Fulfilling The Law
Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Romans 13:9
The key to obeying the law of God is love. When we love others, we will automatically obey the law. You won’t commit adultery if you love someone. That’s because love doesn’t defile others or steal purity. Only lust and selfishness do that. If you love someone, your love renders useless the command not to kill. I don’t need to be reminded not to kill people if I love them. When you love someone, you won’t steal from him either. Therefore you don’t need to be told not to steal. Nor will you covet what someone else has when you love him.
Love doesn’t replace the law; it fulfills the law. Through love, you can fulfill God’s love.
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 292). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
Lessons Learned: Christ came to fulfill the Law. His greatest commandments; to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself (Mat 22:37-39), summarize all of God's law. So the key to obeying God's law is love. We show love to God by honoring and pleasing Him. We do this by obeying His commands as given to us in scripture. We show love to our neighbors by serving them and ministering to their needs. If we are loving them, we will not commit adultery, we will not murder them, we will not steal from them, we will not covet what they possess (Rom 13:9). If we love our neighbor as ourselves, we are fulfilling God's law.
Applications: Focus on love. The Holy Spirit has filled your heart with God's love, so tap into that resource and demonstrate love back to others. Look for opportunities to serve and minister to those around you: resolve any conflicts you may have, give financially to someone in need, pray for our govenment leaders, pray for your enemies, write a letter to someone you care about, call an old friend you haven't spoken to for a while. These are just a few examples of how to express our love for others. Be like Christ and fulfill the Law by showing complete devotion to God, and by expressing love for others.
Prayer Subjects: Pray for a heart and mind focused on love. Pray for a more complete understanding of God's will as revealed in scripture, so that I would fully obey His commands, and that I would please Him and glorify Him. Pray that I would seek out opportunities to serve others throughout the day and to express love for them. Pray that I would humbly put their interests before my own (Eph 2:4).
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Romans 13:9
The key to obeying the law of God is love. When we love others, we will automatically obey the law. You won’t commit adultery if you love someone. That’s because love doesn’t defile others or steal purity. Only lust and selfishness do that. If you love someone, your love renders useless the command not to kill. I don’t need to be reminded not to kill people if I love them. When you love someone, you won’t steal from him either. Therefore you don’t need to be told not to steal. Nor will you covet what someone else has when you love him.
Love doesn’t replace the law; it fulfills the law. Through love, you can fulfill God’s love.
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 292). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
Lessons Learned: Christ came to fulfill the Law. His greatest commandments; to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself (Mat 22:37-39), summarize all of God's law. So the key to obeying God's law is love. We show love to God by honoring and pleasing Him. We do this by obeying His commands as given to us in scripture. We show love to our neighbors by serving them and ministering to their needs. If we are loving them, we will not commit adultery, we will not murder them, we will not steal from them, we will not covet what they possess (Rom 13:9). If we love our neighbor as ourselves, we are fulfilling God's law.
Applications: Focus on love. The Holy Spirit has filled your heart with God's love, so tap into that resource and demonstrate love back to others. Look for opportunities to serve and minister to those around you: resolve any conflicts you may have, give financially to someone in need, pray for our govenment leaders, pray for your enemies, write a letter to someone you care about, call an old friend you haven't spoken to for a while. These are just a few examples of how to express our love for others. Be like Christ and fulfill the Law by showing complete devotion to God, and by expressing love for others.
Prayer Subjects: Pray for a heart and mind focused on love. Pray for a more complete understanding of God's will as revealed in scripture, so that I would fully obey His commands, and that I would please Him and glorify Him. Pray that I would seek out opportunities to serve others throughout the day and to express love for them. Pray that I would humbly put their interests before my own (Eph 2:4).
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