Fr. Larry Richards is the founder and president of The Reason for our Hope Foundation, a non- profit organization dedicated to ”spreading the Good News” by educating others about Jesus Christ. His new homilies are posted each week.
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Most of us are aware of these words of Jesus, "If you love me then you will keep my commandments" (John 14:15). But how? Some might suggest obedience like a soldier (out of duty), or a child (out of fear), or through accountability, or penance, or to demonstrate love. But what if we still desire to sin? What if that battle for our behavior still rages? God knows that we are weak and vulnerable. God never asks us to do something without providing all the resources and power for us to be successful. With obedience, he provides the Holy Spirit to transform our heart. As we are sanctified, we obey because that's what we've become.
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Most of us are aware of these words of Jesus, "If you love me then you will keep my commandments" (John 14:15). But how? Some might suggest obedience like a soldier (out of duty), or a child (out of fear), or through accountability, or penance, or to demonstrate love. But what if we still desire to sin? What if that battle for our behavior still rages? God knows that we are weak and vulnerable. God never asks us to do something without providing all the resources and power for us to be successful. With obedience, he provides the Holy Spirit to transform our heart. As we are sanctified, we obey because that's what we've become.
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