This is his commandment

Bible Reading: 1 John 3

1 John 3:23 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.

Here John sums up the commandments of Christ for us very simply. If we are to be obedient to the Lord, we must understand these two things. First, we must believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ. This is salvation and the beginning of a life that is pleasing to God. It is commanded!

Acts 16:30-31 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Acts 17:30-31 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Mark 1:14-15 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

You must believe on Jesus to be pleasing to God. You must also love one another. This too is commanded by Jesus.

John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

When you love God, you will believe in Jesus as he says. When you love one another, you fulfill any law that there every could be from God!

Galatians 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Faith and love are the commands that we must obey.

In Christ,
Rody