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Recognizing Christian Love - 3:10a-23
Making sure you're still in sync.
What love is not - 3:10b-15
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:10a-23
When we don't do what is right and fail to love our brother, we are not in sync with God.
John is still talking about Christians.
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:10a-23
John uses a form of "brother" nine times in eight verses.
The discussion is about loving "one another".
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:11
John 13:34
To believers after Judas has left.________________________________________
Only believers can obey this.
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:12
Even a family relationship doesn't prevent this from happening.
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:12
It's not uncommon for those who are not walking with the Lord to spiritual envy, even hatred, for
those who are.
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:12
Those who have God's approval
vs.
those who do not.
1 Cor. 11:19
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:13
If a brother can hate you, it shouldn't surprise you that the world does, too.
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:14
The Apostles were able know, to recognize, their experience of love as an experience of life.
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To walk with God is to experience life.
Romans 8:5-13
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When we don't love other believers experience life.
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When we hate other believers, we are living in the sphere of death, where the world is (v. 13)
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:15
"his brother"
Matt. 5:20-22; Mk. 7:20-22_______________________________________________
"abiding"
David?
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:15
When we don't love other Christians, eternal life is not a controlling influence in our lives.
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When we stay close to Jesus, He stays close to us and has a controlling influence in our lives.
John 15:1-7
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:16-18
What love is - 3:16-18
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Cain took his brother's life.__________________
Jesus gave His life for us!__________________
He is our example!
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:17
Life vs. Life!_____________________________
Sharing the material things that sustain life =
Laying down our lives!
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:17
"shuts up his heart" = "locks up his sympathies"_________________________
"and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him" - KJV
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We "feel their pain"
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:17
And, some say biblical love is without emotion!!??
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God's love is not functioning in a person like this!
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:17
Sometimes it's easier to say we'll die for someone than to actually help them in time of
need.
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:16
Genuine love demands action!
Genuine love matches up with biblical truth!
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:19-23
What love does for Believers
3:19-23
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:19
When we act on biblical truth, we are in sync with God!
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However, there are times are emotions tell us otherwise...
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:19
When we act on biblical truth, we are in sync with God!
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However, there are times are emotions tell us otherwise...
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:20
We all have had tried to love and felt we haven't done enough, we think about past failures, and
such.
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:20
We may experience a sense of mixed motives.____________________
We feel a sense of guilt that doesn't take into account what we're doing and feel badly.
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:20
But God knows it all!_______________________
He evaluates actions and gives proper credit!
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:20
"before Him" = STRONG!
Prayer is emphasized in the context (v. 22).
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:20
We may be tempted to lose confidence in prayer.
But we can count on God's matchless love and mercy when we approach Him.
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Of course, our hearts may be trained by the reality of who our God is!
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:22
Confidence leads to answered prayer!
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:22
God is pleased when we obey!________________________
Obedience leads to answered prayer!
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:22
Obedient Christians will not ask for what is not pleasing to God.
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Obedient Christians will make all prayer subject to God's will when in doubt (Lk. 22:42).
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Why would we want anything else?
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:22
One of the main things we should pray for is the realization of God's will!
Matt. 6:10; Acts 21:14
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:22
When we know God's will, we should pray directly for that.
1 John 5:14-15
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:23
What does it mean to "keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His
sight"?
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:23
First, we are to "believe the name of His son Jesus Christ"...
1) For eternal life (John 20:30-31) and...
2) For effective prayer (John 14:13-14; 15:16)
Recognizing Christian Love - 3:23
Next, love (with faith) summarizes all the commands.
John 13:34-35; Romans 13:8, 10
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God's will =
Faith in His Son's name and obedience to His Son's commandment!
What's it all about?
1 Timothy 1:5
The goal or purpose of learning the Word is to love those for whom Christ died!