Love, in itself, has two parts to it, and it always has, and always will. The two parts can be viewed as between one person and another. The two parts are; one, to love Yahuwah your Elohim with all your heart, and two, to love your neighbor as yourself. In this is where the keeping of the commandments of Yah come into completion. John 15:10; "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love."

2 Thessalonians 3:5; "And the Master direct your hearts into the love of YHWH, and into the patient waiting for the Messiah." We should be willing for the Master Yahusha to lead us into the love of Yahuwah, by the qodesh Spirit, rather than by our own wisdom. In so doing, we must also have patience toward the reception and understanding of the truth. If we are patient, we will come to the knowledge of the truth, through a continual seeking to love Him. He will reveal Himself to those that truthfully want to know Him. Yahuwah views love as being the greatest thing that we can share. Mark 12:33; "And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

Love is the foundation upon which Yahuwah shall keep His covenant and mercy with us. This is the whole of how we may know and love Him, by keeping His commandments. Deuteronomy 7:9; "Know therefore that YHWH thy Elohim, he is Elohim, the faithful El, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;" Again, I must stress the fact that we cannot have this love, or obey the commandments of Yahuwah of ourselves, but only through the qodesh Spirit can we do so. 1 Peter. 1:22-23; "Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of YHWH, which liveth and abideth for ever."

This chapter would not be complete without the mention of 1 Corinthians 13, which is commonly known as "The love chapter" among several different groups of the assembly. This chapter gives a very good description of love, the kind of love that is Messiah-like. This is the kind of love that Yahusha showed us on a daily basis, continually, while He was with us in fleshly form, on Earth. It is the example of the kind of love we are to walk in, not the selfish kind of love that the people of this world has. For those that are not familiar with this chapter, a recommendation to read it is good advice. Colossians 3:12-14; "Put on therefore, as the elect of YHWH, qodesh and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as the Messiah forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness." This passage is talking about the Messiah-like love described in 1 Corinthians 13. We should seek to be vessels of this kind of love, and cause others to want to follow after this kind of love. Hebrews 10:24; "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:" 1 John 3:18; "My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth." This is in reference to the commandments of Yah, to walk in the fullness of 1ove.

Romans 13:8-10; "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law." Here we see second commandment as Yahusha said, in that it covers the last six of the Ten Commandments. The two commandments that Yahusha gave us summarize the Ten Commandments to better understanding. Galatians 5:13-14; "For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." This covers all the Law of Yah towards our fellow man.

In dealing with our neighbor, we must consider what can be done Lo help this person, without offending them in the process of doing so. We need to let all that we do be done with love. 1 Corinthians 16:14; "Let all your things be done with love." So then, when we see a chance to work in love towards our neighbor, we ought to be filled with joy that we might be able to do something for them. Galatians 6:10 "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."