According the the Apostle John, How do we show God we love Him? What does the heart matter?
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2007-12-22 15:39:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I need something paul wrote that has to do with how WE show love to god
2007-12-22 15:49:44 · update #1
Follow the ten commandments.
2007-12-22 15:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by JustMe. 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1 John 2:15-
Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of live, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
You can also check out the following regarding "heart":
who searches the hearts...Romans 8:27
tablets of human hearts.....2 Corinthians 3:3
not lose hear.......................Galatians 6:9
melody with your heart.......Ephesians 5:19
intentions of the heart.........Hebrews 4:12
2007-12-23 00:24:58 · answer #2 · answered by RT 66 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love your neighbors as thyself and follow the commandments. Love God with all your heart and live according to scriptures, not according to people. If you believe in Christ and follow his teachings you will be save. Try to find the passage in the Bible about love.
2007-12-22 23:53:06 · answer #3 · answered by dimitri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Follow 10 Commandments
Belive in Him
Pray to Him
2007-12-22 23:45:46 · answer #4 · answered by sports fan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heart is vital ...All love n true feelings are found from within. Within is more crucial than outside appearances. God wants a relationship with everyone. Read Bible,pray to him, ask him for your needs, mainly, to believe in him...
2007-12-22 23:46:35 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John!
“Gospel of the Kingdom of God”
MARK 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of The Kingdom of God
From the above Verse, it is clear that Christ, Jesus-The Son of Mary preached the Gospel of The Kingdom of God. This Gospel (The Good News) actually contained the Words of God because of course, it was the Gospel of The Kingdom of God which was preached ONLY by Jesus. There is not even anything as the Gospel of Jesus as noted by Mark 1:1. The words of the Gospel which Jesus (pbuh) preached, were not his words as he says:
JOHN 14:24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
Matthew and John were actually the disciples of Jesus (pbuh). But did they really write these Gospels by themselves. Do we have Gospels “BY” Matthew and John? From an account in the Gospel of Matthew, we can clearly see that this Gospel is not written by Matthew himself:
MATTHEW 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
If Matthew would have been the author of this Gospel, he surely would have written that “.. and he saith unto “ME”… and “I” arose and followed him.”
Luke and Mark were not even the disciples of Jesus. Luke was a physician and a companion of St Paul and Mark was an interpreter who probably worked with St Peter in Rome.
The Gospels also differ from each other a lot:
Was Joseph the Son of Jacob (MATTHEW 1:16) or was he the Son of Heli (LUKE 3:23)?
Why isn’t the ascension of Jesus (pbuh) to heaven mentioned in Matthew and John?
These Gospels which were written down 100 Years after Jesus (pbuh) ascension, circulated anonymously, no names were attached to them until almost 200 and the Christian theologians who came up with the idea of having a New Testament was condemned as heretic.
Do we have that True Gospel which Jesus Christ (pbuh) Preached in Hebrew or Aramaic?
Did Jesus (pbuh) asked Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to write these Gospels?
How can Christians rely on the accounts in these Gospels which are the basic Pillars of their Faith?
2007-12-22 23:56:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a start you can study the letter/Word HE wrote to you. And just
simply tell HE you love HIM.
2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2007-12-22 23:44:58 · answer #7 · answered by Theophilus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John,
There are several good answers. I have listed a few for your review. I believe that the last one is the best for your question. There are several others listed in the reference below also.
1 John 2:4-6 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
1 John 3:16-17 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
1 John 4:15-16 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Have a great Christmas.
Thanks,
Eds
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2007-12-22 23:55:12 · answer #8 · answered by Eds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To love our neighbor and to pray and love our enemies. God changes the heart if we let Him. By allowing Him to mold us and change us to be more like Him, we are showing Him that our love is great. He is love and wants to put His love in our hearts.
2007-12-22 23:45:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I John 3:16
"By this know we know love, because He was willing to lay down His life for us, we ought to be willing to lay down our lives for the brethren."
2007-12-22 23:45:19 · answer #10 · answered by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