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Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ. Love for God Matthew 22:37-38, Mark 12:29-30 & Selected. We study the Bible so that we might know God, what He has done, and how He wants us to live. Review Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34.

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Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

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  1. Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

  2. Love for GodMatthew 22:37-38, Mark 12:29-30 & Selected We study the Bible so that we might know God, what He has done, and how He wants us to live

  3. ReviewMatthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34 A lawyer asks Jesus a genuine question, but he is also a pawn for the Pharisees seeking to destroy Jesus “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” A long running debate among the Jews

  4. ReviewMatthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34 Foolish Numerology: 613 laws because there are 613 Hebrew letters in the Decalogue 365 negative laws (days of the year) and 248 positive laws (parts of the body) Heavy ones that must be kept and light ones that were somewhat optional

  5. ReviewMatthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34 Man wants to excuse or diminish the seriousness of his sin - failure to live up to God’s perfect standards All of God’s laws are binding, and breaking any one of them condemns you - James 2:10; Ezekiel 18:4

  6. ReviewMatthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34 1) Love God with all your heart, mind, soul & strength, & 2)Love your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12:28-31 All other laws are only applications of these two laws

  7. ReviewMatthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34 Every person falls short of loving God properly because it is against our innate selfishness The command expresses the totality, the comprehensiveness of loving God - it is all of your entire being

  8. ReviewMatthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34 Love God with all your heart is the core of your being, the seat of your will, your life is to center on Him Love God with all your soul includes passion and emotion

  9. ReviewMatthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34 Love God with all your mind encompasses your ability to think and understand - it transforms us (Rom. 12) Love God with all your strength means it exceeds all else and will take up all your strength to pursue it

  10. ReviewMatthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34 Love of God prevents false worship, idolatry, blasphemy and breaking the Sabbath

  11. Review All honest people will confess that they do not keep this law even if they desire to do so. It is impossible The religious solution is to reinterpret, modify or change their list of God’s laws - deluding themselves

  12. Review The secular solution is to reject them while also denying God The insane solution is living in despondency, depression and overwhelming guilt as an abject failure The only true solution is offered by Jesus

  13. Origin of Love for God1 John 4:9-19 “We love, because He first loved us.” If God had not loved us first, we would not love 1 John 4:9-11 - God’s love for us 1 John 4:12-19 - Our love is a response to God’s love as we abide in Him and He in us

  14. Origin of Love for God1 John 4:9-19 Non-Christians cannot love God this way because they do not know His love and do not have His Spirit A true love for God begins with understanding God’s love as demonstrated in the gospel of Jesus Christ

  15. God’s Love DemonstratedJohn 3:16 John 3:16a - God so loved the world - even though it is sinful (Romans 5:8) John 3:16b - that He gave His only begotten Son - Philippians 2:5-8 John 3:16d - should not perish - suffer the just condemnation of their sin in eternal Hell

  16. God’s Love DemonstratedJohn 3:16 Jesus, God in human flesh, lived a sinless life then willingly became the substitute sacrifice to redeem man John 3:16e - but have everlasting life - reconciliation with God and eternal heaven with Him

  17. God’s Love DemonstratedJohn 3:16 John 3:16c - that whoever believes in Him - salvation is by God’s grace alone through faith alone in Christ It is the love of God that converts us and enables us to love Him & others by the power of the Holy Spirit

  18. Demonstrations of Love for GodJohn 14:21-24 What is impossible to do on your own is very possible as a response to God’s love The most practical evidence of love for God is the desire and commitment to keep His commandments

  19. Demonstrations of Love for GodJohn 14:21-24 If you really love God, you will obey Him. If you refuse to obey Him, then you do not love God This is not obedience done out of fear because you must - for love casts out fear (1 John 4:18)

  20. Demonstrations of Love for GodJohn 14:21-24 This is obedience born out of love for God with the attitude toward God’s laws expressed in Psalm 119 God’s commands are not burdensome to those that love Him (1 John 5:3; Matthew 11:29-30)

  21. Demonstrations of Love for GodJohn 14:21-24 Satan is a deceiver who slanders God and His laws as too restrictive and entices to lust and sin Love for God is a strong hedge against sin for righteousness becomes more desirable than what is sinful

  22. Demonstrations of Love for GodJohn 14:21-24 As your desires change, so does your life in what you watch, listen to, friendships, hobbies, work, etc.

  23. Conclusions Love for God is to be comprehensive and total and greater than love for anything else Love for God is only possible as a response to His love, and that begins with faith in Jesus Christ

  24. Conclusions Your love for God can be assessed by your desire and commitment to obey Him If you love God, give Him thanks and praise and tell others If your love for God needs to improve, set your will to grow in your knowledge of Him

  25. Conclusions If you do not love God, be warned, you need to repent, crying out for His mercy and humbly seeking Him

  26. Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

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