LOVE

OVERVIEW OF LOVE

By Dennis Schmidt 8/2011

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This paper discusses love, what it is, its source, & how to use it. Love is the Christian way of having a relationship with God and man. God is love and the source of love. Jesus gave us three commandments the first is to love God with all our heart, mind, might and soul. The second is to love other man as we love ourselves. The third is to love as Jesus loved. Jesus is our example. Love is the fulfillment of the law of God. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.

INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:

THEME:

LOVE RESULTS IN CHRISTIAN GROWTH: Love is to grow within a Christian.

1 Thessalonians 3:12 God's goal for the Christians is to increase their love to one another.

PURPOSE:

LOVE RELATIONSHIPS TO GOD & TO MAN - 1 JOHN 4-5 SCRIPTURES:

1 John 4:7-5:3 (WE KNOW GOD) (OUR LIFE IS IN JESUS) (WE ARE TO IMITATE GOD'S LOVE) (WE HAVE THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT IN US) (WE ARE TO WITNESS) (WE MAKE THE CONFESSION) (WE ARE BEING MADE MATURE) (WE ARE CONFIDENT) (WE ARE BOLD) (WE CAN LOVE BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US) {WE ARE NOT LIARS) (WE SHOW OUR CHRISTIAN EXAMPLE) (WE ARE BORN OF GOD) (WE LOVE OTHERS) (WE LOVE GOD)

John 15:5 Our life is centered on Jesus

John 15:16-17 Verse 19: Fruit of love; God chose us for His love, then we chose Him for our love.

KEY VERSE:

LOVE CHAPTER IN THE BIBLE - 1 CORINTHIANS 13: Charity = Love in action (works)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (OUR WORKS = self centered) (OUR EFFORTS = poor motivation) (PATIENCE = love that is passive) (FRIENDLY = sociable & neighborly) charity envieth not; (COVET = is not jealous) (HUMILITY = not boastful) (PROUD = not lordly) (RUDE = not coarse) (UNSELFISH = love for others.) (CONTROLLED TEMPER = not angered) (GOOD = no record of wrongs) (SIN = delights not in evil) (FIDELITY = not a liar) (PROTECTS = in place of others) (FAITH = for others) (SEEKS BEST = for others) (PERSEVERE = for others) (TRUST WORTHY = dependable) (OTHER THINGS = will fail).(MATURE PROCESS = with child like faith) (CHARITY = LOVE IN ACTION or works from love.)

James 2:17 Love and work together

WHO: God mainly by Bible authors Moses, Matthew, John, and Paul

TO WHOM: Elected Christians

WHAT:

H157. 'ahab, aw-hab'; or 'aheb, aw-habe'; a prim. root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise):--(be-) love (-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.

Genesis 24:67 Committed

B) GREEK WORDS:

G26. agape, ag-ah'-pay; from G25; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; spec. (plur.) a love-feast:--(feast of) charity ([-ably]), dear, love. This is man's love to God as regard with flavor.

Matthew 5:43 Love to those who are not within the immediate family or friends.

G5360. philadelphia, fil-ad-el-fee'ah; from G5361; fraternal affection:--brotherly love (kindness), love of the brethren.

2 Peter 1:7 charity G26

G5368. phileo, fil-eh'-o; from G5384; to be a friend to (fond of [an individual or an object]), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while G25 is wider, embracing espec. the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as G2309 and G1014, or as G2372 and G3563 respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); spec. to kiss (as a mark of tenderness):--kiss, love.

Matthew 10:37 loveth = phileo Personal attachment

WHY:

LOVE OF JESUS FOR CHRISTIANS: Jesus gave His love in a self giving (His life) way.

John 14:21 Jesus and the Father will become real to the Christian who loves God.

John 15:9 Father love -> Jesus being loved & love to -> Christian being loved & love to -> others

Ephesians 3:19 God's fullness of love, for the Christian, is beyond understand.

Ephesians 5:2 Love way of life from Jesus example.

LOVE IS A FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: The Christian fruit of love is for brotherly relationship.

Galatians 5:22 The Holy Spirit provides all the fruits to the Christians.

1 Thessalonians 4:9 God teaches the Christian how to love others.

LOVE FULFILLS THE LAW: God showed love to the Christian to save them/for them to love.

Proverbs 10:12 Love covers Satan works

Romans 13:8, 10 The Christian is to owe love to others. Jesus completed the law by His love.

Galatians 5:14 Love is that one word.

WAY:

LOVE OF GOD TOWARDS THE CHRISTIAN IS ETERNAL: God's love is continuous.

Jeremiah 31:3 God loves His own forever.

Romans 8:35, 39

LOVE COMMANDMENTS BY JESUS: Three love commandments by Jesus are shown.

Mark 12:30-31 If love God completely, He allows love for others.

John 13:34-35 Jesus example for the Christian to live by.

John 15:12 Example

WHEREAS:

LOVE OF GOD TOWARDS MAN: God gave the Christian love for them to love God.

Proverbs 8:17 Sow/reap

Romans 5:8 This is where love starts with God first then the Christian responds likewise.

