Love One Another

 By Tony V. Hammack

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1. John 13:34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
They way we’re supposed to love one another is illustrated in the way Jesus Christ loves us.
No greater love has anyone than this, than a man lay down his life for his friends.
God demonstrated his love for us in this, while we were still sinners Christ died for us. The kind of Love God has for us includes painful sacrifice.

What is Love?
When people say “I Love You”, they can mean a lot of different things. Let’s take a look at the type of love Jesus wants us to have for one another.

The Type of Love we’re to have for one another is agape love
   (a) Agape is the Greek word used to describe the attitude of God toward His Son, the attitude of God toward the human race, and to such as believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, particularly.
   (b) Agape is used to convey God's will to His children concerning their attitude one toward another, and toward all men,
   (c) Agape is also used to express the essential nature of God.

Love is a Choice
Love can be known only from the actions it prompts. God's love is seen in the gift of His Son, it was not drawn out by any excellence in its objects. It was an exercise of the Divine will in deliberate choice, made without assignable cause save that which lies in the nature of God Himself.
Love had its perfect expression among men in the Lord Jesus.

Love-the greatest joy and pain
Love creates the greatest Joy when it’s reciprocated.
It creates incredible pain when it’s scoffed at or ignored.

2. John 13:35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

True disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ love one another with God’s type of love.
This type of love will communicate to all men.

What you are doing speaks so loudly I can hardly hear what you are saying.
Actions speak louder than words.

3. Romans 13:8-10 8Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. 9The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself." 10Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

When we love one another we show that God’s saving grace is in us and we are considered righteous by faith which expresses itself through our love for one another.

4. 1 Peter 1:22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.

It takes a pure heart through obedience to have true love for the brothers.

There are different types of “love”. Some love is rooted in selfish desires or a desire to receive love.
We’re to love one another deeply from the heart. This means we’re not just supposed to tolerate one another but we’re supposed to love one another. This is a challenge for everyone.

5. 1 John 3:11 This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

This message goes back to Cain and Abel. Don’t be surprised if the world hates you. Anyone who does not love illustrates that they are still in the way of death.

6. 1 John 3:23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.
If we obey God’s commands (see above) we have confidence that God hears our prayers and we will receive what we ask for.

7. 1 John 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
Agape love is a divine expression from one person to another. Without receiving agape love from the Father Christian people will struggle in the way they express this love to one another.

8. 1 John 4:11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
When the Love of God touches our hearts we must express love for one another. It’s a divine nature that God deposits into the lives of his children. Those who have been touched by the love of God will touch others with the love of God.

9. 1 John 4:12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
By loving one another it causes God’s love to mature in us.

Before you go before the Lord in prayer please take a look at God's love for you by watching this video.






 Lets pray and ask God to show us by revelation the great love he has for us. He’s demonstrated it in the cross. Help us to have eyes to see the great love you’ve given us. Give us the grace to express the same love you’ve given us to others.

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