Notes in Keep Yourselves in Gods Love book

Chapter 1
This Is What the Love of God Means
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1, 2. What motivates you to love Jehovah God?

To reciprocate. Much like the love of a son to his father.

3 (a) To remain in Gods love, what is required on our part?

We need to respond in clear, visible and concrete ways. We need to be bold in our demonstration
of our love for him.

3 (b) What important question do we need to consider, and where is the answer found?
The question is: How do I demonstrate my love for God? Personally, I put it as How can I make
my world revolve around Jehovah?
The answer is found in the Bible, specifically in 1 John 5:3, This is what the love of God means,
that we observe his commandments; and yet his commandments are not burdensome.

4, 5 (a) To what does the expression the love of God refer?

OurLoveforGod; our affection for him; from us to him.

4, 5 (b) Describe how love for Jehovah began to grow in your heart.
His actions and thoughts are all motivated by love. Nothing that he does or thinks about is not
about of love. And, although no one can question him if he extinguished the lives of the first
human pair, he did not so out of hope and appreciation for Adams offspring who has the potential
to give him the love, loyalty and faithfulness that he deserves.
To make him closer to humans, he sent his Begotten Son to be a ransom and pay for Adams sin.

6. How is genuine love expressed, and what did love for God move you to do?
Love is expressed itself in deeds pleasing to the one who is loved. Hence, when love for Jehovah
took root in your heart, you were moved to want to live in a way that pleases your heavenly
Father.
Baptism is the start of that expression of love. Next is living a life according to his standards and
finally, taking part in the worldwide effort to spread the Kingdom Good News.

7. What are some of Gods commandments, and what does observing these involve?
Some of Gods commandments are fleeing from the practice of drunkenness, sexual immorality,
idolatry, stealing and lying. On the contrary, observing Gods commandments involve living in
harmony with the Bibles clear moral standards.

8, 9. How can we know what is pleasing to Jehovah even in situations where there is no direct
Bible law? Give an example.
Though the Bible does not give instructions to every situation, Jehovah expressed clearly what he
loves and hates. The key is looking at the spirit of Jehovahs law.

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Example is when I refused to take part in the petition for a day-off to celebrate Christmas.
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10, 11. Why do we choose a course of obedience to Jehovah, and what sort of obedience do we
give him?
Obedience expresses love in a voluntary way. We want to seek his approval.

12. When does our obedience bring joy to Jehovahs heart?