"Keeping It Real"

"And hereby we do know that we Know Him, if we keep His commandments." (1 John 2:3) Yes, I know, 'Keeping It Real', really, does that try to compare really abiding in Christ to keeping His commandments? Well, let me see...; yes, I do believe that it does! As I said the other day, when we have the Holy Spirit dwelling inside of us, He represents Jesus Christ here on this earth; and because He does represent Jesus Christ, we then Know Jesus. And, not only do we know Jesus Christ, but we also have the Holy Spirit within us pleading the cause of Christ to us, constantly. Constantly; really? Well, again, let me see...; yes, He will never leave us or forsake us, so I guess that never might compare to constant! The problem is that the Holy Spirit will not force us to do anything, contrary to what some may think; so it is up to us to continue to yield our mortal bodies to the eternal light that dwells within them; otherwise we can find ourselves not abiding in Christ. That in of itself is a subject that has many different levels of concern, because we are not forsaken, yet we can forsake His voice; which means that we refuse to obey or keep His commandments. That is when we are finding ourselves on ground that sifts below our feet, which is the opposite of Solid Ground; which actually means that the path on which we are on is not the path on which we should remain, because it is faulty and unreal. What the heck are you saying Rich? are we on the path and then not on path? Well, let me see... "He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the Truth is not in Him. But whoso keepeth His word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in Him." (1 John 2:4 & 5)