 | 1809 - 670 sider
...that if begotten by him. of God, when we love God, and keep his command3 incuts ; for this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments : and his commandments are not bur4 thensome * ; for whatsoever is born of God, ovcrcometh the world : and this is the victory which... | |
 | Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 578 sider
...This is the love of God, that is, this is a certain sign, or it is the constant effect of our love to God, that we keep his commandments : and his commandments are not grievous: 1 John v. 3. they are not grievous, because they are Hi*' commandments, who is the love and joy of... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1810 - 500 sider
...passions. It is a rational choice of the Lord as our Portion and Salvation; an admiring love of evt-ry display of his perfections; and a disposition to delight...acceptable, than as they spring from love. Even the /ear, which differs from profound reverence of that infinite excellency which we supremely love, though... | |
 | Hervey Wilbur - 1814 - 184 sider
...that we love the children of GOD, when we love GOD, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of GOD, that we keep his commandments ; and his commandments are not grievous. Charity suffereth E 49 long, and is kind ; charity envieth not ; charity1 vauhteth not itself, is not... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1862 - 606 sider
...love of God, and, in harmony with the teaching of his Divine Master, informs us that this is the love of God — that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not grievous; — His yoke is easy, and His burden is light ; — great peace have they who love His law ; they are... | |
 | 1817 - 842 sider
...we love thé children of God, wben we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is thé love of God, that we keep his commandments : and his commandments are not grievous. 4 For wjiatsoever is born of God, overcometh thé world: and this is thé victory that overcometh thé... | |
 | Peter Smith - 1818 - 510 sider
...obey his precepts shall find rest unto their souls. And thus St. John asserts that " it is the will of God that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous."— -But, wlu'le goodness produces, on the whole, a great degree of Gg happiness to him who possesses it... | |
 | Gardiner Spring - 1819 - 194 sider
...and thorough. It proceeds from the inmost soul. There is a purity of design in all. "This is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments ARE NOT GRIEVOUS." It is no task to the Christian to obey the commandments of God. It is his highest pleasure. He delights... | |
 | sir Adam Gordon (bart.) - 1819 - 440 sider
...regulate our several personal and relative duties. For tins (saith St. John, 1 Ep. v. 3) w the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous. Clearly they are not ; for that which works no ill to pur neighbour, which keeps us pure in our own... | |
 | Joseph Fisher - 1820 - 106 sider
...that we love the children of God, when we love; God and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world,... | |
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By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 
