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The Commandment of God

 



𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱


John 12:50 

And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatever I speak therefore, even as the Father said to me, so I speak.

 

 

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 can be defined as an order that was given or an "𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕" (a proclamation of a Law or an authoritative command).

 

 

𝗟𝗮𝘄, on the other hand, is defined a body of rules and standards of a particular region.

 

 

In some other cases, in the Bible, it can be used to define "A well-established, observed physical characteristic or behavior of nature".

 

 

When Jesus was one Earth, most particularly on getting to his death, he spoke to his disciples about certain commandments which were endorsed by God. 

 

 

John 14:15 

"If you love me, keep my commandments."

 

 

 

John 14:21 

"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."

 

 

 

John 15:10 

"If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love."

 

 

 

Now, as one might ask, what exactly are these commandments? Could they be the Ten commandments given to Moses? Not at all. Let's look at what Jesus said also in John's account.

 

 


 

In Apostle John's Epistle, he explained what the commandments given to Jesus was

 


1 John 3:22 

"And whatever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight."


1 John 3:23 

"And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment."

 

 

 

Let's look at verses in another translation for better understanding


MSG

1 John 3:21-23

"And friends, once that's taken care of and we're no longer accusing or condemning ourselves, we're bold and free before God! We're able to stretch our hands out and receive what we asked for because we're doing what he said, doing what pleases him."

"Again, this is God's command: to believe in his personally named Son, Jesus Christ. He told us to love each other, in line with the original command."

"As we keep his commands, we live deeply and surely in him, and he lives in us. And this is how we experience his deep and abiding presence in us: by the Spirit he gave us."

 

 

God's command, as said by Jesus, is to believe or to put our Faith in the name of Jesus.

 

 

Now let's look at verse 21

 

1 John 3:22 

"And whatever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight."


 

 

It says we ask and receive because "WE KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS". How?


 

We have kept his commandments by believing in the name of Jesus. 

 

 

Romans 10:9 

"That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.".


 

The moment you believe in Jesus Christ, you are saved. From what?

 

 

John 3:15 

"That whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life."

 

 

In Christ, we are saved from perishing (Hell) and have received Eternal Life (Heaven).

 

 

So as Believers, we have fulfilled the commandments of God!

 

 

 

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