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Written by Cody from the blog on 05 Mar 2009
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Love is the Greatest commandment 



As Christians we may wonder what is it that we are expected to do, what rules should we follow and what is required of us to do to remain his children.

Remember as a person there is nothing you need to do to be a Christian refer to
this article if you are not clear of this.

We all know that all houses have their own rules and employees have policies and guidelines to prescribe what can and cannot be done in its premises, if you don’t abide by these rules then you risk being disowned or fired.

What does God require/ expect from us then as Christians? 



If you read Exodus 20 you will get the Ten Commandments that God wants us to live by, and even common law principles are adapted from the Ten Commandments and that is reason when you murder any person you will end up in jail.

But the chapter has 26 verses for Gods sake is there a way that I can remember the most important one and hold on to it for dear life? Yes there is;

Matthew 22:37 has the answer for you ls "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. "

Secondly: "ls Love your neighbour as yourself. "

The bible teaches us to love and tells us that we love because God first loved us 1 John 4:19.

What does it mean to love?? 



When you have wronged your lover you apologise and try by all means to show them that you are sorry. Your partner will reciprocate by forgiving you, that fellow bloggers is love. It doesn’t judge or condemn but it forgives and gives.

But Christian love does not amount to just loving people that love you and hating your enemies, it means that you should love your enemies, do good to your haters bless your cursers and pray for those that mistreat you, Just like mjj does, so basically mjj loves us LOL!!!!!! Love treats everyone the same way you would treat your loved ones. If you only love those that love you don’t expect any credit from God because even sinners do that. Luke 6:32

When you love, you will not murder,steal, covet or commit adultery. Love is the fulfilment of the law Romans 13:10. Therefore when you love you will abide by the Ten Commandments,and you will have fulfilled Gods law. All you need to do is to LOVE.

What are the characteristics of love?

Love is sincere
Love hates what is evil
Love is patient
Love is kind
Love does not envy
Love does not boast
Love is not proud
Love does not dishonour others
Love is not self seeking
Love is not easily angered
Love does not keep record of wrongs
Love does not delight in evil
Love rejoices with the truth
Love always protects
Love always trusts hopes and perseveres

I came across this wonderful chain email that says, we need to measure ourselves by replacing the word Love with our own names in reference with the above 15 characteristics, and check whether it applies to us. When you do not get a 100 nurture, the ones that you have AND work on achieving the rest. 

So my fellow brothers and sisters, what do you think God expects from us? What can we do to please God?


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Cody
05 Mar 2009 14:13

I'll be right back. sorry for uploading it so late im a bit busy today. but will be free around 3. Enjoy bo mzakes!!!

Toxic
05 Mar 2009 14:18

If you only love those that love you don’t expect any credit from God because even sinners do that

when i look at it this way, it makes perfect sense. So enlightening.

myname
05 Mar 2009 14:21

what do you think God expects from us? To love, care, give, just these positive things i guess

What can we do to please God? I think we should trust him coz he's always there when u feel lonely, loveless, broke, u name it. He loves us with those packages. Poor, ugly, fat etc......He is everything an individual need.

blueroze
05 Mar 2009 14:41

what do you think God expects from us? to acknowledge that He is God. to believe that He exist to accept Christ as a savior and to be like Christ(a christian)
and i believe all of these we can achieve when we take time to fellowship, read the word, pray and seek his face.

What can we do to please God? 
obey His laws, difficult as it is because we cannot see Him visibly but we must always listen to Holy Spirit who is always with us. I always call him Segakolodi- (because he is my personal advisor) and all occasions i listened to him, i never regretted my decisions.

God gave us a new commandmend in the new testament--to love one another as He loved us. we can start there to please Him. loving the next person is a step closer to expierencing God.


witnessing is also one of the ways i believe we can please God with, because he word says that we should go and witness to the world


leading a righteous life

i think ultimately it is to be like Christ that please HIm




TheLady
05 Mar 2009 14:49

"we need to measure ourselves by replacing the word Love with our own names in reference with the above 15 characteristics"

ooowiii-someone pray for me.

mjj
05 Mar 2009 14:56

Yes yes.....I love everyone.......and I pray for everyone including

lorrelai
05 Mar 2009 14:59

What can we do to please God?
I think we should have faith in Him no matter what circumsntances. It  is  also true about love being the greatest commandment, because when we do things with love, it's unlikely that we'll mess up. If you love someone/thing, you won't harm it. Things such as respect, loyalty, etc come naturally when we love.

