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In this way we know that we love the children of God when we love God and obey his commandments. For the love of God is this, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, for whoever is begotten by God conquers the world.

Note this does not say that one is saved by the keeping of the commandments,... Our relationship to them is far different than that of the nation of Israel . As John notes, to the saved the commandments are not "burdensome" ..we do not rely on our obedience to them to be saved ...if you read the opening post you would have seen this

You should hang them on your wall and you should measure your life by them, but in a very different way than when you were under them, because they have been kept for you.

91 posted on 04/12/2015 3:44:30 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: RnMomof7

Some came to Jesus and asked him “ what are the works of the father that the father would have us to do ? “ and Jesus told them, that the works of the father is to believe on the one whom the father has sent.

What are the commandments of the father and Jesus ?

To obey the gospel, the gospel message....
To obey the truth, for grace and truth came by Jesus Christ..
What is the truth of THE gospel ?

That God saved us by Jesus Christ by grace through faith... That there is God’s command


106 posted on 04/12/2015 4:14:03 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (BeThe Keystone Pipe like Project : build it already Congress)
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