Stop Keeping the Wrong Commandments
“If you love me, keep my commandments...One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”” (John 14:15, 21 WEB)
Some well-meaning believers point to the passage above and say, “Look, Jesus said we must keep the commandments,” thinking that He meant for Christians to obey the “Ten Commandments” of the Law.
This is a misunderstanding. Commandments are anything that God officially decrees for us to observe under a covenant.
Just as the Old Covenant of Law had Ten commandments engraved on two tablets of stone, Jesus also gave us two new commandments for the New Covenant of Grace—recorded in the gospel of John.
The first one is this, spoken by Jesus Himself:
“They said therefore to him, “What must we do, that we may work the works of God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”” (John 6:28-29 WEB)
The first commandment under Grace is to believe in Jesus Christ whom God the Father has sent as Messiah.
The second commandment under Grace is to love one another (fellow men) just as Jesus has loved us. Jesus also spoke this Himself:
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.” (John 13:34 WEB)
Then, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the apostle John summed up the two commandments under Grace for us very neatly in his letter:
“Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God; and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded. He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.” (1 John 3:21-24 WEB)
Therefore when Jesus asks us to keep His commandments, He’s not asking you to keep the ten commandments of the Law.
He’s asking you to walk in love. As you increasingly believe that Jesus loves you, you will be empowered to love your fellow men—especially your brothers and sisters in Christ.
When you put your faith in Jesus, you are keeping His commandment and are saved and loved as a child by God.
Your born-again spirit now permanently remains in Christ—there’s nothing you can do to add to it, or take from it. You cannot lose your salvation.
Additionally, when you love one another as Jesus has loved you, you are actively remaining in Him through your body and soul.
Therefore keeping the two commandments under Grace causes you to be fully abiding (body, soul and spirit) in Jesus the living Vine.
When you remain in Him so closely, you can’t help but become very fruitful, overflowing with His abundant life!
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I believe that as you see Jesus working miracles in the four gospels, unveiling God’s heart of love, goodness and mercy towards man, you will also receive faith to see miracles in every area of your life! You will also be able to walk in love with fellow men to a greater measure, restfully.
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