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For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.
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Love Is Proven by Action
Commentators unanimously stress that love for God is not merely an emotion or a declaration. John defines it practically: 'that we keep his commandments.' Scholars like Spurgeon and the Expositor's Bible Commentary explain that a holy life of willing obedience is the ultimate and most reliable evidence of genuine love for God, moving beyond words to tangible action.
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1 John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. This constitutes true love; this furnishes the evidence of it. And his command…
This (αυτη)
--that (ινα). Explanatory use of ινα with αυτη, as in Joh 17:3, to show what "the love of God"…
19th Century
Anglican
FAITH THE TEST OF LOVE (1 John 5:1–12)
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Baptist
And his commandments are not grievous.
To his people, they are charming; not grievous. They delight themselves in the law of God; a…
The connection between love for God and obedience is meant to protect us against thinking of love for God as “emotional feelings” about God. Agape …
16th Century
Protestant
His commandments are not grievous. This has been added so that difficulties, as is usually the case, do not dampen or lessen our zeal. For…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments , &c.] Keeping of the commandments of God is an evidence …
True love for the people of God may be distinguished from natural kindness or party attachments by its union with the love of God and obedience to …
