True Godliness

True God

There is only one God

This means that our love for him must be undivided

To know God and what he desires brings us close to Him and his kingdom

The Lord of David

All Israel was looking for the Son of David to come and do more of what his father did

Conquer enemies and be a great war leader

Be a servant of God on an earthly throne

But Jesus showed them the true prophecy that the messiah would be the Lord of David

He would not do as David did but would do a greater work, a superior work

God would establish on a heavenly throne side by side with God in glory

True Godliness

Not demonstrated in any outward ritual or sacrifice

God does not ask for sacrifice (Psalms 40:1-11)

he asks for our heart

Not like the scribes and pharisees

They love the praise of men and truly only love themselves (devour the most vulnerable and helpless)

They like to appear godly on the outside but inside our dead and wicked

To love God is to also love like God

This is the second great commandment

A selfless love, a sacrificial love

The poor widow gave more than all because she gave her all

Jesus gave his very life to save all of man

He became poor so that we could be rich (2 Corinthians 8:9)

Jesus and God are one, to love God you must love them both with all your heart, mind, soul and strength

What does that look like?

not some outward demonstration but from our heart

not just an appearance of godliness

to love God is to love like God