Loving Obedience to
the Ten Commandments

Jesus tells us that obedience is the result of love:

“If you love me, you will obey what I command.”
—John 14:15.

If we love God, we will obey the first four commandments which define our relationship to God; and if we love people, we will obey the last six commandments which define our relationship with others (See Matthew 22:36-40).

The Apostle Paul agrees with the thought that love for God and for our neighbors will result in our being law-keepers rather than law-breakers:

“HE WHO LOVES HIS FELLOWMAN HAS FULFILLED THE LAW. THE COMMANDMENTS, ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not covet,’ and whatever other commandment there may be, ARE SUMMED UP IN THIS ONE RULE: ‘LOVE your neighbor as yourself’. . . Therefore LOVE IS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW.”
—Romans 13:8-10.