Posts Tagged ‘ Commandment ’

VerseD: Galatians 5:14

For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement: Love your neighbor as yourself.

Galatians 5:14, CSB

Peace comes from following God and doing what He has called us to. Loving others is the calling He has placed on all of us, sharing His peace and love to all people.

VerseD: Hebrews 4:9

So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God

Hebrews 4:9, ESV‬

God gives commands based on His nature and for our good. He has called us to rest, and in Christ we await full rest for our souls and eternity without laborious work. We now already tasked with inviting others I to that hope.

VerseD: Matthew 6:19

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal”

Matthew 6:19, ESV‬

God’s commands are based on His nature and our good, and the best thing for us is to seek God and His ways. When we are His, we have hope and eternal security.

VerseD: 2 John 1:6

And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.

‭2 John 1:6, ESV‬

God gives commands based on His nature and for our benefit, and the ultimate attribute is His love. May we love each other to love Him better and make out world more like heaven.

VerseD: Proverbs 23:24

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.

Proverbs 23:24, ESV‬

God gives commands according to His nature and our good. He makes us righteous when we believe in His only Son, the Wisdom of God who guides us.

VerseD: Ephesians 6:2-3

“Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”

Ephesians 6:2‭-‬3, ESV

We honor as parents as fellow image-bearers of God, but also because the Holy Spirit leads us to love them as a sign of our love for our heavenly Father and His Son who loved Him and died for us.

VerseD: John 13:34

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

John 13:34, ESV

Our God has shown His love for us. Let us worship Him by moving each other, by loving His Church.

VerseD: Exodus 20:16

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
Exodus 20:16, ESV

False witness – lying – is devaluing the person you lie to or about, and it blaspheme their maker, in whose image we are all made.

VerseD: John 13:34

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
John 13:34, ESV

How did Christ love others?
Grace.
Mercy.
Patience.
He defended truth, yes, but He also (usually) lovingly guided back to truth.

VerseD: 2 John 1:6

And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.
2 John 1:6, ESV

We show we love God by following His commands, and what are His commands:

  1. Love God
  2. Love others
  3. Love the Church