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The word “followers” means “mimics”
Children are like their parents
We are God’s children - we should be like our Father.
God is love() so we should walk in love (5:1-2)
God is light () so we should walk as children of light (5:8-14)
God is truth () so we should walk in wisdom (5:15-17)
God is a Spirit () so we should walk in the Spirit (5:18)
Walking in Love (5:1-8)
We are God’s children so we’ve been made partakers of His nature.
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Our old nature was selfish, built walls and declared war.
Our new nature is loving, builds bridges and seeks peace.
We are God’s “dear” children so we know what it’s like to be loved.
(vs. 1)
“This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased”
He calls us the same thing.
Means favorite, esteemed, not just loved but GREATLY LOVED!
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TRUE LOVE AND THEREFORE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO LOVE.
Some people struggle to love in this life because they have never experienced the kind of unconditional love that comes from knowing Christ.
-they’ve experienced rejection, so they reject others.
-they’ve experienced hurt, so they hurt others.
-they’ve experienced
We are His purchased possession so we know what love requires.
(vs.
2)
We’ve witnessed what real love looks like, what it DOES!
It sacrifices.
“given himself” “an offering” “a sacrifice”
He did it for His enemies!!!
“sweetsmelling savour” - pleasing; satisfying
When you savour a meal
The cross of Christ satisfied the demands of the Law and was therefore acceptable and pleasing to the Father.
So, as believers, we understand that love requires sacrifice but that it will be an acceptable sacrifice that is well-pleasing to the Father.
Though we know what real love looks like, the apostle Paul warns us in this section of that which “appears” to be love but is actually not.
THE ATROCITIES OF THE WORLD’S LOVE
Fornication - Sexual activity outside of marriage.
The world thinks this is what love looks like.
The only way you “avoid” sexual sin is through the God-sanctioned miracle of marriage.
Uncleanness - Immorality
Any activity, physically or mentally, which defiles the participant.
Bill Clinton - I did not have sex with that woman.
Technically he did not commit “fornication”.
But what he did was immoral and it defiled him.
Pornography, An emotional affair
Key Word: Covetousness - Satisfying the appetite with that which does not belong to you.
Sex outside of marriage is satisfying your physical desire by taking that which doesn’t belong to you.
ILLUST - Haley (Is your husband out there somewhere?)
That girl would be taking something that will ultimately belong to you....
That boy (your future husband) would be taking something that ultimately would belong to someone else.
God: Covetousness is saying “God, you’re not enough to satisfy me”
I need a husband, wife, boyfriend, more money, better toys, nicer car.
God: I gave you life, I gave you my Son, I gave you eternal life, I’ve given you everything you have.....still, not enough?
We are the bride of Christ.
When we covet other things - money, sex outside of marriage, etc. we are taking things that are not ours to try and satisfy ourselves and we are supposed to be completely satisfied in Him!
COVETOUSNESS IS SATISFYING WITH THAT WHICH DOESN’T BELONG TO YOU.
(THAT’S THE ATROCITY OF THE WORLD’S LOVE)
When
The world’s love - LUST : An intense desire or longing for an object, person or circumstance with the intent of fulfillment.
Love: Sacrificing what DOES belong to you for the sake of another.
We just said that love requires sacrifice.
Covetousness - Taking what isn’t mine.
ILLUST - Haley (Is your husband out there somewhere?)
That girl would be taking something that will ultimately belong to you....
Love - Giving what is mine.
(my time, my energy, my needs, my heart, my plans, my life)
With no thought of a return on the investment.
If I cook dinner for my wife for the purpose of “dessert” later.
(It wasn’t a sacrifice, it wasn’t love - it was a business transaction)
Great “love” chapter in the Bible ()
Archaic KJV - Forgot to use the word “love” instead “charity”.
Charity - the forfeiture of rights or resources solely for the good of another.
When we give to “charity” we are giving with no anticipation of reciprocation.
Those we give charity to are not in a position to return the favor.
I Jn.
3:16-
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