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No one can love God unless he knows Him, and no one can know Him unless he knows Bible doctrine.

No one can love God unless he knows Him, and no one can know Him unless he knows Bible doctrine. 1 John 4:19 . . . We love, because He first loved us. LOVE IS NOT BASED ON EMOTIONS. FEELINGS ARE NOT LOVE !.

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No one can love God unless he knows Him, and no one can know Him unless he knows Bible doctrine.

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  1. No one can love God unless he knows Him, and no one can know Him unless he knows Bible doctrine. 1 John 4:19 . . . We love, because He first loved us.

  2. LOVE IS NOT BASED ON EMOTIONS. FEELINGS ARE NOT LOVE! LOVE IS BASED ON TRUST, VIRTUE, COMMITMENT, FAITHFULNESS, & CHARACTER. THESE ARE NOT EMOTIONS!

  3. GODLOVESYOU SUBJECTOBJECT IMPERSONAL / UNCONDITIONAL LOVE GODLOVESYOU PERSONAL / CONDITIONAL LOVE GOD LOVES YOU

  4. GOD’SGOD’S IMPERSONAL PERSONAL UNCONDITIONALCONDITIONAL LOVE LOVE EMPH. THE SUBJECT EMPH. THE OBJECT UNCONDITIONALCONDITIONAL EMPH. GOD’S INTEG.EMPH. IMPUTED +R TO ALL UNBELIEVERSTO ALL BELIEVERS TO NEG. BELIEVERS TO POS. BELIEVERS

  5. GOD’SGOD’S IMPERSONAL PERSONAL UNCONDITIONALCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR ALLLOVE FOR A FEW PHASE 1ENTIRE HUMAN RACE BELIEVERS SALVATIONUnlimited AtonementImputed +R PHASE 2ALL BELIEVERS MATURE BELS. TIME Logistical GraceSuper Grace PHASE 3ALL BELIEVERS MATURE BELS. ETERNITY Resurrection Eternal Rewards Bodies

  6. YOULOVE GOD SUBJECT OBJECT PERSONAL / CONDITIONAL LOVE YOU LOVE GOD WE NEVER HAVE IMPERSONAL OR UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR GOD.

  7. WHY? Because our love for Him is always based on who and what He is. And His love for us is based on who and what He is. IT’S ALL ABOUT HIM!

  8. How does God express His love for us? THROUGHGRACE! Do we have to work for blessings? NO. WHY? Because our blessings depend on who He is, not who we are.

  9. Personal love for God motivates impersonal / unconditional love for man. 1 John 5:2 . . . By this [our love for God]we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.

  10. 1 John 2:5 . . . Whoever guards the Word, truly in him, the love for God has been perfected.

  11. MOTIVATIONAL TOWARD GOD VIRTUES INVISIBLE Worship Confidence Personal Love Virtue-Morality Courage Unconditional Love FUNCTIONAL VIRTUES VISIBLE TOWARD MAN

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