Light of the Scroll

If You Love Me, Keep My Commandments — Obedience and the Truth About God’s Law

Jennifer Harding

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Today we’re diving into one of the most quoted — and most misunderstood — statements Yeshua ever spoke:

“If you love Me, keep My commandments.” — John 14:15

What did Yeshua truly mean when He said this?
 Was He introducing a new command system — or pointing back to the Torah given through Moses?

In this episode, we walk slowly through Scripture to uncover:

• Every place Yeshua repeats that love is proven through obedience
 • How this echoes Deuteronomy’s covenant pattern
 • Why the 613 commandments were never meant for one person to perform
 • Which commandments apply today and which require a temple
 • Where temple sacrifice instructions are found in the Torah
 • How many commandments a modern believer actually lives out daily
 • Why people claim God’s laws are “too many” — yet follow government laws without question
 • How repentance and correction mirror everyday obedience like stopping at a stop sign
 • Why obedience is not legalism — but covenant love in action

We also confront a powerful truth:
 The average American follows 75–120 government laws every day without thinking — yet many claim God’s instructions are too difficult. So is the issue ability… or priority?

You’ll hear Scripture directly, including:

John 14:15
 John 15:10
 1 John 5:3
 Deuteronomy 6:5–6
 Deuteronomy 10:12–13
 Matthew 5:17–19
 And many more

This episode is an invitation to slow down, open your Bible, and rediscover the heart of covenant obedience — not to earn salvation, but to walk in love with the One who saved you.

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