Some Thoughts on Love Introduction:
A. Love: “love” found 311 times in 281 verses. Charity 28 times in 24 verses.I. God’s Love Toward Us1. Agape (26): “brotherly love, affection, good will, love, benevolence” 117 times in the KJV New Testament as (love 86, charity 27, dear 1, charitably+2596 1,feast of charity 1).B. Love is not merely an emotion:
2. agapao? (25): “of persons - to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly; of things - to be well pleased, to be contented at or with a thing.” 142 times in the KJV New Testament as love 135, beloved 7.
3. Philadelphia (5360): “love of brothers or sisters, brotherly love” 6 times in the KJV New Testament as brotherly love 3, brotherly kindness 2, love of brethren 1.
4. Phileo (5368): “to love, show signs of love, to be fond of doing” 25 times in the KJV New Testament as love 22, kiss 3.
5. Also, about 4 other Greek terms for love in N.T.1. God’s love to us is SHOWN: I John 4:9-10
2. Our love to one another is SHOWN: I John 3:14-18
3. Our love for God is SHOWN: John 14:15A. The love of God towards is displayed in His sacrificing His only begotten Son:II. Our Love For God1. John 3:16; cf. John 1:29B. The special love of God towards Christians is displayed through His providence:
2. Romans 5:5-9
3. Ephesians 2:4-5 – Cf. Romans 6:1-6; Acts 2:38
4. Titus 2:11-14
5. Titus 3:4
6. I John 3:161. Those who follow the Lord: John 16:27
2. Romans 8:28; 35-39
3. Ephesians 3:17-19
4. Consider: John 15:13A. Our love for God is shown through obedience:III. We Ought to Love One Another1. John 14:21B. If we don’t love God…
2. John 14:23
3. John 15:10
4. I John 5:2-3
5. II John 61. We are not know of Him: I Corinthians 8:3
2. We are cursed; literally “May our Lord swiftly execute His Judgments”: I Corinthians 16:22A. Brethren should love one another: John 13:34-35; John 15:17IV. Some Things We Ought Not to Love1. You can’t love God and not your brethren I John 4:18-21B. Romans 12:4-5
2. We are to have unfeigned (sincere) love one to another: I Peter 1:22
3. We are taught of God to love one another: I Thessalonians 4:9
4. Christian love is summed up by the inspired Apostle John (I John 3:14-18).
4. Can you be spoken of like Philemon was: Philemon 51. I Corinthians 12:12-27
2. Philippians 2:2A. The word of God has a wonderful definition of love in a chapter dealing with the cessation of spiritual gifts (I Corinthians 13:1-7).Conclusion:1. Love does not think evil (v. 5).B. Love of the world - John 3:19-20
2. Love does not rejoice in iniquity (v. 6).
3. Therefore, since love does not rejoice in evil, love cannot tolerate evil!a. Psalms 97:10
b. Psalms 101:3
c. Psalms 119:104
d. Romans 12:91. John 15:18-19C. Love of self:
2. James 4:4
3. The things of the world: I John 2:15-171. II Timothy 3:1-7
2. One who is in love with himself will not deny himself: Matthew 16:24A. A parent may hear “you don’t love me anymore” when they act as a parent.1. God hears that to when people do not get what they want.B. The proper application of love may not make one so popular:
2. Yet, it is God who granted life to begin with (Genesis 1-2).1. Proverbs 27:5
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