commands of Jesus

OUR OBEDIENCE IS MOST PLEASING TO GOD

April 29, 2024 by Eddie Leave a Comment

In the gospel for today from John 14, 21-26, Jesus teaches His disciples that the way to demonstrate their love for Him is to obey His teachings and commands. Verse 21 says: “Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me.” (NIV)

Other translations would put it this way: “The one who OBEYS me is the one who loves me. ” (TLB) “Those who really love me are the ones who not only know my commands but also OBEY them.” (ERV) “If you love me, you will DO WHAT I HAVE SAID.” (CEV) I think that’s clear, right?

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ALL THE COMMANDS OF JESUS

May 4, 2021 by Eddie 1 Comment

In an earlier article entitled LISTING DOWN ALL THAT JESUS COMMANDED, I wrote about my desire to have a list of all the commands of Jesus. This was in connection with what Jesus said in Matt 28: “teach them to obey everything I have commanded you.” So, I went back to all the four gospels and listed all the commands that Jesus gave to his disciples, and which in my mind, I thought He wanted all His disciples then, and now and forever, to follow.

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LISTING DOWN ALL THAT JESUS COMMANDED

May 3, 2021 by Eddie 1 Comment

The parting instruction of Jesus about making disciples captures in one sentence and four key words what is involved in the complex task of making disciples. First is to baptize them. And second, we see the four disciple-making key words: which are: “teach”, “obey”, “commands”, and “everything”.

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