Comments on: Love precedes obedience http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/love-precedes-obedience/ Passionately pursuing intimacy with God in Christ Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:05:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1-alpha-15359 By: Daniel C. Wilson http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/love-precedes-obedience/#comment-841 Daniel C. Wilson Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:55:53 +0000 http://desireforspiritualgrowth.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-841 Jonathan, thanks for commenting. What you said about the church redefining love reminds me of 1 John 2:3-4. It's interesting that John, of all the apostles, carefully recorded and emphasized the love/obedience connection drawn by Jesus (which connected back to the law). Jonathan, thanks for commenting. What you said about the church redefining love reminds me of 1 John 2:3-4.

It’s interesting that John, of all the apostles, carefully recorded and emphasized the love/obedience connection drawn by Jesus (which connected back to the law).

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/love-precedes-obedience/#comment-840 Jonathan Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:07:03 +0000 http://desireforspiritualgrowth.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-840 Great point. Love and obedience certainly go hand in hand. I've starting watching Mike Bickle's 12 part series on the first commandment, it's great stuff so far, only watched the first two videos but it gets me fired up. He makes a point that there are attempts even within the church to redefine love into something that has nothing to do with Jesus, and that loving God has nothing to do with obedience, and how wrong and dangerous that is. Because God requires we love Him on His terms, the way that He dictates. I've taken that to heart to the point of starting to memorize the ESV version of John 3:36, "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him." Great point. Love and obedience certainly go hand in hand. I’ve starting watching Mike Bickle’s 12 part series on the first commandment, it’s great stuff so far, only watched the first two videos but it gets me fired up.

He makes a point that there are attempts even within the church to redefine love into something that has nothing to do with Jesus, and that loving God has nothing to do with obedience, and how wrong and dangerous that is. Because God requires we love Him on His terms, the way that He dictates.

I’ve taken that to heart to the point of starting to memorize the ESV version of John 3:36, “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

]]> By: 5 Tough Quotes on Prayerless Christians- Desire Spiritual Growth http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/love-precedes-obedience/#comment-312 5 Tough Quotes on Prayerless Christians- Desire Spiritual Growth Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:42:30 +0000 http://desireforspiritualgrowth.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-312 [...] The Lord turns our hearts to love Him (2 Thes 3:5), and that is point #5 of what this blog is about: Love precedes obedience. [...] [...] The Lord turns our hearts to love Him (2 Thes 3:5), and that is point #5 of what this blog is about: Love precedes obedience. [...]

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