Ten More Facts About Love--4/18/2021

1. He who loves his life will lose it.

John 12:25 NKJV

25 He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

2. It is possible to love the praise of men more than the praise of God.

John 12:42–43 NKJV

42 Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

3. We are to love one another as Christ loved us.

John 13:34 NKJV

34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

4. Loving Christ is keeping His commandments.

John 14:15 NKJV

15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.

5. If we love Jesus we will be loved by the Father.

John 14:21–23 NKJV

21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

6. Abiding in Jesus’ love is keeping His commandments.

John 15:10 NKJV

10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

7. Love causes Jesus’ joy to remain in us.

John 15:10–11 NKJV

10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. 11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.

8. Laying down our lives for our friends is the greatest love.

John 15:13 NKJV

13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.

9. The world loves its own.

John 15:19 NKJV

19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

10. Love does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts.

Romans 5:5 NKJV

5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.