Love is Compatible
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Trouble in the Bible - Implication of Lack of Love
Trouble in the Bible - Implication of Lack of Love
a. Within the last few weeks we have looked at incompatibility
15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever.
4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.
5 You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him.
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7 Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; 8 the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:
9 No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
But Love is Compatible
But Love is Compatible
b. Not vengeance but love as you expect as others to love you.
18 ‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.
Leviticus
With works of Christ (greatest example lay down your life)
13 “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.
c. Christs’ love overcomes the works of the devil.
13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father. 14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
1 john
Life has it’s ups and downs but know without a doubt Christ knows how we feel he experienced them all . (Examples) Pain sorrow rejection loneliness abandonment.
Life has it’s ups and downs but know without a doubt Christ knows how we feel he experienced them all . (Examples) Pain sorrow rejection loneliness abandonment.
Trouble today - People have incompatible love, they don’t know God’s intentions for love.
Trouble today - People have incompatible love, they don’t know God’s intentions for love.
( read - 1 john 3:11-18)
Love is compatible form the beginning.
Love is compatible form the beginning.
read - 1 john 3:11-18
a. read - 1 john 3:11-18
a. This is the message .....Love one another
b. In the beginning
1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life— 2 and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us—
7 Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. 8 On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining.
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1 john 2:
c.Love your brother.
7 Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; 8 the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3
9 No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother.
d. Don’t be like Cain
12 not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.
1 John
Love and Deeds speak of each other
Deeds were evil, why? (a matter of the heart
F. Don’t be surprised
13 Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.
1 John 3:13
15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
From death to Life
Don’t be a hater
G. We know His love by....
1 John 3:
16 We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?
18 Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
Christ example was He laid down His life.
Our example is to lay down our life
17 But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?
1 John
God’s Solution is Love and Prayer work hand in hand.
God’s Solution is Love and Prayer work hand in hand.
19 We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him 20 in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
1 John 3:19
20 in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
22 and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.
1 John 3:
Love is, Prayer is Compatible
A. When we love, we know we have assurnce
B. God is greater than our self-condemnation
20 in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
Application
Love is a compatible command with the Christian lifestyle.
Love is a compatible command with the Christian lifestyle.
23 This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us. 24 The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
A. Love is a commandment/imperative!
B. In the name of God/Christ - expand/explain
C. Love one another (Commandment)
D. Christians keep His commands.
24 The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
A. Abides in Him
B. He abides in us, How? (Holy Spirit)
Summary
Summary
Love has Been Compatible from the beginning.
Love has Been Compatible from the beginning.
Because of Love, we can pray with confidence.
Because of Love, we can pray with confidence.