God is Love

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

“All You Need is Love”—Right?

In July 1967, the Beatles released a non-album song called, “All You Need is Love”.

It was written by John Lennon and attributed to John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

It was released during the turmoil of the Vietnam war.

Why is LOVE so Hard to Find?

People are looking for someone to love THEM.

People say “I love you” to get what they want.

People say “I love you” with conditions.

People say, “I love you” today but walk away tomorrow.

Why is love so hard to find? People do not know what love is.

What is “LOVE”?

“I Love You”.

“I” represents the SUBJECT or source of love

“You” represents the OBJECT of love

“Love” represents the VERB or action (expression, emanation) of love.

LOVE joins the SUBJECT and the OBJECT together as one.

The Lover

The Beloved

The Love

GOD is Love

NOT “Love is God”

People distort “love” as a pretext to approve what is moral.

If we say we “love” something or someone, then it must be of God because God is love—right? WRONG

BUT “God is Love”

Love does not define God.

God defines love. If it is not like God, it is not love.

God’s love is triune.

God is triune: Father, Son, Holy Spirit. They are One and the same.

God’s love is triune:

Father (“I”) is the SOURCE of all love.

Son (“YOU”) is the OBJECT of the Father’s love, the Son, Messiah, the Beloved

Holy Spirit (“LOVE”) is the Emanation of love between the Father and the Son.

How Do We Know Love Anyway?

“Love is both a NOUN and a VERB”

We don’t know love by what love SAYS

We know love by what love DOES

We know God’s love by what God did for us

1 John 3:16 NKJV

By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

John 15:13 NKJV

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.

John 3:16 NKJV

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

God demonstrated His love for us by sending Jesus to die for our sins

Romans 5:8 NKJV

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Response to the Word

Are you looking for someone to love you?

Are you ready to experience true love?

Come to God who is love.

Receive God’s love by trusting in the Son of His love who died for you—Jesus Christ.

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