A. The new commandement - the commandment is brotherly love, but along with love, remember, righteousness is not required any less in the new testament than in the old.
1. Matthew 5:6, 17, 20, 6:33
B. A power has been given us for love that in early days was impossible
1. John 13:34
2. Romans 5:5
3. Galatians 5:22
4. 1 Thessalonians 4:9
5. 1 John 4:11
C. By the Holy Spirit the love of the Father is unveiled to us, so that His love becomes the joy of our
soul and our love for Him works naturally toward love to the brethren.
1. 1 John 4:19
2. 1 John 3:1
3. Ephesians 4:2, 6, 5:1-2
4. 1 John 3:1, 4:7, 20, 5:1
D. Do not attempt to fulfill the commandment of brotherly love on your own.
1. Matthew 5:44-45
2. Galatians 2:20
3. 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13,
4. Philippians 4:13
5. 1 Peter 1:22
E. Love one another as Jesus has loved us - He is our measure
1. John 5:12
2. Luke 22:26-27
3. John 13:14-15, 34
4. Colossians 2:13
F. Brotherly love must be in deed and truth
1. Matthew 12:50
2. Galatians 5:6
3. James 2:15-16
4. John 3:16-18 (it is nor mere feeling)
G. Hold all children of God, however sinful or perverse they may be, fervently dear.
1. Luke 6:32, 35
2. 1 Peter 1:22
3. 2 Peter 1:7
H. Let your household, the Church, and the world see in you one with whom "love is the greatest"
1. 1 Corinthians 13:13
Christian, God is love, Jesus is the gift of this love to bring love to you and to transplant you into that life of godlike love. Live in the faith, and you shall not complain that you have no power to love, because the love of the Spirit will be your power and your life.
2 comments:
Use theese verses for your small group discussion this week. Just dig into each verse and simply discuss it. Allow the Holy Spirit to minister to each of you as you read. Then come back and post comments as to your discussions so we can discuss as a larger group.
Great discussion this morning, realized the world needs a biblical definitin of "love" and a biblical definition of exactly how "Christ loved us" as our example. Love was not an emotion but an action and means telling the truth to people. If someone is heading in a wrong direction and I love them, I will do whatever it takes to point them in the right direction. Love is not allowing them to continue down the wrong path for the sake of getting along or so called peace. Love is also being humble, patient, gentle, a attitude of a servant, and dying to self so the Holy Spirit can fill me and overflow from me onto others, I cannot love on my own.
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