Activating the Love of God
3 Main points1) The Love of God is in us! (Need to know you have it!!)
2.) It can be increased & be matured.
3.) Benefits & priveldges.
In response to a theologian’s question about the laws, or commandments of God.
Jesus stated……….in Math 22: 37 -40
.. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38This is the first and great commandment.
39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40On these two commandments hang (Support) all the law and the prophets.
** The Promises of God’s Word, depend upon our love walk!*Gal 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which works by love. (but
faith activated and energized and expressed and working through love.)
Rom 5:5 …The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
1 John 4:12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected/matured in us.
(Amp) 12No man has at any time [yet] seen God. But if we love one another, God abides (lives and remains) in us and His love (that love which is essentially His) is brought to completion and to its full maturity, runs its full course, is perfected) in us!
vs18 perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
1 Corinthians 2:9But as it is written: “ Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,Nor have entered into the heart of manThe things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
John 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
John 3:16
1 Cor 13:4-8 Is our Love Barameter!!!
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails.
Love is the basis of all Christian or Kingdom Activity. It is the foundation, and motivation for everything we do.
The word compassion is a pregnant word; its filled with revelation.
Some may think of pity when they hear that word compassion, but it has another meaning in the Gospel, that Jesus uses.
It literally means love boiling over. Young’s concordance actually says.. ‘to have the bowels yearning!’ It’s a place where the love inside you has to be given away, expressed!!