Shuga babe
05 Mar 2009 15:04

What can we do to please God?
Appreciate and thank  every single thing he's doing 4 us, wheather Big or Small Good or Bed. always trusth in him and give him his Glory.
Prays the Lord, God is!!

nice
05 Mar 2009 15:10

People I struggle with patience and forgiveness but I will keep on trying until the day I stop breathing.

Some people just know how to rub one the wrong way, and they are difficult to ignore when you have to associate with them, guess I will have to pray harder for them. Pheww!

what do you think God expects from us?
To love one another just like he did, and love nothing more than him.

 What can we do to please God? 
 be perfect just like he is and not conform to the pattern of this world.

Cande
05 Mar 2009 15:19

including who MJJ?

awelani
05 Mar 2009 15:26

What are the characteristics of love?
-Love does not judge :)

sjura
05 Mar 2009 15:32

Dear Cell Members

This note serves to notify my cell group members that I wont be able to attend the cell group meeting today. I am hectically busy.The Almighty knows and understands my problem, i have just prayed and told him my problem.

Please accept my apology letter. May God the Almighty be with you all.

Yours Sincerely
 Sjura

sjura
05 Mar 2009 15:32

my = the

Zah000
05 Mar 2009 15:33

what do you think God expects from us? To care for and love one another, with the same love that He loved us with when He gave His Son for us. Also to not judge each other for He is the only one that's worth judging. Praise Him and be grateful to Him for being a faithful and merciful God.

Cody
05 Mar 2009 16:07

we need to measure ourselves by replacing the word Love with our own names in reference with the above 15 characteristics, and check whether it applies to us. When you do not get a 100 nurture, the ones that you have AND work on achieving the rest. 

Okay let me try and replace it with my name nice..............................kushokuthi i will have to work on the ones i bolded shuu i still have a long way to go!

Cody is sincere
Cody hates what is evil 
Cody  is patient
Cody is kind
Cody does not envy
Cody does not boast 
Cody  is not proud 
Cody  does not dishonour others
Cody is not self seeking 
Cody  is not easily angered 
Cody  does not keep record of wrongs (oh yes i do)
Cody  does not delight in evil
Cody rejoices with the truth 
Cody  always protects
Cody always trusts hopes and perseveres 

I must it is very difficult for me to outlive the ones in bold, especially me keeping record of wrongs. I am bad, but will try to work on them.

Lela
05 Mar 2009 16:50

Without FAITH itn is impossible to please God!

mjj
05 Mar 2009 17:21

Helen Zille.....lol

Best-Achiever
05 Mar 2009 17:28

Thanks Cody and Nice.

What you said hereis very true, the great command is love.

But Christian love does not amount to just loving people that love you and hating your enemies, it means that you should love your enemies

tjo Nice .... this bring back bad memories to me i remember the last time when i nearly died because of some bewitching (boloi), a person who did it confesed, came to my mother and admitted everything, no one pressured her. they are very close relatives and i was very very closed to the daughter, she was my best friend, we talked almost every day, often times more than once, when this thing happened, and they confessed, i just could help it,  i dint want anything to do with them ... deleted all the contacts with them and alles. one day my mother sat me down and asked me ... why am i hurting myself like this, why cant i just be thankful that God saved me and they also confessed ..dont i think that was hard enough for them ... tjo to cut a long story short, i told my mom that i cant do it, i cant forgive them (and yes i was saved). During those times i couldnt go to our other home(which is closer to where they are and where we mostly spend Xmas) i stayed in other home ALONE during festive, i remember that during thoose days when everyone packed and left to go to another home, i felt like they were batraying me, i spent two xmas alone (yep two years went by and i could find it in me to forgive them!) i prayed and did everything i could to let it go but i jut couldnt pretend .... one day my mother told me that it is pity that those ppl who did what they did are busy enjoying life and im punishing my self with anger and hence im giving the devil the satisfaction, the lesson of "he who angers you, controls you" came in every conversation i had with my mother ... one thing that she always said though was : she is praying that i dont die without forgiving them.

