Love Expressed

Interrogation

Why Ought love to be Priority for us.

1. God has Demonstrated love

1 John 4:7–10 ESV

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

1 John 4:7-

Paul is giving the reasons why love needs to be at the Center of Christian Faith.

John’s polemic or argument is that

John’s argument is Firstly,

Love is From God— If love comes from God it would be logical to conclude that those who have been born of God and Know God will also be an expression of His love… I was thinking about something really profound and spiritual this week… When you toasting marshmallows around a campfire… the molecular Structure of the marsh-mellow changes… I am not sure what its made of… but it goes from something solid to gooey texture… it goes from a solid to some gooey texture… The flame is going to change the marshmellow… I

it goes from a solid to some

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therefore it’s logical to conclude that if one comes from God Love is

a. God Love has been Expressed in Actions towards us

b. God has made his love through sending of Jesus his only Son

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b. God has made his love through sending of Jesus his only Son

c. God made his love known by making a way for a relationship

Love is from God