What is the test of how much we truly love Jesus? Some would say that because of our liberty in Christ we have total licence to do just about anything we want and everything will be grand. Since we are saved by grace and free from the law our behaviour doesn’t really matter.
Jesus set a whole different standard. When He was teaching He said that in Him our behaviour and attitude would reflect true holiness. No longer was it enough to not commit adultery, but even to think about adultery is an affront to God and a clear act of disobedience. It is no longer good enough to just not commit murder, but even to hate someone is disobedience. We are no longer bound by the Law, but now we prove our love by obeying Jesus. Love, give, serve, have a right heart, and so on are the things He wants us to do.
We can sing “O How I Love Jesus” but do our thoughts, words, and actions reflect a life of loving obedience to Him?
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