One day, when i wa in church and pastor ministered to me with this verse ...  i was on tears the whole time .. the only thing i could see while he was preaching were those people ... he said that the devil rob us of our happiness with anger and it was very true in my case... im very glad that, that very same day i was able to pick a phone asked their number from mom and called and told them that i have forgiven them from everythig that happened.

The fact that i was saved but wasnt able to forgive was eating me up but i couldnt pretend and im so thankful that i was able to forgive before it was late

Best-Achiever
05 Mar 2009 17:32

closed = close ... eish lemme just excuse my spelling and gramma

Best-Achiever
05 Mar 2009 18:02

coming back to your questions
what do you think God expects from us? 

I believe he expect us to

1. To Know Him and accept Him as our Lord and Savior
- It will be difficult for us to know Him without the knowledge of His word and what  He want from us, His will,   in ephesians 5:17 says So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. and Hosea 4:6 says "people are destroyed from lack of knowledge" so he expect us to do what he says in John 8:31 "If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free "

2. To Grow in Him and in His Word
 - the only way we will be able to resist and fight the devil will only be when we know the Word of God and the promises that God made to us.
Ephisians 6:13 says "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. " ... the only way jesus defeated Satan when he tested Him during His fast was through the word of God.

3. To have a Good and Clean Heart.
- Our God loves cleaness, so we must present ourselved holy to Him as He is holy, that is why it is so important to forgive.
1Peter1:15 says "But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy"

4.  To show wherever we are that we are His children not by only words but also by our actions
-God wants us to bear fruit John 15:2 says"He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. "
- God wants us to show Jesus in our life Mat.thew 5:16 says "In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven"


To Go and Find His lost sheep.
- before Jesus ascended to heaven He said "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation"

There are so many scriptures that we can quote concernig what God expect from us but i'll stop here

What can we do to please God?

Cande
05 Mar 2009 18:05

haaibo MJJ, LOL!!!

I have less characteristics of love. i am impatient, sometimes evil ooh Lawd let me not continue.

amen sistas, thanx for the home cell

Best-Achiever
05 Mar 2009 18:14

dunno what happened there because i was still responding to the second question.
What can we do to please God?

1.Faith
-The Bible says Without Faith it is impossible to please God
- i believe that by being totally dependend to Him it pleases Him.

2. Praise and Worship Him and Him alone
- he saus in His word ... You shall worship no other God but Me.
- Daving was always praising and worshiping God and God referred to David as "The man after my heart" so i believe that Praise and worship real pleases God.

3. Obidience
- If we obey His word and do as it says, i believe that He get pleased, The words says"Faith without action is dead" so having Faith in His word and doing what His word says please Him.

4. Grafefulness.
- The Bible tells us that we must Give thanks to God for His mercy endurets forever and 1 thesallonians 5:16 says we must rejoice always and rejoicing is the symboll of being greatful

Best-Achiever
05 Mar 2009 18:19

excuse my spelling errors ... i dont have corage to go correct it

Sdakamiswa
05 Mar 2009 18:27

Miss Nice the poem on the characteristics of love is in I CORINTHIANS 13:4-7 in the bible, inspiring stuff, Amen........

Sdakamiswa
05 Mar 2009 18:30

oops sorry I CORINTHIANS 13:4-7 heres the link again

Molilo
05 Mar 2009 18:42

God has been good to me ever since I opened myself to him fully last year, I would sometimes doubt him but now I appreciate everything he has done to me. 
I have been good to other people and I beleive that is why everything is turning out the way it is.
I was frustrated at my new job, I asked him to provide another position for me, he just did.
 I am going back to my old company, better position and the position that I have been dreaming for all my life.

Best-Achiever
05 Mar 2009 18:52

Congratulations Molilo and Praises be unto Him who is faithful to His promises

Vida
05 Mar 2009 20:53

When you do not get a 100 nurture, the ones that you have AND work on achieving the rest. 
I am a work in process....

Nice one Best-Achiever

Firstdvd
05 Mar 2009 22:32

Great stuff guys~I'm loving it. @MOLILO~Congrats!

Vida
05 Mar 2009 23:20

Meant= progress

nice
06 Mar 2009 08:44

@ BA excuse my spelling errors ... i dont have corage to go correct it

and you still go and make more, ROFL. But one thing that is revealed to me through your testimony is that it takes time for a person to heal the wounds of betrayal and be able to forgive, it is not something that happens overnight. It is a process of dealing with emotions and anger and then letting go of that, and when you eventually rid yourself of the anger you feel towards the person you are able to forgive. I must say though, that it becomes a bit of a challenge to trust the person once again, but with time you let your guard down and are able to trust them again.

the poem on the characteristics of love , Sdakamiswa I did not realise that we turned the characteristics into a poem and thank you for the link, it will provide a reminder for others where to find the scripture.

