If You Love Me

James 2 encourages us to live our faith so our actions match what we believe. As Martin Luther discovered in Ephesians 2, There is no power to live the Christian life apart from the love of Christ in us, which makes this call to action, first and foremost, a call to relationship. In John 14 Jesus' call to us," If you love me, keep my commands" is followed by him sending the Holy Spirit to help us. This is not something we can do alone. Because we love him, we strive to show our faith through our actions but only through his love put into action for our sake by the cross, will we be called righteous.