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?