Congra Molilo, and show them what you are made of :-) and remeber the first fruits!!

amen sistas, thanx for the home cell, nami ngisho njalo futhi

Phikza
06 Mar 2009 08:57

Nice 1 Nice..lol..Thanks, Cody!

what do you think God expects from us?
For me I think He expects us to be Holy as He is Holy. He also expects Faithfulness and Obedience.

What can we do to please God?
The Bible says in 1 Cor. 5:9-10<<<So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. 
And in 1 Thes. 4:1-5, Hebrews 13:21<<<equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever.

Congrats Molilo..

belz
06 Mar 2009 09:09

we need to measure ourselves by replacing the word Love with our own names in reference with the above 15 characteristics>>> I like it!! But doing it has shown me just how much work i need to do on myself. Sure bomzakes, qhubekani ngomsebenzi omuhle kangaka, Gaad Bless y'all.

Dimago
06 Mar 2009 09:36

Lovely blog and ispiring responses...Amen bo mzakes!!!

babetm
06 Mar 2009 09:45

@ molilo, God loves u  and please when HE has led you to greener pastures dontt forget tithes and offering lovey.

billyb
06 Mar 2009 10:08

GOD loves us because of who GOD is not because of anything we do or didn't do.That in itself is a mirale. GOD bless you all

Molilo
06 Mar 2009 10:16

Thanx peeps will not forget that babetm

Cody
06 Mar 2009 10:23

Sho guys ya the holy spirit is working in this place, i was so dissapointed when i saw a few people participating as i did not send private msg to notify all members but the article came to live nonetheless. Ya it is true that greater is he that lives within us than he that is in the world.1John 4:4!

What a wonderful, refreshing service this was! i feel so blessed! infact i am so wowed!!! BA what a wonderful testimony!! that shows that even if you are saved you still need the guidence it doesnt mean that you are perfect, although we know what is expected of us, we let our emotions cloud our good judgement making it hard for us to do the right thing, and still need to call upon "HIM" for guidance to do the right thing. I must say your mother had wise words there, it is really useless to hold a grudge against someone who has done you wrong.

John 15:2 says"He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. " 

I must say when the pruning is being done, the pruning becomes so unpleasant, it is very difficult understand what is happening at that point and time, i am talking about your relationships that failed, your friends that betrayed you, finding yourself loosing someone very close to your heart, now that is very painful but as christians we need to understand that, God doesn't make a mistake and we should always look at the positive side to the problem, afterall, under every cloud there is a silver lining, we should just learn to endure the pain and let him do the pruning until you are able to bear fruit that is pleasing to his eyes, just hope that everything works together for good , that boyfriend that you lost, it was for you own good, that friend that suddenly drifted away from you, it was for your own good, HE is pruning us to make us better people, it is amazing that once the bad is cut away, the other relationships began to flourish better than ever! (for example my relationship with God has been taken to another level!) The pain is gone and now I am really looking forward to what is next. I say that because this isn’t my first time being pruned and I know I am about to pass a milestone in my life and lately im beggining to like that. Thank you Lord for my problems!!




Cody
06 Mar 2009 10:54

Oh Molilo you have taken my breath away. Oh yes the lord is good, all the time.

babetm
06 Mar 2009 11:05

What do you think God expect from us?
To obey him, worship HIM and live according to HIS

what can we do to please God?

babetm
06 Mar 2009 11:18

What do you think God expect from us?
To obey him, worship HIM and live according to HIS  word

what can we do to please God? 
follow JESUS's footsteps

@ BA- AMEN wonderfull words, i coud not say it better.

