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Love to Christ
Exhibited by God - Mt 17:5; Joh 5:20
Exhibited by saints - 1Pe 1:8
His personal excellence is deserving of - So 5:9-16
His love to us a motive to - 2Co 5:14
MANIFESTED IN
- Seeking him
- So 3:2- Obeying him
- Joh 14:15,21,23- Ministering to him
- Mt 27:55; 25:40- Preferring him to all others
- Mt 10:37- Taking up the cross for Him
- Mt 10:38A characteristic of saints - So 1:4
An evidence of adoption - Joh 8:42
SHOULD BE
- Sincere
- Eph 6:24- With the soul
- So 1:7- In proportion to our mercies
- Lu 7:47- Supreme
- Mt 10:37- Ardent
- So 2:5; 8:6- Unquenchable
- So 8:7- Even to death
- Ac 21:13; Re 12:11Promises to - 2Ti 4:8; Jas 1:12
Increase of, to be prayed for - Php 1:9
Pray for grace to those who have - Eph 6:24
THEY WHO HAVE
- Are loved by the Father
- Joh 14:21,23; 16:27- Are loved by Christ
- Pr 8:17; Joh 14:21- Enjoy communion with God and Christ
- Joh 14:23Decrease of, rebuked - Re 2:4
Want of, denounced - 1Co 16:22
The wicked, destitute of - Ps 35:19; Joh 15:18,25
Exemplified
- Joseph of Arimathaea
- Mt 27:57-60- Penitent woman
- Lu 7:47- Certain women
- Lu 23:28- Thomas
- Joh 11:16- Mary Magdalene
- Joh 20:11- Peter
- Joh 21:15-17- Paul
- Ac 21:13 Next Topic (Love to God)