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1Jo 5:3 King James For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
this is--the love of God consists in this.

not grievous--as so many think them. It is "the way of the transgressor" that "is hard." What makes them to the regenerate "not grievous," is faith which "overcometh the world" (Jo1 5:4): in proportion as faith is strong, the grievousness of God's commandments to the rebellious flesh is overcome. The reason why believers feel any degree of irksomeness in God's commandments is, they do not realize fully by faith the privileges of their spiritual life.
 
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4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
10 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.