The Law Of Love

We love him, because he first loved us. - 1 John 4:19

    The word law has many implications and applications. The one which is best suited for our subject is—A God given love for Christ, and desire within, which motivates, governs, or regulates our life as a child of God. This is the determining difference between a person that knows Christ and one that just professes to be a believer. Either you got it, or you ain’t. It makes no difference if folks are Calvinists, Armenians, Atheists, or any thing else. If there is no love for and commitment to Christ, his Gospel and his church, there is no life. There is overwhelming evidence that another law has dominion over them. It is the Law of Sin and Death. We could call this law the law of love of self.

    The child of God is governed by God’s love. It begins and operates like this—We love Him, because he first loved us (1 Jn 4:19). This is not an option. This is a truth. This is a law! This is love he has given us, and this love rules the believer’s life. Not only do we love him who first loved us, we love all that is connected to Him. We love his Word and The Gospel. Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold (Ps 119:127). The believer cannot help but love the Gospel that speaks of their blessed Redeemer, he who was wounded for their transgressions and bore their grief.

    The love of Christ constrains us, persuades us to love him and his Word! This is not an option. This is a truth. This is a law! Those that love the Gospel will avail every opportunity to hear of Christ when at all possible. Not only does the law of love insist that we love him and his Word—We love the brethren.If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? (1 Jn 4:20).

    Every believer loves every other believer! We don’t endure one another or put up with one another. Believers love each other, forgive each other, help each other, pray for each other, and if need be, are willing to suffer for each other for Christ’s sake.

    Now there are many who say they love Christ but don’t. Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews (believers), and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee (Rv 3:9). These are eventually manifest in that they have no love for Christ, his Gospel, or his people because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved (2 Thes 2:7-12).