “ keep” is a continuous action to continue on and not stop a day by day obedience Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. Jesus related the keeping of His commandments to "If you know these things, blessed are you if you do themĤ. "Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. "For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. "If I then, Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. "You call me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for I am. Jesus related the keeping of His commandments to following His example.Ī. "Many will say to Me in that day, `Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' "And then I will declare to them, `I never knew you depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'Ī Cathedral in Germany displays and engraving which says, Matthew 7:21-23 – "Not everyone who says to Me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. ![]() Luke 6:46 – "But why do you call Me `Lord, Lord,' and do not do the things which I say?ī. Jesus related the keeping of His commandments to His Lordship over your lives.Ī. John 14:15 – "If you love Me, keep My commandments.Ģ. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."ī. John 14:21 – "He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. Jesus related the keeping of His commandments to loving Him.Ī. The Test: Do we keep His commandments?-1 John 2:3, 5 If we keep His commandments (2:3)ġ. Assurance: We know that we have come to know Him (v.3) The love of God is perfected in us (v.5)Ģ. And by this we know that we have come to know Him (v.3)ġ.
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