That we should love God supremely and love our neighbor as ourselves is certainly not in dispute. However, the question is, how do we
show this love to God and to our neighbor?
Writes the apostle John, 'By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and
keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we
keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome' (1 John 5:2, 3, emphasis added).
Thus, if we profess love for God but refuse to obey Him, we're not really being truthful according to Scripture.
Consider a dad with two sons. The first son comes to him and says, 'Dad, I love ...
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