15 If you love me keep my commands.
Show your devotion to me by your obedience. Demonstrate your loyalty to me with your willingness to do what I've asked. You show that your love is real, and not just empty words, by the way you carry out my will and my commands.
True love begets action. Love goes beyond mere sentimental words.
It will become plain and obvious to you just how true and sincere your love for me is by how much you are willing to do and to what extent you will carry out my desires. The attitude with which you do it will be further evidence of your sincerity. If you willingly and joyfully keep my commands it is proof of your love. If you grudgingly comply out of a sense of obligation and duty, this is proof that you do not yet love me as I love you.
Your inward desire to please me is demonstrated by your outward actions. A heart empty and devoid of love will produce insincere and hypocritical deeds. I am not seeking mechanical robotic compliance, but rather, heart-felt and undivided devotion.
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