(John 14:21) JESUS SAYS, He that has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me: and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
But what are JESUS commandments? That is the question you should be asking yourself?
(John 13:34-35) JESUS SAYS, A new commandment I give unto you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another.
Brothers and sisters, GOD gave Moses the ten commandments as the commandments of GOD, but JESUS comes along and says, “A new commandment I give unto you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another.”
Brothers and sisters, JESUS is saying to us all, that he is giving us a new commandment, and since JESUS has given us a new commandment, then the other commandments JESUS gave us has gotten old!~
(Matthew 22:34-40) But when the Pharisees had heard that JESUS had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked JESUS a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
JESUS said unto 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 first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, you shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Brothers and sisters, The religious Pharisees asked JESUS a great question, saying, “Which is the great commandment in the law?”
And JESUS said unto 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 first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, you shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Brothers and sisters, JESUS SAYS, On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
All the law and the prophets of GOD hang upon these two commandments of love, and if all the prophets and the law hang upon these two commandments of love, then that means the law and the prophets of GOD are dependent upon love, supported by love, contingent upon love, based upon love; subject to love, determined by love, and influenced by love alone!
And without love neither the law nor the prophets of GOD have no power at all!
(John 14:22-24) Judas said unto JESUS, not Judas Iscariot, Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself unto us, and not unto the world?
JESUS WARNED THE DISCIPLES AND SAID UNTO THEM, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our HOME with him.
He that does not love me does not keep my sayings: and the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.
Brothers and sisters, One of JESUS’ disciples asked JESUS, “How is it that you will manifest yourself unto us, and not unto the world?”
And JESUS WARNED THE DISCIPLES AND SAID UNTO THEM, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our HOME with him.
Brothers and sisters, JESUS SAYS, “IF A MAN LOVES ME, HE WILL KEEP MY WORDS: AND MY FATHER WILL LOVE HIM, AND WE BOTH WILL COME UNTO HIM, AND MAKE OUR HOME WITH HIM!”
How awesome is that people? JESUS SAYS, “IF A MAN LOVES ME, HE WILL KEEP MY WORDS: AND MY FATHER WILL LOVE HIM, AND WE BOTH WILL COME UNTO HIM, AND MAKE OUR HOME WITH HIM!”
Brothers and sisters, if you really love GOD like you say and claim you do, then you would keep JESUS words, you would know JESUS as the living word of GOD, and you would know GOD through the revelation knowledge of JESUS CHRIST!
Brothers and sisters, JESUS just told us what real love is, now it’s up to you to seek after JESUS with your whole heart, mind, and soul, that you might know GOD through the revelation knowledge of JESUS CHRIST, that you also might keep JESUS words, and that your love might be proven, not unto GOD, but unto you, that you might know yourself!
“Do you really love JESUS?~
(John 15:12-16) This is my commandment, That you love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
You are my friends, if you do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Brothers and sisters, This is real love, real love is to keep JESUS words, and you have to know JESUS words to keep JESUS words!
Many people claim they love, and they know what real love is, but love draws a clear line in the sand when it comes to real love, because if you don’t have a love for truth/JESUS, then you don’t have real love, and you are delusional, because GOD has given you a strong delusion to believe a lie, because you have no love for the truth!
(2 Thessalonians 2:10-12) And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they did not received the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
bonita paul says
The real love of God is it in you…You mention love draws a clear line in the sand…what do that mean?
Reese Kemp says
A point beyond which one will not pass or proceed any further.
A point beyond the decision to go beyond a certain point is made.
Ephraim ugochukwu Oduche says
Wonderful I learn a lot remain lifted!! God Bless
Robert Harris says
i think the premise is good, but it doesn’t really answer the question, What are His Commandments. His Commandments are not the Ten Commandments of the Law of God—the Torah. When the New Testament tells us that we are to keep His Commandments, it is not speaking of the Law of God or the Ten Commandments. In fact, never does it outright state the Ten Commandments, rather, it always states “His Commandments.”
In this vein, it is love in action to walk after His commandments (2 John V. 6). Love in action, which is a specific term for biblical truth (Gal. 5:6-7), fulfills, or rather makes replete the entire Law of God (Rom. 13:8; Gal. 5:14). This is greatly evidenced in the demonstration of the Royal Law (James 2:8), the Law of Christ (Gal. 6:2), the Law of Liberty (James 2:12), the New Commandment (John 13:34), the Holy Commandment (Rom. 7:10; 2 Pet. 2:21), and last but not least, the Father’s Commandment (1 John 3:23). For certain, these are His faith and love commandments that lead to the Tree of Life (Rev. 22:14), whereas obedience to the letter of the Ten Commandments doesn’t lead to eternal life (Gal. 3:21)—no small point!!!
