And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God. Love shows the true character of a man, according to the object which he loves more than anything else: for as is the love, so is the man. According to his love, so might you confidently designate the man. If he is a lover of honor, he is an ambitious man; a lover of pleasure, a sensual man; and if he chiefly loves the world, he is a covetous man. If a man loves righteousness, he is a religious man; if the things above, a heavenly-minded man; and if he loves Christ with a pre-eminent love, he is a sincere man: "Rightly do they love you." 1:4. If Christ has our love, he has our all; and Christ never has what he deserves from us, till he has our love. True love withholds nothing from Christ, when it is sincerely set upon him. If we actually love him, he will have our time, and he will have our service, and he will have the use of all our resources, and gifts, and graces; indeed, then he shall have our possessions, freedom, and our very lives, whenever he calls for them. In the same way, when God loves any of us, he will withhold nothing from us that is good for us. He does not hold back his own only begotten Son, Rom.8:32. When Christ loves us, he gives us everything we need-- his merits to justify us, his Spirit to sanctify us, his grace to adorn us, and his glory to crown us. Therefore, when any of us love Christ sincerely, we lay everything down at his feet, and give up all to be at his command and service: "And they loved not their lives unto the death," Rev. 12:11. Question: "What is the love of Christ?" Answer: The phrase "love of Christ," as opposed to "love for Christ, refers to the love that he has toward mankind. His love can be briefly stated as his willingness to act in our best interest, especially in meeting our greatest need, even though it cost him everything and even though we were the least worthy of such love. Sometimes people may give their lives willingly for ones they deem as worthy—a friend, a relative, other "good" people—but Christ's love goes beyond that. Christ's love extends to those most unworthy of it. He willingly took the punishment of those who tortured Him, hated Him, rebelled against Him, and cared nothing about him, those who were most undeserving of his love. "...all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus...." Romans 3:20 "...for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God." Hebrews 7:19 "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven...." Matthew 5:17-18. 15 "If you love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. Jesus Christ die for our sins and come to save us from sin. Sin is the breaking of God law on this Easter weekend and every day denounce all sins be it stealing, lying, murder, blasphemy, adultery, homosexuality, pedophilia, idolatry, gambling, fornicating, abortion, all these acts which is sinful is in reality pleasing the devil. Any person or institution or government or countries that uphold the breaking of God law is all wrong. The act of legalizing sin is one of the most immoral acts. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift and the resurrection of Christ is eternal and everlasting life, which is the defeat of Satan and all sin. For the fear of God is to hate sin but the love of Christ is to live pleasing to Christ and walk in his way. God bless you. Those that endureth until the end shall be save. Happy Easter weekend.
