Follow the conduct of the Spirit, and you shall have the comfort of the Spirit. ![]() How could we truly say that we love God if we do not practice keeping his commandments 1,183. When Christ has given them precious promises, of the answer of their prayers and the coming of the Comforter, he lays down this as a limitation of the promises, "Provided you keep my commandments, from a principle of love to me." Christ will not be an advocate for any but those that will be ruled and advised by him as their counsel. John 14:15 says, if you love me, you will keep my commandments. When they were showing their love to Christ by their grieving to think of his departure, and the sorrow which filled their hearts upon the foresight of that, he bids them, if they would show their love to him, do it, not by these weak and feminine passions, but by their conscientious care to perform their trust, and by a universal obedience to his commands this is better than sacrifice, better than tears. In difficult times our care concerning the events of the day should be swallowed up in a care concerning the duty of the day. When they were in care what they should do, now that their Master was leaving them, and what would become of them now, he bids them keep his commandments, and then nothing could come amiss to them. The same word (parakaleo) signifies both to exhort and to comfort. ![]() Now observe, When Christ is comforting them, he bids them keep his commandments for we must not expect comfort but in the way of duty. ![]() Keeping the commandments of Christ is here put for the practice of godliness in general, and for the faithful and diligent discharge of their office as apostles in particular. He premises to this a memento of duty: If you love me, keep my commandments. John 15 NRSV Jesus the True Vine 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever ġ7 Even the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.ġ8 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.ġ9 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.Ģ0 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.Ģ1 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.Ģ2 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?Ģ3 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.Ģ4 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.Ģ5 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.Ģ6 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.Christ not only proposes such things to them as were the matter of their comfort, but here promises to send the Spirit, whose office it should be to be their Comforter, to impress these things upon them. 15 If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
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