What does it mean to love God with all our heart, all our soul and all our mind? Jesus said the commandment to do this is the first and most important commandment.
Martin Luther said that the gospel is more about who we love than about what we do. It could also be said that being a Christ-follower is more about who we love than what we do. If we love God and love others, it will affect what we do and think and say. If we love God and others, as Jesus defines them in the greatest commandment, we can do as we please.
Much is said in the New Testament about loving God.
Jesus said the essential problem with the Pharisees included neglecting the love of God: "Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth...but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone."
Paul made a well-known promise to those who love God: "And we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him..."
The unimaginable glories of heaven are prepared for those who love God: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him."
James says that the crown of life is promised to those who love God: "Blessed is the man who preseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him."
I can't imagine anything more important for humans to reflect on than what it really means to love God.
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Indeed! Great post - and I would add to that what it really means that God loves us -... "to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge..."
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