love for god

John 14:21-24 ESV “Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?”...

Psalm 116:1-4 ESV I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish...

I have read Mathew 19:12 and am curious to know if anyone thinks that Jesus was referring to virgins abstaining from sex. He mentions those who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of Heaven. An eunuch could have had a sexual relationship in the past but has chosen to abstain from it...

I have never loved Jesus, or God. This is the truth. I am heartbroken. I have been lying to myself for my entire life. The only emotion that I have ever felt towards God and Jesus is fear of punishment, and a duty to obey. That is not love. I have been told that the only way I can truly...

Friday, July 14, 2017, 7:47 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “My Jesus, I Love Thee.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read several scriptures (in the ESV) on the subject of Love for God. Keep His Commandments (Jn. 14:15, 21, 23-24; 1 Jn. 5:2-3) “If you love me, you will keep...