God is LoveGod is Love1 John 4:7-121 John 4:7-12

1. THE DEFINITION OF 1. THE DEFINITION OF GOD’S LOVEGOD’S LOVE

• 7 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. has been born of God and knows God. 8 8 Anyone who does not love does not Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. know God, because God is love. (1 John 4:7-8)(1 John 4:7-8)

• Agapē, Storgē, Philia, ErosAgapē, Storgē, Philia, Eros

2. THE DEMONSTRATION 2. THE DEMONSTRATION OF LOVEOF LOVE

• 9 9 In this the love of God was manifested In this the love of God was manifested among us, that God sent His only Son among us, that God sent His only Son into the world, so that we might live into the world, so that we might live through Him. through Him. 10 10 In this is love, not that In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (1 John 4:9-10)for our sins. (1 John 4:9-10)

2. THE DEMONSTRATION 2. THE DEMONSTRATION OF LOVEOF LOVE

• Therefore there is now no Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1)Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1)

• “ “Greater love has no one than this, that Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” he lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13)(John 15:13)

2. THE DEMONSTRATION 2. THE DEMONSTRATION OF LOVEOF LOVE

• 9 9 In this the love of God was manifested In this the love of God was manifested among us, that God sent His only Son among us, that God sent His only Son into the world, so that we might live into the world, so that we might live through Him. through Him. 10 10 In this is love, not that In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (1 John 4:9-10)for our sins. (1 John 4:9-10)

2. THE DEMONSTRATION 2. THE DEMONSTRATION OF LOVEOF LOVE

• But God demonstrates His own love But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)

3. THE DEMAND TO 3. THE DEMAND TO LOVELOVE

• 11 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. ought to love one another. 12 12 No one has No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and His love is God abides in us and His love is perfected in us. (1 John 4:11-12)perfected in us. (1 John 4:11-12)

• ““By this all men will know that you are By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35)another.” (John 13:35)

3. THE DEMAND TO 3. THE DEMAND TO LOVELOVE

• We know love by this, that He laid We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. down our lives for the brothers. (1 John 3:16)(1 John 3:16)

• We love, because He first loved us. We love, because He first loved us. (1 John 4:19)(1 John 4:19)

3. THE DEMAND TO 3. THE DEMAND TO LOVELOVE

• No one has ever seen God; if we love No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and His one another, God abides in us and His love is perfected in us. (1 John 4:12)love is perfected in us. (1 John 4:12)

• ““For God so loved the world, that he For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)