The Believer's Love Life

The Believer’s Love Life

1 Peter 1:22-25 (NIV)

22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.b 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For,

“All men are like grass,

and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;

the grass withers and the flowers fall,

25 but the word of the Lord stands

forever.”c

And this is the word that was preached to you.

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I.        Introduction

II.      Believers Share In A Mutual Love

A.    A Shared Expression: The Authenticity Of Love

1.       Straight From The Heart

2.       Strong In Intensity

B.     A Shared Experience: The Ability To Love

1.       An Ability Flowing From Purification

a)       The Path Of Purity: Obedience

b)       The Purpose Of Purity: Sincerity

2.       An Ability Following After Rebirth

a)       Born Again From An Imperishable Seed

b)       Born Again Through The Inspired Word

III.   Believers Share In A Mutual Life

A.    The Life Of Mortality Shared: We Are Perishable Goods

1.       A Withering Existence

2.       A Fading Glory

B.     The Life Of Immortality Shared: We Are Preserved Through the Gospel

1.       The Nature of God’s Word: Truth That Endures Time

2.       The Provision of God’s Word: Preaching That Delivers Life

IV.    Conclusion:

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b Some early manuscripts from a pure heart

c Isaiah 40:6-8

[1] The Holy Bible : New International Version. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996, c1984.