Many christians believe that God loves everyone, and love us unconditionally no matter we do but is this true? Can we keep sinning and walking in the flesh and God will still love us? Are there conditions to God's love for us? Is he a covenant God? How do we show God we love him?
According to the Bible, God is love (1 John 4:8) but God also punishes the sinner. We cannot continue to sin WILLFULLY and believe that God still loves us. God says "I love them that love me;" (Proverbs 8:17). So how do we show God we love him? "If ye love me, keep my commandments." (John 14:15). What commandments? Those same ten commandments that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai. These commandments are not without consequences. To sin is to break God's Law-"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is transgression of the law." (1 John 3:4). So according to the previous scriptures God only loves those who love him and we show we love him by keeping his commandments. Praise be to God, "In that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:6) There is no way we can be clean before God and that is why he came in the flesh to take our place and become sin on our behalf. (John 1:1,14; Hebrews 2:17, 2 Cor 5:21) So we are to trust Jesus, God in the flesh, as our savior and put our faith in the sacrifice that he made on the cross and in nothing that we do. However, "For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of truth, there remained no more sacrifice for sins." (Hebrews 10:26) If there is no sacrifice available for you, then God's wrath abides upon you because he hates sin and your sin is not removed. (John 3:36)
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burnt with fire and brimstone:which is the second death." (Revelation 21:8) God is not a one-sided God, he is infinitely loving God and infinitely just God. He will punish the sinner, He cannot lie (Titus 1:2) "...which God, that cannot lie..."
"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments(The same commandments God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai): for this is the whole day of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14). "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever liveth and maketh a lie." (Revelation 22:14-15) So we see, even in the last book in the bible you still have to keep the 10 commandments to get into the kingdom of God. We see that sinner who fails to repent will be burning in the lake of fire(the second death).
According to the Bible, God is love (1 John 4:8) but God also punishes the sinner. We cannot continue to sin WILLFULLY and believe that God still loves us. God says "I love them that love me;" (Proverbs 8:17). So how do we show God we love him? "If ye love me, keep my commandments." (John 14:15). What commandments? Those same ten commandments that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai. These commandments are not without consequences. To sin is to break God's Law-"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is transgression of the law." (1 John 3:4). So according to the previous scriptures God only loves those who love him and we show we love him by keeping his commandments. Praise be to God, "In that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:6) There is no way we can be clean before God and that is why he came in the flesh to take our place and become sin on our behalf. (John 1:1,14; Hebrews 2:17, 2 Cor 5:21) So we are to trust Jesus, God in the flesh, as our savior and put our faith in the sacrifice that he made on the cross and in nothing that we do. However, "For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of truth, there remained no more sacrifice for sins." (Hebrews 10:26) If there is no sacrifice available for you, then God's wrath abides upon you because he hates sin and your sin is not removed. (John 3:36)
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burnt with fire and brimstone:which is the second death." (Revelation 21:8) God is not a one-sided God, he is infinitely loving God and infinitely just God. He will punish the sinner, He cannot lie (Titus 1:2) "...which God, that cannot lie..."
"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments(The same commandments God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai): for this is the whole day of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14). "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever liveth and maketh a lie." (Revelation 22:14-15) So we see, even in the last book in the bible you still have to keep the 10 commandments to get into the kingdom of God. We see that sinner who fails to repent will be burning in the lake of fire(the second death).