LOVE OF MAN TOWARDS GOD: God desires love from His Christians.

Exodus 20:6 We love and God responds with mercy, forgiveness, & love to the Christians.

Deuteronomy 6:5 Jesus first commandment shown in the Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 10:12 The Jewish people were to love God as well as keep commands.

Psalms 91:14 Love unto God because he knows God's name Jesus.

Luke 10:27

Romans 8:28 God will supply every good to those He loves

WHERE: Earth

WHEN: All Times

WHILE:

LOVE THE GOOD, BUT HATE THE EVIL: The Christian is love good centered & flee evil.

Amos 5:15 Love is correct centered life

3 John 1:11

Right goal is God centered love.

LOVE TOWARDS THE CHURCH: The Christian is to love his Christian brother in the Lord.

Colossians 1:8 The Church is God's family

LOVE NOT THE WRONG THINGS: Love not money, the world, or things of the world.

1 Timothy 6:10 Leads to hell.

1 John 2:15 True love of God is missing & no true joy exist.

LOVE & HATE CAN HAVE DETRIMENTAL RESULTS: Love God & fellow Christian.

1 John 4:20-21 The Christian love must be shown to their brother, sister, wife, husband, son, daughter, etc.

WANT:

LOVE OF MAN TO THEIR FAMILY: The closest love relationship is within the family.

Genesis 29:20 Husband's love for his wife made the labor time go by fast.

Exodus 21:5 Husband's love for his family made him become a slave.

Ephesians 5:25 Love towards wife compared with God's self giving love for his Christians.

Ephesians 5:28 Love for his wife compared with love of himself.

Ephesians 5:33 Love for his wife compared with love of himself, and wives reverence for her husband.

Colossians 3:19 How to love.

Titus 2:4 Love is to be taught to wife and mother.

LOVE OF MAN TOWARDS OTHER MAN: Man can love others even closer than to a woman

Leviticus 19:18 How to love.

Deuteronomy 10:19 Christians are to love as we are all stranger in this world as heaven is our home.

2 Samuel 1:26 David's love for King Saul's son.

Matthew 5:43-44, 46 The Christian is to love as Jesus loved that is to love those who use you and hate you.

Luke 6:32 Love not only your family, but others who need our love.

James 2:8 The as Jesus would love others.

PAPER OUTLINE:

I) LOVE DEFINITION FROM DICTIONARIES:

A) HEBREW WORD:

B) GREEK WORDS:

II) LOVE CHAPTER IN THE BIBLE - 1 CORINTHIANS 13:

III) EXAMPLES OF CHARITIES OR LOVE IN ACTIONS:

IV) LOVE THAT IS THE GREATEST:

V) LOVE OF GOD TOWARDS THE CHRISTIAN IS ETERNAL:

VI) LOVE COMMANDMENTS BY JESUS:

VII) LOVE OF JESUS FOR CHRISTIANS:

VIII) LOVE IS A FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT:

IX) LOVE FULFILLS THE LAW:

X) LOVE FIRST SHOWN IN THE BIBLE:

XI) LOVE OF GOD TOWARDS MAN:

XII) LOVE OF MAN TOWARDS GOD:

XIII) LOVE OF MAN TO THEIR FAMILY:

XIV) LOVE OF MAN TOWARDS OTHER MAN:

XV) LOVE OF MAN TO ISRAEL, JERUSALEM & JEWISH PEOPLE:

XVI) LOVE THAT PRODUCES A RELATIONSHIP:

XVII) LOVE THE GOOD, BUT HATE THE EVIL:

XVIII) LOVE TOWARDS THE CHURCH:

XIX) LOVE NOT THE WRONG THINGS:

XX) LOVE & HATE CAN HAVE DETRIMENTAL RESULTS:

XXI) LOVE RELATIONSHIPS TO GOD & TO MAN - 1 JOHN 4-5 SCRIPTURES:

XXII) LOVE RESULTS IN CHRISTIAN GROWTH:

I) LOVE DEFINITION FROM DICTIONARIES:

Intense: affection, attraction, tenderness, and concern with an object or a person with whom a relationship is desired which may include sexual desires.

A) HEBREW WORD:

H157. 'ahab, aw-hab'; or 'aheb, aw-habe'; a prim. root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise):--(be-) love (-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.

Genesis 24:67 Committed

B) GREEK WORDS:

G26. agape, ag-ah'-pay; from G25; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; spec. (plur.) a love-feast:--(feast of) charity ([-ably]), dear, love. This is man's love to God as regard with flavor.

Matthew 5:43 Love to those who are not within the immediate family or friends.

G5360. philadelphia, fil-ad-el-fee'ah; from G5361; fraternal affection:--brotherly love (kindness), love of the brethren.

2 Peter 1:7 charity G26

Matthew 10:37 loveth = phileo Personal attachment

II) LOVE CHAPTER IN THE BIBLE - 1 CORINTHIANS 13: Charity = Love in action (works)

James 2:17 Love and work together

III) EXAMPLES OF CHARITIES OR LOVE IN ACTIONS:

IV) LOVE THAT IS THE GREATEST: God's love toward mankind shows His great & eternal love

John 3:16 The self given love of dying for others

John 15:13 Offering once life in place of another even if the other person is not worthily or is hateful.

