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THE "IF'S" OF LOVE 2

Text : John 15:10 

If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love.

God's love for the world was made manifest through Jesus Christ who is grace and truth. So, we can safely say that God's love is the manifestation of grace and truth. 

Therefore, God's unconditional love was made manifest to the world through the offering of His only begotten Son. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.(John 3:16). 

The scriptures also highlighted God's unconditional love in Romans 5:8 saying that  God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Many believers  simply stay on these and more scriptures to build up the doctrine of God's unconditional and extravagant love. Yes they are right! But to abruptly neglect the 'IF's' of the LOVE of God, while claiming all of God's love will certainly lead to erroneous teachings. 

God loves us, and he called us out of our sins,   but he does not wants us to remain in our sins and disobedience. You can't remain in disobedience and be praying for increase in Grace.

Jesus mentioned in several parts of the gospels how He earned the love of the Father. 

Therefore does my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.(John  10:17). The Father loves him because he laid down his life.

He also mentioned in John  15:10 that *If* ye keep his commandments, you shall abide in his love; even as he had kept his Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

It is clear here that this is not an unconditional love. It's a love bestowed when a believer has kept commandment. This is not the "for God so loved the world kind of love" This is the  conditional kind of Love.

John 16:27 also says, *"For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God."*  The Father himself loves you. Why? Because you have loved and believed Jesus that he came from God.

God has deeper level and realms of love, which heretic teachers of the word do not understand. While He's not a perfomancist, He is also a rewarder of diligent seekers (Hebrews 11:6).

While God's love for you may not be based on your performance, any one who has truly received His love will respond by loving Him back.

To respond to God's love, you must keep his commandments. 

Jesus said in John 14:15 remarked "If you love Me, keep My commandments.

Bible reading:

 John 14:15-24.

PRAYER FOCUS

Father LORD, I receive the grace to love you by keeping your commandments in Jesus name.

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