PERFECTING LOVE 1

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PERFECTING LOVE (1)
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John 316

• "For God so loved the world that He gave His only
  begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should
  not perish but have everlasting life."

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Revelation 15

• to Him who loved us and washed us from our sins
  in His own blood."

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1 John 419

• We love Him, because He first loved us.

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1 John 314

• We know that we have passed from death to life,
  because we love the brethren. He who does not
  love his brother abides in death.

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LOVE IS PERFECTEDBY GIVING IT PRIORITY
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THE PRORITY OF LOVE

• 1 Thessalonians 311 And may the Lord make you
  increase and abound in love to one another and to
  all, just as we do to you.
• Philippians 19-10 And this I pray, that your
  love may abound still more and more in knowledge
  and all discernment, that you may approve the
  things that are excellent, that you may be
  sincere and without offence till the day of
  Christ.

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THE PRORITY OF LOVE

• Is ever before us.
• But above all these things put on love, which is
  the bond of perfection. (Colossians 314).
• ESV And above all these things put on love,
  which binds everything together in perfect
  harmony.
• True love effectively accelerates and brings
  about completeness, perfection, and harmony in
  all other areas of our lives.

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THE MEANING OF LOVE

• Two Greek words translated love
• agapao
  phileo

• Noun agape

• Related nouns friend kiss

• Involves the
• intellect and will

• Involves natural Inclination Instinctive,
  Emotions

• Esteem, purpose
• Choice Commanded

• Spontaneous, Involuntary

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THE MEANING OF LOVE

• AGAPAO - AGAPE

The word used to described Gods love for us, and
our love for God and others
Antonyms
HATRED
SELFISHNESS
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THE OBJECTS OF LOVE

• GOD

OTHERS
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Matthew 2236-40

• Teacher, which is the great commandment in
  the law? Jesus said to him, You shall love the
  LORD your God with all your heart, with all your
  soul, and with all your mind. This is the first
  and great commandment. And the second is like it
  You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On
  these two commandments hang all the Law and the
  Prophets.

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THE OBJECTS OF LOVE

• GOD
• The LORD (Mt. 2236ff)

OTHERS Neighbor (Mt. 2236ff)
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1 John 420-21

• If someone says, I love God, and hates his
  brother, he is a liar for he who does not love
  his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God
  whom he has not seen? And this commandment we
  have from Him that he who loves God must love
  his brother also.

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THE OBJECTS OF LOVE

• GOD
• The LORD (Mt. 2236ff)
• God (1 Jn. 420ff)

OTHERS Neighbor (Mt. 2236ff) Brother (1 Jn.
420ff)
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LOVE IS PERFECTEDBY LOVING GOD ABOVE ALL
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LOVING GOD ABOVE ALL
God is all-powerful all-wise all-knowing INF
INITE IN ALL HIS ATTRIBUTES
LOVE (1 John 48, 16)
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Mark 1230

• And you shall love the LORD your God with
  all your heart, with all your soul, with all your
  mind, and with all your strength. This is the
  first commandment.

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Ephesians 317-19

• that Christ may dwell in your hearts through
  faith that you, being rooted and grounded in
  love, may be able to comprehend with all the
  saints what is the width and length and depth and
  height to know the love of Christ which passes
  knowledge that you may be filled with all the
  fullness of God.

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Ephesians 317-19

• that Christ may dwell in your hearts through
  faith that you, being rooted and grounded in
  love, may be able to comprehend with all the
  saints what is the width and length and depth and
  height to know the love of Christ which passes
  knowledge that you may be filled with all the
  fullness of God.

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LOVING GOD ABOVE ALL
God is all-powerful all-wise all-knowing INF
INITE IN ALL HIS ATTRIBUTES
LOVE (1 John 48, 16)
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LOVE IS PERFECTEDBY KEEPINGGODS COMMANDMENTS
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1 John 25

• But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of
  God is perfected in him. By this we know that we
  are in Him.

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John1415

• If you love Me, keep My commandments.

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John1423

• If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word and
  My Father will love him, and We will come to him
  and make Our home with him.

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John1424

• He who does not love Me does not keep my
  words

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John1510

• If you keep My commandments, you will abide in
  My love, just as I have kept My Fathers
  commandments and abide in His love.

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1 John 53

• For this is the love of God, that we keep His
  commandments. And His command-ments are not
  burdensome.

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1 Timothy 15

• Now the purpose of the commandment is love
  from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and
  from sincere faith.

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LOVE IS PERFECTEDBY LOVING OUR BRETHREN
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1 John 412

• No one has seen God at any time. If we love
  one another, God abides in us, and His love has
  been perfected in us.

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1 John 416-18

• And we have known and believed the love that
  God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in
  love abides in God, and God in him. Love has been
  perfected among us in this that we may have
  boldness in the day of judgment because as He
  is, so are we in the world. There is no fear in
  love but perfect love casts out fear, because
  fear involves torment. But he who fears has not
  been made perfect in love.

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1 John 418-21

• We love Him because He first loved us. If
  someone says, I love God, and hates his
  brother, he is a liar for he who does not love
  his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God
  whom he has not seen? And this commandment we
  have from Him that he who loves God must love
  his brother also.

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1 John 51

• Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is
  born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot
  also loves him who is begotten of Him.

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TWO THINGS STAND OUT

• Perfect love casts out fear.
• Love for God is perfected when we love each
  other.

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2 Corinthians 71

• Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let
  us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the
  flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear
  of God.

Perfect love casts out fear (1 John 418)
Deep respect
spirit of bondage (Rm. 815)
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1 John 412

• If we love one another, God abides in us,
  and His love has been perfected in us.

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LOVE IS PERFECTED BY

• GIVING IT PRIORITY.
• LOVING GOD ABOVE ALL.
• KEEPING GODS COMMANDMENTS.
• LOVING OUR BRETHREN.

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PLAN OF SALVATION

• HEAR THE GOSPEL (RM. 1017).
• BELIEVE IN CHRIST (JN. 824).
• REPENT OF SIN (AC. 238).
• CONFESS FAITH IN CHRIST (AC. 837).
• BE BAPTIZED FOR REMISSION OF SINS (AC. 238).
• LIVE FAITHFUL LIFE (RV. 210).
• REPENT, CONFESS SIN, PRAY (AC 822 1 JN 19).