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His commandments are not grievous

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Announcements Forums Love – January 29th, 2017 His commandments are not grievous

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    MaryBeth
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    “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous.” (I John) That word “grievous” means “heavy, oppressive, burdensome.” It is clearly the ploy of the devil to turn things upside down in such a fashion so that John needed to point out God’s commandments are never grievous. How could the commandments of God be considered burdensome? – and yet I have known some who think anything to do with God is somehow pure drudgery! The very opposite is true – NOT obeying God and His commandments leads to pure drudgery and enslavement. Obedience to God brings peace, joy, and a purposeful life. Error is very tricky and would try to deceive “the very elect.”! This is why it is so important to know the Bible and become familiar with our loving Father-Mother God. “What doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” (Micah) Check out His other bequests. What do the Beatitudes require of us? Doesn’t sound like drudgery to me!

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