The Love of God?

[Rev]

Originally Posted by Falla39

Romans 5:5 KJV
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

If we don't have love, we don't have God, for God IS LOVE! The
love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost. If we
don't have the Holy Ghost, we don't have love and we don't have
GOD.
Falla39

How do we know that we have the Love of God and obey these two commandments?

(Mat 22:36) Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
(Mat 22:37) Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
(Mat 22:38) This is the first and great commandment.
(Mat 22:39) And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
(Mat 22:40) On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

[Rev]

Originally Posted by Rev

How do we know that we have the Love of God and obey these two commandments?

(Mat 22:36) Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
(Mat 22:37) Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
(Mat 22:38) This is the first and great commandment.
(Mat 22:39) And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
(Mat 22:40) On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Here's a hint.....

(Joh 14:15) If ye love me, keep my commandments.

(Joh 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.

[Jason B]

Originally Posted by Rev

Here's a hint.....

(Joh 14:15) If ye love me, keep my commandments.

(Joh 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.

I would assume you equate the commandments with obeying your interpretation of Acts 2:38 and with keeping whatever you personally consider to be holiness standards.

However, stick with the context and follow the conversation Jesus is having, and it leads us to this:

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. John 15:12

These things I command you, that ye love one another. John 15:17



I believe this also applies:

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. John 15:8

What fruit? Tongues, dress standards, seperation?
Nope, those are never mentioned as "fruit" in God's Word.

But these things are
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23

and

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
But ye have not so learned Christ;
If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Neither give place to the devil.
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:17-32

[Rev]

Originally Posted by Jason Badejo

I would assume you equate the commandments with obeying your interpretation of Acts 2:38 and with keeping whatever you personally consider to be holiness standards.

However, stick with the context and follow the conversation Jesus is having, and it leads us to this:

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. John 15:12

These things I command you, that ye love one another. John 15:17



I believe this also applies:

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. John 15:8

What fruit? Tongues, dress standards, seperation?
Nope, those are never mentioned as "fruit" in God's Word.

But these things are
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23

and

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
But ye have not so learned Christ;
If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Neither give place to the devil.
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians
4:17-32

(Mat 22:37) Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
(Mat 22:38) This is the first and great commandment.
(Mat 22:39) And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
(Mat 22:40) On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Everything hangs on these two commandments.

(I Jo 5:1) Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
(I Jo 5:2) By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
(I Jo 5:3) For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

[Jason B]

Originally Posted by Jason Badejo

What fruit? Tongues, dress standards, seperation?

Rev, are you going to answer this question or not?

[Rev]

Originally Posted by Jason Badejo

Rev, are you going to answer this question or not?

These scriptures do not mention tongues, standards or any thing else.

They do say that "the love of God" is keeping his commandments.

It also says that his commandments are not grievous.

But of course to some people they are.

[Jason B]

Originally Posted by Rev

These scriptures do not mention tongues, standards or any thing else.

They do say that "the love of God" is keeping his commandments.

It also says that his commandments are not grievous.

But of course to some people they are.

you should go into politics. Hopefully you don't preach as vaugely as you post.

One more time...What are the fruits?

[Rev]

Originally Posted by Jason Badejo

you should go into politics. Hopefully you don't preach as vaugely as you post.

One more time...What are the fruits?

Here's one more just for you.....

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