In this episode we drop into Jesus’ farewell discourse in John 14, right after betrayal and denial are on the table, and hear a line that’s often twisted into a condition: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” We unpack how, in context, Jesus isn’t laying down a test but describing what happens when faith is given—love and obedience flow from a heart changed by his promise, not produced by human effort. In the language of Martin Luther, Christ doesn’t leave us to manufacture love o...