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Introduction:
A mother found under her place one morning at breakfast a bill made out by her small son, Bradley, aged eight—Mother owes Bradley:
For running errands, $8;
For being good, $1;
For taking music lessons, $3;
For extras, $3.
A grand total, $15.
Mother smiled but made no comment.
At lunch Bradley found the bill under his plate with a 10 dollar bill, a five dollar bill and another piece of paper neatly folded like the first.
Opening it he read—Bradley owes Mother:
For nursing him through scarlet fever, nothing;
For being good to him, nothing;
For clothes, shoes and playthings, nothing;
For his destruction during temper tantrums, nothing;
For all his meals, nothing.
For attempting to teach biblical principles... well, refunded.
Total due: nothing.
How can you account for it?
Only thus: she loves him.
Marvelous, august, enduring love!
Love that beareth all things.
Many waters of adversity cannot quench it, neither can all the raging floods of sin drown it.
Transition:
As we prepare for Mother’s day next week, I thought it best to use one example of a mother’s love to introduce a not too dissimilar love which the Apostle John speaks about in our journey through his epistle.
Scripture Reading:
John begins this section with a command and its justification—which is the supreme motivation for obedience.
He calls out to his fellow brothers and sisters in Christ to obey Jesus’ command to love one another in a very direct way.
Transition:
Transition:
As we consider our passage this morning, I want to focus on a couple aspects of biblical love that John reveals as we think on: Loving the Unlovely.
First,
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The Command to Love (vv.7-8)
Here we discover an exhortation to love one another.
John doesn’t offer this exhortation simply because it is socially acceptable, but biblically expected.
Notice:
A. The Act of Love (7a)
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Beloved, let us love one another: A simple statement, but not as simple to live.
The grammar implies a pattern of action that is continuous and so communicates the idea of “ ‘let us go on loving one another’ as we have been doing all along.”
I believe that us here at Grace have been practising loving one another so much so that it has become a staple in our community—The congregation at Grace truly loves one another.
This use of "one another” makes this a call to mutual responsibility within the body of Christ, and not a command for “reciprocal love”.
The command does not assume we receive love in return for our love, but that we are to each love the other regardless.
is known as the “Great Love Chapter” and for good reason, but one of the first things you notice in is that love is described in action!
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All these words are descriptors for a love that is proved in action!
And yes, this is the same kind of agape love that we find in our first John passage this morning!
John doesn’t say love when we feel like it, or when we think it is deserved.
He doesn’t say love those who agree with our position always.
He doesn’t ask us to love only those within our circle of influence.
We are to love one another.
I am convinced this applies to our love for all people, especially those within the body of Christ.
Again, John is echoing Jesus when Jesus said that this was the second great command: love our neighbor as we love ourselves.
John doesn’t say love when we feel like it, or when we think it is deserved.
He doesn’t say love those who agree with our position always.
He doesn’t ask us to love only those within our circle of influence.
We are to love one another.
I am convinced this applies to our love for all people, especially those within the body of Christ.
Again, John is echoing Jesus when Jesus said that this was the second great command: love our neighbor as we love ourselves.
John doesn’t say love when we feel like it, or when we think it is deserved.
He doesn’t say love those who agree with our position always.
He doesn’t ask us to love only those within our circle of influence.
We are to love one another.
I am convinced this applies to our love for all people, especially those within the body of Christ.
Jesus revealed this was the second great command: love our neighbor as we love ourselves.
Surely you would agree we need to show love to one another!
B. The Source of Love (7b)
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“for love is from God” God, not human philanthropy, pity, or emotion, is the source of love (cf.
v. 16).
It is not primarily emotional but purposeful action (cf.
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“for love is from God” God, not human philanthropy, pity, or emotion, is the source of love (cf.
v. 16).
It is not primarily emotional but purposeful action (cf.
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The first reason to pursue mutual love within the body of Christ is the source of love, namely, God.
This is something the average biblical student knows, but do we fully comprehend its depth.
Love is of God.
Love is one of the great character traits of God.
It reveals part of His very essence.
He possesses love and offers that love to those He will.
Since God possesses love, and is the distributor of love, we can rightly discern that one cannot truly love apart from a right relationship with God.
Much that is considered and displayed by this world is not love at all, at least in a biblical sense.
We wonder why our world is in the shape it is today.
Why is there so much violence and neglect?
Why is there no compassion or generosity?
It is simple: many lack genuine love.
Much that is considered and displayed by this world is not love at all, at least in a biblical sense.
We wonder why our world is in the shape it is today.
Why is there so much violence and neglect?
Why is there no compassion or generosity?
It is simple: many lack genuine love.
Much that is considered and displayed by this world is not love at all, at least in a biblical sense.
We wonder why our world is in the shape it is today.
Why is there so much violence and neglect?
Why is there no compassion or generosity?
It is simple: many lack genuine love.
Let’s go a bit further.
Why is there so much turmoil and division in so many church congregations today?
The answer remains the same: a lack of genuine love.
We cannot love as God would have us too and carry bitterness or anger toward our brother.
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