I would say that it is not just in law-keeping that one shows love for Christ, but in believing that Christ would not lead us anywhere but for our immediate and ultimate good; and that believingly keeping His law is our best road in our love for Christ.

If you have been introduced to Christ as being the God-man who covered all our sins, and granted us confidence to approach God's throne through His righteousness ( not just religious words, but a very real and important turning point in your life ) then implicit trust in His leading, as being in His providential care, is involved. And therefore believing in and trustingly keeping His commandments are an expression of that faith.

But on the other hand, merely keeping the commandments alone does not lead to faith. And lack of faith means lack of love for Christ. Any emphasis on law must be preceded by, and must be an expounding of, love for Christ and our neighbour, and of trust in His leading.

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John Vandervliet
Ontario, Canada
member of: Canadian Reformed Church
"In coming to understand anything we are rejecting the facts as they are for us in favour of the facts as they are" C.S Lewis, An Experiment in Criticism