Fruitfulness depends on the right soil (Mt. 13:8), rain (Js 5:18), sunshine (Deut. 33:14), seasons (Mt. 21:34), cultivation (Lk 13:8) and God's blessings (Acts 14:17). This is also true in a spiritual sense. Fruitfulness is spiritually dependent upon death (Jn 12:24), new life (Rom. 7:4), abiding in Christ (Jn 15:2-8), yielding to God (Rom. 6:13-23), Christian effort (2 Pet. 1:5-11) and absence of reprobation (Mt. 21:19).
The first commandment is to love with all our hearts that is more than ritual and it gives us spiritual boldness. It is a true sign of faith that is manifested in obedience and leads to service. It is commanded by Christ; that is, to love one another and to die for one another. We are to love God the Father, individual believers and the Christian church.
Love is knowing, personal, conquering, unbreakable, intimate and imitative, it is like's God the Father's love and it is sacrificial. Jesus took upon our nature to love us and die for us. We are called to love Christ, Christians, mankind and the cheerful giver.
We are to be great in love and love is everlasting and sacrificial. Love is seen in the hearts of believers through regeneration, faith, security, daily life, obedience without fear and glorification.
This blog web site is for the in-depth, sound and basic exegetical study of the Bible in Reformed apologetics; that is, I shall expound upon the inerrant and infallible Word of God, the Holy Scriptures. There shall be biblical studies in world religions and non-Christian cults. I also quote and research reformed writers and I am happy to study from them. May the Lord bless everyone who reads this blog with spiritual riches in Christ which is His imputed merit by faith alone.