If we don’t use agape love in our lifestyle (Charity in the Greek, which is Christ’s inner love.), then our relationship with Christ is nothing—no matter the amount of our faith.
1 Cor. 13:2
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains , and have not charity, I am nothing.
In suit, Christians are to be a knowledgeable people in tune with the Spirit, who competently base their faith on the reality of God’s Word. So much so, that their faith remains activated. Of course, faith only works by the use of agape love (Gal. 5:6), not by obedience to the oldness of the law’s letter. In sum, the knowledge of Christ’s Word quickened by the Spirit of Truth (1 John 4:6-8), provides a continuous inner light of direction (1 John 1:7; 2:10).
Indeed, it is agape love to walk after His commandments: “He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar (no love for others), and the truth is not in him” (1 John 2:4)! To walk with God in the fear of the Lord (respectful reverence), is to have the beginning of knowledge and understanding (Pro. 1:7; 9:10). “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding”; “But fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
To walk by faith and not by sight (2 Cor. 5:7), is to walk in trusting God; whom we haven’t seen. “. . . For you are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people” (2 Cor. 6:16).
To walk in good works (Eph. 2:10) is to have the exhibition of good deeds toward others (1 Tim. 5:10), not to our glory, but to the glory of the Father. “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works. . . .”
To walk in the truth is to walk with Jesus (2 John V. 4). First, in the truth of who Jesus is. For if we walk with “another Jesus,” then we fail to walk with the historical Christ of the Bible. Secondly, in the truth of Christ’s will: the literal demonstration of His Word—agape love in action, while being rooted and grounded in love.
To walk in the light is to walk in the principles of the truth walk, except walking in the light includes the provision of light to see our destination. Thus, walking in the light is to walk in the biblical understanding of faith, and how it works; again, the wholesome treatment of others is our focus. John wrote, “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).
As seen in the above, the result of walking in the light as He is in the light, is to partake of fellowship within the Body of Christ. And it is this very love that safeguards our continual cleansing by Christ’s blood, not to mention our ongoing faith relationship with Him. It has much to do with abiding in Christ.
Being inwardly kindled by Christ’s indwelt power, Christians are to walk in the light so that all can see a valid witness, not just hear one. And, by so doing, provoke the world to belief: “By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another” (John 13:35). Moreover, Christians are not to love just their own as so many do in the world, but also the unlovable.
To picture a person walking with God, is to see a walk that consists of a step at a time, all to arrive at a predetermined destination. Certainly, no one should dare give up on their journey to Heaven; a place so wonderful that the human mind can’t comprehend it (1 Cor. 2:9). For which reason, this author can’t begin to stress enough that God is walking by our side, ever present to help (Psa. 46:1).
In sum, there is a righteousness of God obtained and kept by faith in Jesus Christ without the law (Rom. 3:21; Philip. 3:9). Indeed, the Law of God is not to be our schoolmaster taking the place of Jesus Christ (Gal. 3:24-25).
For ALL THE LAW—for ALL THE TORAH—is fulfilled in one word, even in this, thou shalt love (agape) thy neighbor as thyself (Gal. 5:14). Here lies a profound Scripture, showing us that using Christ’s inner love in addressing the needs and concerns of others fulfills, or completes the entire law—the first five books of the Bible. The Greek word used here is “pleroo.” Thus the meaning is very clear; simply, it means to accomplish. For other usages of the Greek word PLEROO “as accomplishing” (fulfilled), see Matt. 1:22, 5:17; Mark 1:15; Luke 21:24, 22:16; John 3:29, 7:8, 15:11, 16:24, 17:13; 2 Cor. 10:6; Phil. 2:2; Col. 1:25; 2 Thess. 1:11; James 2:23; 1 John 1:4; 2 John V. 12; Rev. 3:2, 6:11. In light of this, Christians are to rest in Christ solely and strictly by faith—the true eternal Sabbath (Matt. 7:12, 11:28; Heb. 3:19, 4:6)!!!
Reese Kemp says
Thank you for your comments and insights! I did have to edit out your link to your book, because I do not believe in making merchandise of God’s people by selling the Free Revelation Knowledge God gives us. All of our preaching, teaching and gifts from God are meant to be freely shared with people without cost. God Bless, Keep the Faith and abide in His Love!
Reese Kemp says
PS Robert, yes it can be done, yes we can preach, teach and give away the truth of God’s word and Revelation Knowledge he give us. The creation of this website is an excellent example of sharing the word without cost.
For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
(2 Corinthians 12:13)
Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
(2 Corinthians 12:14)