The Law of Love and the Gospel of Suffering
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:02 pmHello Christianity Oasis, All...
Blessings!
Rev.12
[11] And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Phil.2
[5] Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
[6] Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
[7] But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
[8] And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Regardless of denomination or absence thereof, there are 2 characteristics that are found in a believer that are the hallmarks of their faith; the one being that they love the Lord their God and brethren with the same Love the Lord their God and the Lord Jesus Christ loved them, and the other being their willingness to die for their faith rather than be lost because of that lack of that same willingness. They have the sentence of death in themselves, having accounted themselves nailed to the Cross with their Savior. They have the same mind as the Apostle Paul, saying also of themselves,
(Gal.6) [14] But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
These men and women bear the fruit of their faith being indelibly linked to their God through His Spirit, where it can also be said of them, that they are (Pss.86) [15] full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. Indeed they bear the fruit of the Spirit which is in them, (Gal.5), love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, [23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. So now let us examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith or not as the Apostle Paul admonishes us in 2Cor.13 verse 5.
Blessings!
Love, In Christ Jesus, Saint701.
References:
Luke.21
[25] And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Mark.12
[30] And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
[31] And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
John.13
[34] A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John.15
[12] This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
[17] These things I command you, that ye love one another.
Rom.13
[8] Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
1Thes.4
[9] But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
1Pet.1
[22] Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
1John.3
[11] For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
[23] And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
1John.4
[7] Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
[11] Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
[12] No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
2John.1
[5] And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
1John.5
[1] Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
[2] By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
[3] For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Eph.3
[17] That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
[18] May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
[19] And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
John.15
[13] Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Luke.12
[4] And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
John.15
[15] Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Rom.12
[1] I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Matt.24
[13] But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
[14] And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Rev.6
[11] And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Rev.11
[7] And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
John.14
[6] Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Matt.10
[37] He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
[38] And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
1Pet.4
[13] But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
Rom.8
[17] And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Blessings!
Rev.12
[11] And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Phil.2
[5] Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
[6] Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
[7] But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
[8] And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Regardless of denomination or absence thereof, there are 2 characteristics that are found in a believer that are the hallmarks of their faith; the one being that they love the Lord their God and brethren with the same Love the Lord their God and the Lord Jesus Christ loved them, and the other being their willingness to die for their faith rather than be lost because of that lack of that same willingness. They have the sentence of death in themselves, having accounted themselves nailed to the Cross with their Savior. They have the same mind as the Apostle Paul, saying also of themselves,
(Gal.6) [14] But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
These men and women bear the fruit of their faith being indelibly linked to their God through His Spirit, where it can also be said of them, that they are (Pss.86) [15] full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. Indeed they bear the fruit of the Spirit which is in them, (Gal.5), love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, [23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. So now let us examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith or not as the Apostle Paul admonishes us in 2Cor.13 verse 5.
Blessings!
Love, In Christ Jesus, Saint701.
References:
Luke.21
[25] And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Mark.12
[30] And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
[31] And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
John.13
[34] A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John.15
[12] This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
[17] These things I command you, that ye love one another.
Rom.13
[8] Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
1Thes.4
[9] But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
1Pet.1
[22] Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
1John.3
[11] For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
[23] And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
1John.4
[7] Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
[11] Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
[12] No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
2John.1
[5] And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
1John.5
[1] Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
[2] By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
[3] For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Eph.3
[17] That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
[18] May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
[19] And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
John.15
[13] Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Luke.12
[4] And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
John.15
[15] Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Rom.12
[1] I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Matt.24
[13] But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
[14] And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Rev.6
[11] And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Rev.11
[7] And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
John.14
[6] Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Matt.10
[37] He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
[38] And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
1Pet.4
[13] But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
Rom.8
[17] And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.