V) LOVE OF GOD TOWARDS THE CHRISTIAN IS ETERNAL: God's love is continuous.

Jeremiah 31:3 God loves His own forever.

Romans 8:35, 39 God's love to the Christian is valued far above any situation, thing, or place.

1 Corinthians 2:9, 11

VI) LOVE COMMANDMENTS BY JESUS: Three love commandments by Jesus are shown.

Mark 12:30-31 If love God completely, He allows love for others.

John 13:34-35 Jesus example for the Christian to live by.

John 15:12 Example

VII) LOVE OF JESUS FOR CHRISTIANS: Jesus gave His love in a self giving (His life) way.

John 14:21 Jesus and the Father will become real to the Christian who loves God.

John 15:9 Father love -> Jesus being loved & love to -> Christian being loved & love to -> others

Ephesians 3:19 God's fullness of love, for the Christian, is beyond understand.

Ephesians 5:2 Love way of life from Jesus example.

VIII) LOVE IS A FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: The Christian fruit of love is for brotherly relationship.

Galatians 5:22 The Holy Spirit provides all the fruits to the Christians.

1 Thessalonians 4:9 God teaches the Christian how to love others.

IX) LOVE FULFILLS THE LAW: God showed love to the Christian to save them/for them to love.

Proverbs 10:12 Love covers Satan works

Romans 13:8, 10 The Christian is to owe love to others. Jesus completed the law by His love.

Galatians 5:14 Love is that one word.

X) LOVE FIRST SHOWN IN THE BIBLE: Love of a father for his son compared to love of God

Genesis 22:2God tested Abraham to kill Isaac whom he loved to see if God was first.

XI) LOVE OF GOD TOWARDS MAN: God gave the Christian love for them to love God.

Proverbs 8:17 Sow/reap

Romans 5:8 This is where love starts with God first then the Christian responds likewise.

XII) LOVE OF MAN TOWARDS GOD: God desires love from His Christians.

Exodus 20:6 We love and God responds with mercy, forgiveness, & love to the Christians.

Deuteronomy 6:5 Jesus first commandment found in the Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 10:12 The Jewish people were to love God as well as keep commands.

Psalms 91:14 Love unto God because he knows God's name Jesus.

Luke 10:27

Romans 8:28 God will supply every good to those He loves

XIII) LOVE OF MAN TO THEIR FAMILY: The closest love relationship is within the family.

Genesis 29:20 Husband's love for his wife made the labor time go by fast.

Exodus 21:5 Husband's love for his family made him become a slave.

Ephesians 5:25 Love towards wife compared with God's self giving love for his Christians.

Ephesians 5:28 Love for his wife compared with love of himself.

Ephesians 5:33 Love for his wife compared with love of himself, and wives reverence for her husband.

Colossians 3:19 How to love.

Titus 2:4 Love is to be taught to wife and mother.

XIV) LOVE OF MAN TOWARDS OTHER MAN: Man can love others even closer than to a woman

Leviticus 19:18 How to love.

Deuteronomy 10:19 Christians are to love as we are all stranger in this world as heaven is our home.

2 Samuel 1:26 David's love for King Saul's son.

Matthew 5:43-44, 46 The Christian is to love as Jesus loved that is to love those who use you and hate you.

Luke 6:32 Love not only your family, but others who need our love.

James 2:8 The as Jesus would love others.

XV) LOVE OF MAN TO ISRAEL, JERUSALEM & JEWISH PEOPLE: Love chosen people.

Deuteronomy 7:7 God chooses

Psalms 122:6 Prosperity

XVI) LOVE THAT PRODUCES A RELATIONSHIP: Love has Jesus & the Father within Christian

John 14:23 God's presents

XVII) LOVE THE GOOD, BUT HATE THE EVIL: The Christian is love good centered & flee evil.

Amos 5:15 Love is correct centered life

3 John 1:11 Right goal is God centered love.

XVIII) LOVE TOWARDS THE CHURCH: The Christian is to love his Christian brother in the Lord.

Colossians 1:8 The Church is God's family

XIX) LOVE NOT THE WRONG THINGS: Love not money, the world, or things of the world.

1 Timothy 6:10 Leads to hell.

1 John 2:15 True love of God is missing & no true joy exist.

XX) LOVE & HATE CAN HAVE DETRIMENTAL RESULTS: Love God & fellow Christian.

1 John 4:20-21 The Christian love must be shown to their brother, sister, wife, husband, son, daughter, etc.

XXI) LOVE RELATIONSHIPS TO GOD & TO MAN - 1 JOHN 4-5 SCRIPTURES:

John 15:5 Verse 9: Our life is centered on Jesus

John 15:16-17 Verse 19: Fruit of love; God chose us for His love, then we chose Him for our love.

XXII) LOVE RESULTS IN CHRISTIAN GROWTH: Love is to grow within a Christian.

1 Thessalonians 3:12 God's goal for the Christians is to increase their love to one another.

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