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NASB | John 14:21 "He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 14:21 "The person who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me; and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him [I will make Myself real to him]." |
Bible Question:
Doc, what does Jesus mean by "My commandments?" I hear this passage preached on, but the message usually consists of, "you need to obey God..." without saying what that means. If we love Jesus, and want to obey Him, then what did HE mean by this statement? What did a 1st century Rabbi, whoes "Bible" was only the Tanak (Old Testement) mean when he said to obey His commandments? MJH |
Bible Answer: '"My commandments" are not only Jesus' ethical commandments in context (vv. 23,24), but the entire revelation from the Father (see John 3:31,32; 12:47-49; 17:6).' (MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997) 'keep my commandments:' 'these [commands] are peculiarly "his" (Christ's), as distinct from, though NOT in opposition to, or TO THE EXCLUSION OF, HIS FATHER'S COMMANDS; such as 'the new commandment of loving one another, and the ordinances of baptism, and the Lord's supper, which are to be observed and kept as Christ has ordered them, constantly, in faith, and with a view to his glory.' (Emphasis added.) ____________________ Gill, John. "Commentary on John 14:15". "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". (http://studylight.org/com/geb/) |