22/02/2026
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
(John 14:15, NASB)
Because Jesus loves the Father, he is obedient to what God directs him to say and do (John 12:49). If we love him, we will obey him, too.
Love for Christ is inseparable from obedience (Lk 6:46; 1Jn 5:2, 3)
• Jesus is framing love as allegiance. The challenge for the believer is to prioritize Christ’s standards over their own desires, even when they don’t "feel" particularly pious.
• It’s not "obey me so that I will love you," but rather "because you love me, you will naturally want to obey." It challenges Christians to move past a Saving faith into an active, transformative lifestyle.