John 3:30 "He must increase, but I must decrease.

Very serious from the heart
Hi this is Samantha Im not very good at writing or much else but i do have a heart that longs to love and honor God with all that i am.
I’m not ignorant of Gods Word or what genuine love is, so i was wondering if you might bear with me as i share a bit of my thoughts as i pour out my heart with tears and genuine love for you all .
There has been a lot of opposition to the Word of God as i post it on here, and what suprises me is its from people who profess to follow and love Him.
As Christ followers we no longer live for self but for Him who bought us with His precious blood so that it is no longer us that lives but Christ who lives in us. He is who we represent if we truly belong to Him.
Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Will everyone treat us nice if we live for Christ? No!
2 Timothy 3:12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
John 15:20 "Remember the word that I said to you, ’A slave is not greater than his master ’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.
John 15:18-20 "If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.
"If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.
How can we endure whats to come upon all who love and serve Christ? Because we love Him above all.
Just as we will give up everything for that special person we fell in love with so will we give up everything to please Him who we as Christians love above all.
And just as we do what pleases the person we fell in love with we will even more please and long to obey the one who has given all for us who dont deserve it.
Does it mean you are living by works of the law if you obey Him? are you living by works of the law if you do what pleases your spouse because you love him or her? how rediculous!!!!!!!!! Then why do people think they are living by works of the law if they do what pleases the one they supposedly love more than anyone?
How does one say they follow Christ and refuse to believe His Word when we are supposed to represent Him in all things? you cant
According to the Word of God how do you know that you love Him?
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, " If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him.
According to Gods Word who does not love Him?
John 14:24 "He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s who sent Me.
What is the greatest commandment?
Mark 12:30-31 AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’ "The second is this, ’YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these."
So according to the Word of God ! if we love Him we obey His Word and according to the above you are to love Him with your mind ( things you think upon! ) Plus all your strength soul and heart which includes all of you period!
According to Gods Word we are to love our neighbor as ourselves and according to another scripture we are even to love our enemies!
Question?
If someone knew about the tuth of Christ and didnt tell their neighbor and everyone they had a chance to tell would they be loving them?
let me put it another way!
If someone ended up in torment forever because you were so concerned they wouldnt like you if you told them the truth would you be loving them?
Wouldnt that be like saying you love them and then and then throwing them into a fire to burn forever? YES IT WOULD!!!!
Do you love God and others? Do you truly follow Christ and represent Him or do you follow the traditions and teachings of men?
Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.
2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,
Im not a very good writer but my point is that if you love God you will live for Him and all you do will be for His glory and not what you can get away with and still not go to hell, If we love Him we want to please Him over and above anyone no matter what!
So many use the works salvation as an excuse not to obey Him, but the truth is that according to Gods word is that they dont love Him at all, they dont want to be accountable for their actions.
Faith without works is dead because when we truly love God we will have the actions that follow our faith.
James 2:14-26 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Even so )faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.
But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works." You believe that God is one You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.
But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was called the friend of God.
You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.
In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
Theres a big difference between works of the law and works that come from love through faith!
Try to do everything that displeases the one you love and then tell me they will think you love them!!! NOT!! You try to please the one you love and you know it.
John 15:8 "My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.
Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

Psalm 34:17-19 The righteous cry, and the LORD hears And delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all.

1 Timothy 1:5 But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

Matthew 5:8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom.

Matthew 5:43-45 "You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.' "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.