St. John tells us in 1 John 5: 1-4 that those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that everyone who loves the Father also loves Jesus: “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten by God, and everyone who loves the Father loves also the one begotten by Him.”
Then, St. John describes a higher level. “In this way we know that we love the children of God when we love God and obey his commandments.” The most beloved Disciple has made it clear that is not enough to believe and love. We are called to “obey His commandments”.
Then, St. John further reinforces the need to obey: “For the love of God is this, that we keep his commandments.”
If we do not obey, we are not keeping His commandments. If we are not keeping His commandments, we do not love. If we do not love, we do not believe. Without obedience, everything unravels. Obedience is what makes belief and love useful.
We look around us and clearly see that that Christendom has splintered from One Church to 40,000 schisms. The competing confusion among them has made it impossible to stop great evils, abortion and government susceptibility to bribes. The proof is written in the blood of the unborn: belief and love are not enough.
Evils have come among us for one reason: we do not obey His basic command given to us in John 6: 53: “If you do not eat My Body and drink My Blood you do not have life in you.”
When we look at the millions of babies who were lost by the collective confusion of 40,000 schisms in disobedience. We do not see life, but death. Those deaths show us the need to return to The Church Jesus Founded. Only there may we do what Jesus said was necessary to “have live in you” and receive His actual Body and Blood in Catholic Communion.
Is obedience hard? Not according to St. John: “And his commandments are not burdensome, for whoever is begotten by God conquers the world. And the victory that conquers the world is our faith.”
Those who will be saved see the need to follow belief and love with obedience. What of those who think it is enough to merely believe and love? We see death and corruption because we do not obey. Obedience is more important than love and belief. Love and belief unaccompanied by obedience are delusions.
Is it wise, or even sane, to be among those willing to take the risk of disobeying for no more reward than the temporary approval of those around them?
