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Love to Man
Is of God - 1Jo 4:7
Commanded by God - 1Jo 4:21
Commanded by Christ - Joh 13:34; 15:12; 1Jo 3:23
After the example of Christ - Joh 13:34; 15:12; Eph 5:2
Taught by God - 1Th 4:9
Faith works by - Ga 5:6
A fruit of the Spirit - Ga 5:22; Col 1:8
Purity of heart leads to - 1Pe 1:22
Explained - 1Co 13:4-7
Is an active principle - 1Th 1:3; Heb 6:10
Is an abiding principle - 1Co 13:8,13
Is the second great commandment - Mt 22:37-39
Is the end of the commandment - 1Ti 1:5
Supernatural gifts are nothing without - 1Co 13:1,2
The greatest sacrifices are nothing without - 1Co 13:3
Especially enjoined upon ministers - 1Ti 4:12; 2Ti 2:22
SAINTS SHOULD
- Put on
- Col 3:14- Follow after
- 1Co 14:1- Abound in
- Php 1:9; 1Th 3:12- Continue in
- 1Ti 2:15; Heb 13:1- Provoke each other to
- 2Co 8:7; 9:2; Heb 10:24- Be sincere in
- Ro 12:9; 2Co 6:6; 8:8; 1Jo 3:18- Be disinterested in
- 1Co 10:24; 13:5; Php 2:4- Be fervent in
- 1Pe 1:22; 4:8Should be connected with brotherly kindness - Ro 12:10; 2Pe 1:7
Should be with a pure heart - 1Pe 1:22
All things should be done with - 1Co 16:14
SHOULD BE EXHIBITED, TOWARD
- Saints
- 1Pe 2:17; 1Jo 5:1- Ministers
- 1Th 5:13- Our families
- Eph 5:25; Tit 2:4- Fellow-countrymen
- Ex 32:32; Ro 9:2,3; 10:1- Strangers
- Le 19:34; De 10:19- Enemies
- Ex 23:4,5; 2Ki 6:22; Mt 5:44; Ro 12:14,20; 1Pe 3:9- All men
- Ga 6:10SHOULD BE EXHIBITED, IN
- Ministering to the wants of others
- Mt 25:35; Heb 6:10- Loving each other
- Ga 5:13- Relieving strangers
- Le 25:35; Mt 25:36- Clothing the naked
- Isa 58:7; Mt 25:36- Visiting the sick, &c
- Job 31:16-22; Jas 1:27- Sympathising
- Ro 12:15; 1Co 12:26- Supporting the weak
- Ga 6:2; 1Th 5:14- Covering the faults of others
- Pr 10:12; 1Pe 4:8- Forgiving injuries
- Eph 4:32; Col 3:13- Forbearing
- Eph 4:2- Rebuking
- Le 19:17; Mt 18:15Necessary to true happiness - Pr 15:17
The love of God is a motive to - Joh 13:34; 1Jo 4:11
AN EVIDENCE OF
- Being in the light
- 1Jo 2:10- Discipleship with Christ
- Joh 13:35- Spiritual life
- 1Jo 3:14Is the fulfilling of the law - Ro 13:8-10; Ga 5:14; Jas 2:8
Love to self is the measure of - Mr 12:33
Is good and pleasant - Ps 133:1,2
Is a bond of union - Col 2:2
Is the bond of perfectness - Col 3:14
Hypocrites, devoid of - 1Jo 2:9,11; 4:20
The wicked devoid of - 1Jo 3:10
Exemplified
- Joseph
- Ge 45:15- Ruth
- Ru 1:16,17- Jonathan, &c
- 1Sa 20:17,41,42- Obadiah
- 1Ki 18:4- Centurion
- Lu 7:5- The Church
- Ac 2:46; Heb 10:33,34- Lydia
- Ac 16:15- Aquila
- Ro 16:3,4- Paul
- 2Co 6:11,12- Epaphroditus
- Php 2:25,26,30- Philippians
- Php 4:15-19- Colossians
- Col 1:4- Thessalonians
- 1Th 3:6- Onesiphorus
- 2Ti 1:16-18- Philemon
- Phm 1:7-9- Moses
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