BIBLE COMMENTARY/John 14: 23

JOHN 14: 23 – Jesus answered and said to him: If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

– All Christians love Jesus, but He had established a standard so we could measure our love for Him. According to His standard, a Christian who loves Him must remember His teachings and apply them to their everyday life (James 1: 22). If a Christians said they love Him while ignoring His teachings, that love is meaningless (Luke 6: 46).
– With this rule, Jesus let us know that the love we have for Him must be shown through deeds or actions (2John 1: 6). It cannot be shown through words only. If we truly love Him, we should remember all of His teachings and instructions in the Bible (2Timothy 3: 16-17) and live accordingly (1John 2: 6).
– Love has two parts. We say it, and we act on it. Acting on it is the hardest part, but Christians must do it to show our love for Him, so we can be rewarded by having God by our side on Earth and forvermore (2John 2: 17).

QUOTED VERSES:

LUKE 6: 46 – But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?

2TIMOTHY 3: 16-17 – All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

JAMES 1: 22 – But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

1JOHN 2: 6 – He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

1JOHN 2: 17 – And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

2JOHN 1: 6 – This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.