The verse " If ye love me, keep my commandments." John 14:15. . This verse is understood to enjoin him to willingly surrender life and fortune whenever the cause of God demands it, while it at the same time urges him to make God beloved by all his creatures through deeds of kindness, as Abraham did (Sifre, Deut. The Commandments of Jesus From the Four Gospels 1. Amazing and useful page but do you have a version that uses English translations of the Bible as I and others I know from England dont really use or understand archaic and I would love to recommend this to people. Even Peter, after receiving the Holy Spirit, still acted hypocritically and was rebuked by Paul. Its why Jesus was sent, its grace that covers you, not the law or your sins. Gabriel you are such a blessing and pray that your life will be and has been so very blessed in the way your words showed all of us the right approach and understanding of "following in Jesus's footsteps" and living a Godly life. Thank you for putting in the hard work to create this. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God . So what is the answer? Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. 4. Jesus Christ, Second Comforter. Until then, I would encourage all of us to "press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus" Philippians 3:14. He [Jesus] said to 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 greatest and first commandment. There have been things in my life that I was helpless to change, things that I knew were wrong and yet could not muster up enough strength in myself to change the things and by focusing on trying to change the things instead of getting free from them I was probably just getting further wrapped up in them. Therefore the cross had to deal with more then just the sinful things I have done it also had to deal with me and my arrogant self that thought I could do so much for God in my own strength. For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, he that curseth father or mother, let him die the death (Matthew 15:4). As we keep God's Word before our face by meditating upon it, His Word like water washes us and cleanses us and renews our mind. Mt. In the parable of the sower, when seed was sown on different types of soil, the fruit was choked out and was not produced because the soil had weeds which Jesus defined as "the worries of this world, the deceitfulness of riches and the desire for other things." I think of the apostle Paul and his Spirit-inspired writing in Romans 7 where he talks of the struggle he obviously had between his flesh and his desire to do good and says in verse 24, "O wretched man that I am". (Philippians 2:13) It is not you that work in you to will and to do of His good pleasure but rather it is God that works in you. Let me close with this verse that has been a huge encouragement to me. I found this page while having my morning scripture reading and meditation. Allowed HTML tags: