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The four Gospels are filled with demands straight from the mouth of Jesus Christ. These demands are Jesus’ way of showing us who he is and what he expects of us. They are not the harsh demands of a taskmaster. For example, the demand that we come to Jesus is like the demand of a father to his child in a burning window, “Jump to me!” Or like the demand of a rich, strong, tender, handsome husband...

Why would a wife (Israel represented by her leaders) stand before her husband (Jesus) and demand a sign that he was her husband? Jesus says it is not owing to innocent ignorance. It’s owing to an adulterous heart. In other words, Israel does not love her husband. She loves other suitors—like the praise of men (Matt. 23:6) and money (Luke 16:14). What this teaches us about the love Jesus demands for God is that it is like a faithful wife’s love for her husband—not mere external behavior but heartfelt
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