The Virtue of Love

The Virtue of Love (Part I)

“And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.”

Ephesians 5: 2

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Love Defined Love is a strong emotion of affection and high regard towards something or someone. It is a virtue that is not merely expressed through words but is evident through one’s actions including the display of genuine kindness, respect, compassion, devotion and affection.

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Love Defined Love

is not to be confused with lust

Lust

is the strong desire to engage in acts of adultery and fornication The

sons of men often use the word love in movies, songs and books to justify feelings of lust We

must be able to distinguish love from lust

We

must love according to the scriptures

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Love According to God Love

is an emotion that God has

We

are made in the image of God and have this same emotion Love

in itself is not a sin

The

way we love & what or who we love can become sinful if not done according to the scriptures

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Love According to God There

are 5 types of love

•Divine •Parental •Self •Brotherly •Conjugal

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Love According to God We

will first look at how Christ shows love as evident by the works he has done and will do for us (Part I) Each

love will then be defined with corresponding scriptures & examples (Part II)

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“God Is Love” I

John 4: 16 -“And we have known and believed the love that God have to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.” The

sons of men & churches of this world say that God loves everyone This

is FALSE doctrine

God

does NOT love everyone but he loves his children

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“God Is Love” The

children of God were foreknown & predestinated by God the Father & written on the Lamb’s Book of Life (Romans 8: 29-30 & Ephesians 1: 3-6)

God

does hate the wicked with a perfect hatred and will destroy them (Psalms 139: 19-22 & Psalms 145: 20)

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Christ’s Love Is Manifold Creation

•He created us, the sun, moon & stars, the heavens & earth, and the animals (St. John 1: 1-3) •We suffer due to sin but yet we LIVE •We benefit from God’s creation daily •It is a blessing and an example of true love from God that we are able to live and observe his power

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Christ’s Love Is Manifold He

Died for Us

•God the Father sent his only begotten son to die for us because he loves his children (St. John 3: 16-18) •Christ and the Father are one •Christ loves the children that God the Father loves •Christ willingly sacrificed his life because he loves us and obeys his Father

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Teacher

Christ’s Love Is Manifold

•Christ teaches us the truth so that we might win eternal life •His word is found in a volume of a book, which is the bible •The Word teaches us the 10 commandments & testimonies •The Word provides us with the tools to fight against Satan •By doing this he opens up the eyes and ears of his people to prepare them for his coming •(Psalms 32: 8 & Matthew 11: 29)

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Intercessor

Christ’s Love Is Manifold

•Romans 8: 34 – “Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.”

•Intercession: the act of mediating between two parties, entreaty on behalf of others or a prayer to God on behalf of others •We cannot face the Father in our current condition •Christ works on our behalf daily, communicating with the Father so that we can return unto him

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Christ’s Love Is Manifold Provider

& Protector

•Luke 12: 22-28 •God provides us with our basic necessities •He does this because of his love and mercy •Christ’s word can shield us from the wiles of the devil •He often moves us out of harm’s way (Psalms 91)

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Christ’s Love Is Manifold Comforter

•2 Thess. 2: 16-17 & St. John 14: 1-4 & 18-20 •Christ has comforted us by giving us grace and the hope of salvation •It is with this hope that we are able to continue on this journey though we suffer as Christ suffered

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Savior

Christ’s Love Is Manifold

•Christ will come a second time to this earth to bring salvation unto his people (Matt. 24: 30-31 & Heb. 9: 28) •He will come with great power and gather his people •He will establish a new covenant with us & blot our sins from our record book •He will baptize us with the fire of the Holy Spirit, giving us immortality •Sin & death will permanently be removed from us

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Presentation by: Elisabeth C. Pointer

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