If you don’t love me, don’t keep my commandments

In this article the big word is “IF”.

John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

This verse was spoken by Jesus Himself and if it is true then the title above is also true. It is all about our relationship to Jesus and has nothing to do with salvation. Salvation is a completed act on the cross; nothing can be added to it. It deals only with “IF” we love Him.

What commandments?

Mark 10:19 Thou knoweth the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

Here, Jesus Himself is speaking and lists part of the 10 Commandments.

The following New Testament verses show forth that keeping the commandments is what Jesus really meant in John 14:15.

Mat 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

John 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

John 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

1 John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 John 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

2 John 1:6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Rev 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

　

Most believers/churches have problems with keeping the commandments of God; but have no problem keeping the commandments of Constantine of 325 AD doing away with the Sabbath and establishing Sunday worship; also establishing Christmas and Easter. Constantine was a type of anti-Christ in that he changed laws and times. In his kingdom all celebrated/worshiped on the same days; the pagans (on their old regular worship days) & Christians (on their new commanded days which were pagan worship days ).

In 2014.....The church/believers (as a whole) will not keep God’s commandments. Constantine commandments are so much better with Christmas trees, Santa, reindeer, and rabbits that lay colored eggs.

You keep commandments; which commandments depends on who you believe in (God word or man’s word). The standard excuse is this: That is not what these mean to me. Same excuse that Israel gave to God concerning her not obeying. God allowed the Temple & Jerusalem to be completely destroyed 2 times over not obeying.

It all goes back to “If you love me”.

David