Love's Active Way

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 6, 1906

Love's Active Way

THE test of love is obedience. “This is love, that we should walk after his commandments.” “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me.” That love which claims to be above obedience to the law is love perverted — free love. “So long as all created beings acknowledged the allegiance of love, there was perfect harmony throughout the universe of God. It was the joy of the heavenly host to fulfil the purpose of their Creator. They delighted in reflecting his glory and showing forth his praise. And while love to God was supreme, love for one another was confiding and unselfish. There was no note of discord to mar the celestial harmonies.” It was the self-assertion of Satan which introduced discord and rebellion against the law of love, and he has maintained his warfare against that law ever since his first refusal to submit to divine authority. This enmity against God's law he has inspired in the minds of the human family, so that the carnal mind “is not subject to the law of God.” The claim that Christ has abolished the law is only a part of the scheme to prevent man from walking in harmony with the commandments of God. Love fulfils the law. To refuse to obey the law of love is to refuse to love God. The law is love's active way.