STILL PREACHIN
Stanley Hamilton
"Ye are my friends "IF" ye do whatsoever I command you." (John 15:14)
(John 14:23) "......IF" a man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him and make our abode with him." (JOHN 14:15) "IF" ye love me keep my commandments" (JOHN 14:24)
Loving God and obeying Him CANNOT BE SEPERATED! All of our scriptures contain the little word "IF", which always means there is a condition attached.
To the Lord, our obedience is the ONLY real proof of our love. Saying we love Him, is nothing more than empty words, if not backed up by obedience. The Lord asked (Luke 6:46) "And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?) WITHOUT OBEDIENCE WE HAVE NO RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. In fact, the apostle John was very emphatic when he wrote.(1 John 2:4-5) "He that saith I know Him , and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him, But whoso keepeth His word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: Hereby KNOW WE that we are in Him. According to John 15:14, We are not even His friend "IF" we do not obey.
We SAY we know Him and love Him........... Let us prove it, continually!
