Love Manifested - 1 John 3:16-18

“Love Manifested”

1 John 3:16–18Faith Bible Church of Bradenton, FL

1 John 5:13

These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

Key Verse of 1 John

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THE CONTEXT

Keep His commandments (2:3-27)

Abiding in Christ (2:28-3:3)

Loving the brethren (3:11-23)

Indwelling of His Spirit (3:24-4:21)

Believing Jesus is Messiah (5:1-13)

Answers to prayer (5:14-16)

Break patterns of continuous sin (3:4-10)

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1 John 3:16–1816 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

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I. CHRISTIAN LOVE IS EXTENSIVE (16)

A. Self Love Manifested in Cain (12)

not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.

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To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal.

Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness.

C. S. Lewis

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But in that casket – safe, dark, motionless, airless – it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside of heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is hell.

C. S. Lewis

Greek Word Type Effect

EROS physical sensual, sexualSTORGE familial, social affectionPHILOS mental & emotional loyalty, honor

AGAPE spiritual sacrificial giving of self for the benefit of another

What is Love?(1 Corinthians 13:4-8)

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Galatians 5:22-26

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I. CHRISTIAN LOVE IS EXTENSIVE (16)

1 John 3:16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

“One can give without loving, but one cannot love without giving.”

Amy Carmichael

B. Selfless Love Manifested in Christ (4:9)

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Genuine LOVE Acts

“Whoeverloves much,does much.”

Thomas à Kempis Of the Imitation of Christ

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I. CHRISTIAN LOVE IS EXTENSIVE (16)

Love Manifested

John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.

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What is (agape) Love?(1 Corinthians 13:4-8)

1. Suffers Long

2. Kind

3. Does Not Envy

4. Does Not Parade Itself

5. Is Not Puffed Up

6. Does Not Behave Rudely

7. Does Not Seek Its Own

8. Is Not Provoked

9. Thinks No Evil

10. Does Not Rejoice In Iniquity

11. Rejoices In The Truth

12. Bears All Things

13. Believes All Things

14. Hopes All Things

15. Endures All Things

16. Love Never Fails

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• Childish Talk

• Childish Beliefs

• Childish Thinking

• Adult Talk

• Adult Beliefs

• Adult Thinkingthe measure of

maturity

What is (agape) Love?(1 Corinthians 13:11)

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II. CHRISTIAN LOVE IS EXPENSIVE (17)

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II. CHRISTIAN LOVE IS EXPENSIVE (17)

ILLUSTRATEDPhilippians 2:6-8

1. Christ did not regard His Rights & Privileges

2. Christ emptied Himself

3. Christ identified with Mankind

4. Christ was obedient even to the point of sacrifice

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“It is not that we keep His commandments first, and that then He loves; but that He loves us, and then we keep His commandments. This is that grace, which is revealed to the humble, but hidden from the proud.”

Augustine

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III. CHRISTIAN LOVE IS EXPRESSIVE (18)

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“After all, Brethren, the whole end of Theology is love. It seems hard to realize that that is so, but so it is. If your theology does not make you more loving, it has not Christianized you and to that extent is not a Christian theology... All ecclesiasticism and all doctrinalizing are in order to form character, and the soul of character is love. Preach the truth in love, and for the development of love.”

Nathaniel J. Burton

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“The whole being of any Christian is Faith and Love... Faith brings the man to God, love brings Him to men.”

Martin Luther

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These study slides were produced by Harry Morgan, pastor-teacher

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This study is part of a series entitled “Managing Your Emotions.” Some of the content of this series was taken from Erwin Lutzer’s book by the same title. If you have found this study helpful give God the glory.If you find an error it’s my fault.

For more information or to contact Dr. Morgan: 001-941-729-6600

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