The elect are not hearers only — they obey the commandments
of God and hold the testimony of Jesus.
Ref: John 14:15, 15:10; 1 John 2:3–4; 2 John 1:6; Jas. 1:22; Rev. 14:12
By Thomas J. Allen, © 2025
Not by fame, not by creed,
Not by wealth or selfish need.
The saints aren't crowned with earthly pride,
But walk in love, where truth abides.
Not by claim or loud decree —
But by obedience, faithfully.
You say you know Him — then obey,
For lies are loud, but truth will stay.
True saints revealed — in fire they shine,
Keeping His Word through testing time.
Commandments kept, the faith held fast,
Marked by the Lamb — they'll stand at last.
They walk in love, they walk in light —
True saints revealed — they walk in white.
You say you love Him — show it true,
Not in word, but what you do.
To walk with Christ is not a show —
It's dying daily, letting go.
Not hearers only, but doers stand,
With faith and law held in their hand.
They know His name, they know His voice —
They've made His cross their only choice.
With patience, they endure the flame —
The saints who honor His holy name.
"If you love Me... keep My commandments..."
"He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not... is a liar..."
"Here is the patience of the saints..."
"Those who keep the commandments... and the faith of Jesus."
True saints revealed — they don't retreat.
Through trials, pain, they don't concede.
They keep His ways, they hold His Name,
They bear His mark, despising shame.
Their robes are clean, their hearts are sealed —
In the fire... true saints revealed.
"If you love Me..."
"...Keep My commandments..."
"...True saints... revealed."
John 14:15 (KJV):
"If ye love me, keep my commandments."
John 15:10 (KJV):
"If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love."
1 John 2:3–4 (KJV):
"And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."
2 John 1:6 (KJV):
"And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it."
James 1:22 (KJV):
"But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves."
Revelation 14:12 (KJV):
"Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."
Sources: King James Version (KJV – Holy Bible)