Does God Love You More than He Loves His Commandments?

The Bible, God’s Commandments, and the Start of the Controversy

From the man who brought you teaching like this. For the Bible tells me so, and this is where our trouble began. And like this. Thou shalt not obey the Ten Commandments because those aren't your commandments.

Andy Stanley’s Claim That God Loves You More Than His Commandments

Andy Stanley is back, and this time is just like the other times. God loves you more than God loves His commandments. Except Psalm 138 too says, He is exalted above all things, His name and His word. It is an act of love that God condescended Himself and gave us His commandments.

The Holiness of God’s Law and Our Need for Judgment

Deuteronomy 4 .8 says, What great nation is there that has statutes and rules so righteous as the law of God? His law is a revelation of His holy character. Romans 7 .12 says,. So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

But we broke God's law, and through His law we realize we deserve judgment for our sin. So God sent His Son, Jesus, who kept the law and died in our place. By faith we are forgiven, and His law is written on our hearts that we may keep it.

Loving Christ Means Keeping His Commandments

In John 14, Jesus said, If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him. Those who love God love His law. Those who diminish His law and teach others to do the same, Jesus said they're in big trouble.

Misusing the Law Against the Image of God

When religious leaders use the law of God to manipulate people made in the image of God, Jesus was quick to remind them that they were on the wrong side of God. And Andy Stanley should be really concerned about that when we understand the text.