For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
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… Notice the connection. For this is the love of God that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome for whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the son of God? So whoever believes that Jesus Christ is born of God is born again. That's the first step. You're born again. Now, how do you know if you're born again? The second question is, do you love God? Do you love God? Okay, now here comes the tougher question. Do you love others? Not so confident, huh? Yes, I love God. Do you love others? Well, that's the hard part. Growing up in our bathroom, my dad had a little sign of Linus. He said, I love mankind. It's people I can't stand. So how do you know if you really love God? Well, do you keep his commandments? He says his commandments are not burdensome. …
… Yeah. Jesus is not another weight in your vest. 1 John 5.3, look at this. It says, We know we love God because we keep his commands, and his commands are not burdensome. Listen to this. God's way is meant to make you lighter. He says, Take my yoke upon you, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light. okay so Amy put those weights down right here and let's take this vest off because as long as we have this vest on I hope because I know it's heavy we cannot take up the yoke that Jesus offers so okay this is not the yoke that Jesus is talking about This is Jesus came to save us, not to weigh us down. No matter what is weighing you down, no matter what feels like it is about to take you under, I want you to know that God has got you. his yoke, he says. His yoke is easy. Some scholars suggest that word means it's well-fitting. His yoke is easy. …
… when we love God and keep his commandments for this is the love of God that we keep his commandments and his commandments are not burdensome for whatever is born of God overcomes the world and this is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world? But he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. If you're thankful for God's words, say amen today. Title of my message, What Difference Does It Make? What Difference Does It Make? This is a question that we can ask a lot of different ways. We can ask this question. We usually turn to it in sarcasm, by the way. We can ask this question when we are trying to highlight the inadequacy of a gesture. For example, you missed your flight, and now you're not going to make it to your son's wedding. And the airline says, we're so sorry. Here's a $5 voucher that can be used only at a hot dog restaurant, and it's 9 o'clock in the morning. …