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Love in Review: A Reflection on Divine Command of Genuinely Imperative Love

Explore the essence of unconditional love as a divine command, imperatively reflecting the nature of God by giving and glorifying. Delve into 1 John verses that emphasize loving actions over mere words, showcasing love in its true form through selflessness and service to others. Reflect on how genuine love transcends worldly boundaries and ego, embodying patience, constructiveness, and humility. Discover the transformative power of love in living out God's love for humanity.

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Love in Review: A Reflection on Divine Command of Genuinely Imperative Love

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  1. “Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything without weakening. Love never fails, never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end.”-- 1 Corinthians 13:7-9 AMP

  2. “As for prophecies, they will be brought to an end. As for tongues, they will stop. As for knowledge, it will be brought to an end” 1 Corinthians 13:8 CEB

  3. “We know that we have transferred from death to life, because we love the brother and sisters. The person who does not love remains in death” 1 John 3:14 CEB

  4. LOVE IN REVIEW

  5. LOVE IN REVIEW • Love is a command

  6. LOVE IN REVIEW • Love is a command • Love is Divine

  7. LOVE IN REVIEW • Love is a command • Love is Divine • Love is imperative

  8. Love is that active expression of the nature of God that demonstrates itself by giving itself away. If it is genuine, it will always give glory on to the source of that love; God Himself.

  9. Love is that active expression of the nature of God that demonstrates itself by giving itself away. If it is genuine, it will always give glory on to the source of that love; God Himself. Love is: Man giving himself away in such a way that brings glory to God

  10. LOVE: A REVELATION

  11. “This is the message that you heard from the beginning: love each other.” 1 John 3:11 CEB

  12. “Don’t behave like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he kill him because his own works were evil, but the works of his brother were righteous.” 1 John 3:12 CEB

  13. “Don’t be surprised brother and sisters, if the world hates you.” 1 John 3:13 CEB

  14. “We know that we have transferred from death to life, because we love the brother and sisters. The person who does not love remains in death.” 1 John 3:14 CEB

  15. “Everyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you now that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.” 1 John 3:15 CEB

  16. “This is how we know love: Jesus laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” 1 John 3:16 CEB

  17. “But if a person has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need and that person doesn’t care—how can the love of God remain in him?” 1 John 3:17 CEB

  18. “Little children, let’s not love with words or speech but with action and truth.” 1 John 3:18 CEB

  19. WHAT ARE THESE VERSES TELLING US The message isn’t new

  20. WHAT ARE THESE VERSES TELLING US The message isn’t new Jealousy and greed are often the reason we don’t love

  21. WHAT ARE THESE VERSES TELLING US The message isn’t new Jealousy and greed are often the reason we don’t love Don’t necessarily measure the depth of your love by the response of the world to your love

  22. WHAT ARE THESE VERSES TELLING US Key verse in passage, verse 16 It says that this is how you come to understand God’s perception of love. You look at the cross

  23. WHAT ARE THESE VERSES TELLING US If that’s how God demonstrated love when He was on this earth, then His plan to demonstrate love in us and through us will be the same

  24. WHAT ARE THESE VERSES TELLING US John knew the tendency would be to talk about it, not to do it. So he continued in verse 16: “Little children, let’s not love with words or speech but with action and truth.”

  25. He also knew that we might not understand what loving in action and truth meant, so he gave us an example in verse 17

  26. He also knew that we might not understand what loving in action and truth meant, so he gave us an example in verse 17 “But if a person has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need and that person doesn’t care—how can the love of God remain in him?”

  27. LOVE: A REFLECTION

  28. “The love I speak of is slow to lose patients”

  29. “The love I speak of is slow to lose patients” “It looks for a way of being constructive…”

  30. “The love I speak of is slow to lose patients” “It looks for a way of being constructive…” “It is not possessive...”

  31. “The love I speak of is slow to lose patients” “It looks for a way of being constructive…” “It is not possessive...” “It is neither anxious to impress, nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance…”

  32. “The love I speak of is slow to lose patients” “It looks for a way of being constructive…” “It is not possessive...” “It is neither anxious to impress, nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance…” “Love has good manners”

  33. “The love I speak of is slow to lose patients” “It looks for a way of being constructive…” “It is not possessive...” “It is neither anxious to impress, nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance…” “Love has good manners” “Love is not touchy”

  34. “The love I speak of is slow to lose patients” “It looks for a way of being constructive…” “It is not possessive...” “It is neither anxious to impress, nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance…” “Love has good manners” “Love is not touchy” “Love doesn’t keep account of evil, or gloat over the wickedness of other people.”

  35. “The love I speak of is slow to lose patients” “It looks for a way of being constructive…” “It is not possessive...” “It is neither anxious to impress, nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance…” “Love has good manners” “Love is not touchy” “Love doesn’t keep account of evil, or gloat over the wickedness of other people.” “On the contrary, love shares the joy of those who live by the truth.”

  36. “Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. Love never fails.”

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