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(vi) God's Law Is Based On Love:

According to the words of Jesus, the law and prophets hang upon the two greatest commandments of loving both God and neighbor. If this is the foundation on how to love, why is it unfortunate that various Christians believe Christ came to eliminate the obligation to keep the law? In truth, the keeping of God's law both physically and spiritually demonstrates our love toward God and neighbor just as intended by its very design.

Matthew 7:12 - AFV

12.   "Therefore, everything that you would have men do to you, so also do to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets."

Matthew 22:36-40 - AFV

36.   "Master, which commandment is the great commandment in the Law?"
37.   And Jesus said to him, " 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
38.   This is the first and greatest commandment;
39.   And the second one is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
40.   On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."

John 14:15 - AFV

15.   "If you love Me, keep the commandments -- namely, My commandments"

John 14:21 - AFV

21.   "The one who has My commandments and is keeping them, that is the one who loves Me; and the one who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will manifest Myself to him."

I John 2:3-6 - AFV

3.   And by this standard we know that we know Him: if we keep His commandments.
4.   The one who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5.   On the other hand, if anyone is keeping His Word, truly in this one the love of God is being perfected. By this means we know that we are in Him.
6.   Anyone who claims to dwell in Him is obligating himself also to walk even as He Himself walked.

I John 5:2-3 - AFV

2.   By this standard we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
3.   For this is the love of God: that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.

II John 1:6 - AFV

6.   And this is the love of God: that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, exactly as you heard from the beginning, that you might walk in it.

Romans 13:8-10 - AFV

8.   Do not be indebted to anyone for anything, unless it is to love one another. For the one who loves another has fulfilled the law
9.   Because it says, "You shall not commit adultery. You shall not commit murder. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness. You shall not lust." And if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, even by this standard: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
10.   Love does not do any wrong to its neighbor; therefore, love is the full expression of God's law.