Kakapana
06 Mar 2009 11:40

great article, well researched and it has just lifted my spirit, i so needed to hear this!!!!

its amazing how we fail to thank and give praises to the almighty when he provides for us, but the moment we are faced with difficulties, we are so quick to call out his name. 

so i would just like to thank him for blessing me with a family that loves me unconditionally, for a great job, for being the unique being that i am, and for saving and protecting me from all  worldy diseases and other infuances

makgotso
06 Mar 2009 12:16

Firstly I would like to apoligise ngokungabi active to the cell group eishh exams zimi ngenhla. Back to the subject matter of love

Love your neighbour as you love yourself: This verse teaches me that my neighbour is not the person that lives next door but everyone which means even if a person has done something bad or hurt me I should retaliate by loving that person as the bible says "Uthando lusibekela inqwaba yezono". Imagine if God didn't love us, ngabe izono zethu ziyinqwaba.

what do you think God expects from us?  He expects us to be saved as the bible puts ''ufuna bonke abantu bafinyelele ekulazini iqiniso'' Jesus is the truth, the way and the life. He expects us to be holy for He is Holy.

what can we do to please God? To have faith in God, in Hebrews the bible says it is impossible to please God without FAITH.  Be obedient to His Word and align our lives with His Will.

Best-Achiever
09 Mar 2009 08:44

@ BA excuse my spelling errors ... i dont have corage to go correct it

and you still go and make more, ROFL


LOL @nice ... 

I must say when the pruning is being done, the pruning becomes so unpleasant, it is very difficult understand what is happening at that point and time,  HE is pruning us to make us better people, it is amazing that once the bad is cut away, the other relationships began to flourish better than ever!Thank you Lord for my problems!! 


Very True Cody, very true ... As hurting as pruning is But it is for our own Good indeed >>.very TRue Codzzzzzzz.
This reminds me of something i lread and liked very much, now i just refer to it when the pruning process is being done in my life, it ays:

"People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do. 

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on. 

When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season. 

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (anyway); and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
"

AkaS
20 Mar 2009 13:47

what do you think God expects from us: To trust Him to matter what 

Ps46:10 Be still and know that I'm God. This says it all because  I'll never leave you nor forsake you Heb 13:5
God wants us everyday to increase trust in Him

What can we do to please God? 
Heb 11: 6 Without faith it's impossible to please Him.  As it continues in the same book that faith is the substance of the things hope for but unseen.  So if you believe or have faith in God that He'll do it irrespective of whatever circumstances that you'll please Him.  Everything comes from Him and by Him the thing is most of the time we don't know when and makes it difficult for ppl to hold on and He's not pleased by that.   You cango to church, pray too much, give too much but if you dn't have faith in Him then......

 Luke 1:37 Nothing is impossible with God.  If u understand this more everyday then God get easily pleased by you.  Like now the country/whole world is talking going down of the economy and ppl losing lot of jobs.  But if an individual can say to him/herself despite all I've heard which message will I believe and say God's. And even tell Him that I know you God that you speacialise in impossibilities then nothing is gonna happen to me. Then He's pleased that you're not bing shaken by circumstances.

Proverb 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding - This means God has given you knowledge/wisdom but he's not expecting u to lean on that but to Him.  Know that it's all by Him not by your effort.  Solomon was a very wise man but he knew that what he has its not by his wisdom but by God's Grace

He's pleased when we stand as according to His Word not as what we see and what other people say

zozoe
01 Apr 2009 13:52

@If you only love those that love you don’t expect any credit from God because even sinners do that. Luke 6:32,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yahah Amen 

what do you think God expects from us? 
He expect us to be his children and be ourselves and not pretend to be strong when we are weak, He expect us to be broken and not be perfect coz He knows us better than we know ourselves Psalms139

what can we do to please God?
The only way we can please God is our FAITH to Him Hebrews11:6, love one another coz 1John4;20 saysIF SOMEONE SAYS " I LOVE THE LORD BUT HATES A CHRISTIAN BROTHER OR SISTER THAT PERSON IS A LIAR FOR IF WE DON'T LOVE PEOPLE WE CAN SEE, HOW CAN WE LOVE GOD, WHOM WE CANNOT SEE?

i dont know if i am intruding but i can help myself but reply to this blogs so i wud love to be a member here

this is really spirit lifting i am blessed i think i already have atestimony on this, it really revived my spirit God bless you all and grant you the desires of your heart Psalm37:4

Toxic
01 Apr 2009 14:01

Matthew 22:37 has the answer for you ls "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. " 

This here is the key to FAITH. It is sometimes difficult to believe or have faith that God will see us through but if we love Him with all our heart, soul and mind then surely it would be easy to have faith that He will keep his promises and see us through.









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