Beloved, Love

Trouble in the Bible - The one that does not love does not love God

1 John 4:8 NASB95

8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

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a. For even seeing the don’t believe

John 14:7–8 NASB95

7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him.” 8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”

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John 14:9–10 NASB95

9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 “Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works.

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John 14:11 NASB95

11 “Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves.

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b. This is a problem of the heart.

Isaiah 29:13 NASB95

13 Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote,

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c. If you love the world the love of the father is not in, you.

1 John 2:15 NASB95

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.

Trouble in the World Today - The world is ignorant of Love.

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Mark 10:17–18 NASB95

17 As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

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Mark 10:19–20 NASB95

19 “You know the commandments, ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’ ” 20 And he said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth up.”

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Mark 10:21–22 NASB95

21 Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, “One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 22 But at these words he was saddened, and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned much property.

a. You think your rich, you are poor without love.

Matthew 10:20–21 NASB95

20 “For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. 21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.

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b. Love was misunderstood then and still is still misunderstood today.

2 Timothy 3:1–2 NASB95

1 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

2 Timothy 3

2 Timothy 3:3–4 NASB95

3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

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2 Timothy 3:5 NASB95

5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.

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c. The world today has a very poor definition of love. (Look at How love has been perverted to be just a shadow of what of intended.)

Illustrating Examples of the Worlds backward mindset.

a. The world looks at love Physical emotional and sexual. (Which is contrary to biblical examples)

Philippians 2:3–4 NASB95

3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

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b. The world says I love this fill in the blank, but the says to Love the Lord my God and my neighbor including my enemies.

God Solution - Jesus

a. God’s Love proved

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1 John 4:9 NASB95

9 By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.

b. God’s desire that we may live through Jesus. Refer to ()

John 3:16 NASB95

16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

c. God’s command is to love one another

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1 John 4:7a NASB95

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

Conclusion:

So Are you doing It?

How do we Do It?

Love one another.

Keep His Commandments.

Jesus says Follow My example.

Share it with everyone.

1 John 4:7–8 NASB95

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

1 John 4:9 NASB95

9 By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.