GOD'S LOVE 10/6/04 11/01/05 Thomas Ellis July - Sept 2004
Main References: Bible, Concordance, Bible Dictionary; Henry Drummond (1851 - 1897) 1884
This is much shorter and more compact than the original script.
True Christian Love = God's Love = God's pure love
1. - 5 forms of love: 1 Love of things and possessions; 2 Eros; Sensational: passionate, sexual, often sinful; 3 Material: caring, enduring, understanding, forgiving, patient, passionate; 4 Pluto: love thy neighbor, forgiving, caring,non-predigest, helpful, friendly; 5 Agape Love: unblemished, forgiving, understanding, wisdom, pure, God's Love.
2. - Love: to show interest in, concern for, to help without reward, to delight or take pleasure in works,, to show respect or consideration for.
3. - Respect: to have regard or concern, or to show consideration for, to view treat or consider with some reverence, courtesy, to show honor or esteem for for a point or detail.
Enthusiasm - D1 Arbor # 4 Inspire # 6
Wisdom D2
Fear of the Lord D6 Below
Grace D # 39 Discipline D # 25
10/28/05 D7 Life's Highest Values
10/31/05 - Guideposts; Feb 1981: Different ways to show love: lasting, selfless, sheltering, eternal, patient, courageous, responsible, healing, romantic.
4. Christian Love: God's Benevolent* concern for mankind; man's devout attachment to God; the feeling of benevolence*1 and brotherhood that people should have for each other. * kindness, tenderness, bounty, goodwill *1 goodwill, mutual respect, understanding, charity
God's Love: 1Cho 13:1-13 The greatest of these is Love - above all God is Love. \2 Patience: Love suffers long*; Passive love - waiting to begin, no big hurry, calm*1, quiet spirit; Bears all things; believes all things; hopes all things; Love understands and therefore waits. * normal attitude of Love *1 Meek Study B-3
That Grace which enables us to bear afflictions and calamities with calmness of mind, and with a ready submission to the will of God. Rom 5:13, 2Tim 3:10
Bearing long with such as we have greatly transgressed, expecting their reformation. Matt 18:26+29
A humble and submissive waiting for, expectation of eternal life, and accomplishment of God's promises. Rom 8:25, Heb 10:26 Perseverance Jms 5:7+10-11
Matt 18:26; Lk 8:15, 21:19; Rom 5:3-4+15:4-5; 2Cor 6:4, 12:12; Col 1:11; 1Thes 1:4+3:5; 1Tim 6:11; 2Tim 3:10; Heb 6:12, 10:36, 12:1; Jms 1:3-4, 5:7+10-11; 2Ptr 1:6; Rev 1:9, 2:2-3, 3:10, 14:12
Patient ---. Patiently ---.
Long-suffering: Ex 34:16; Num 14:18; Ps 86:15; 2Ptr 3:9; Jer 15:15; Rom 2:4, 9:22; 2Cor 6:6; Gal 5:22; Eph 4:2; Col 1:11, 3:12; 1Tim 3:10, 4:2; 1Ptr 3:20; 2Ptr 3:15
Kindness: Christ spent much of His time doing kind things; The greatest thing a man can do for God is to be Kind to some of His children; Don't try to please, loose yourself in giving pleasure, no chance to be selfish. The state, quality, or habit of being kind; Kind act or treatment. Kind feeling, affection, good will.
Gen 20:13, 21:23, 24:12,14, 39:21, 40:14; Josh 2:12; Jdg 8:35; Ruth 2:20, 3:10; 1Sam 15:6, 20:14; 2Sam 2:5, 6:39, 7;1 9:1+3, 10:21, 16:7; 1Kng 2:7, 3:6; 2Chrn 24:22; Neh 9:17; Eth 2:9+17; Ps 31:21, 117:2, 119:76, 141:5; Prv 19:22, 31:26; Is 54:8+10, 57:1; Jer 1:2; Hos 6:4; Joel 2:13; Act 38:2; 2Cor 6:6; Eph 2:7; Col 3:12; 1Tim 5:4; Tit 3:4; 2Ptr 1:7
1. - Loving-kindness: - Tender regard, loving care; kindness with springs from loyalty of love; mercy. Ex 34:6; Ps 25:6, 6:4, 42:8, 44:26, 57:3, 49:2, 89:14; Is 55:3, 63:7; Lev 3:22. 7 times in psalms Kind, Kindly, Loving-kindness (humane)
2. - Generosity - The quality of being generous; nobility of mind; magnanimity.
Generous - willing to give or to share; unselfishly, bountiful, liberal. See - sacrifice, offering, giving
"Love envieth not" Others will be doing the same things that you are, some better; do not envy. 3. - Humility - The state or quality of being humble* of mind and spirit; absence of pride or self-assertion; self-abasement. * study B-3 \3 Do not boast or brag; you do good deeds, the less said the better! If someone thanks you for this deed, simply say your-welcome or thanks for the opportunity; do not get a big head.
4. - Courtesy - love in society; in relationship with etiquette; courtesy is love in little things, love can not behave itself unseemly; politeness, gentleman (lady).
Politeness of manners, especially politeness connected with kindness; civility, considerateness; as a courtesy done for a stranger; favor, - approval.
7. - Guilelessness - Freedom from guile* = the opposite of guile is honesty and truthfulness. Honesty: Rom 13:13, 1Thes 4:12, Heb 13:18 Honesty: 1Tim 2:2 In the Truth: 1Cor 13:6, Ps 69:13 4Jn :3, Thy Truth ---, Word of truth ---, in truth --- * guile C3 Ps 32
9. - Forgiveness - In True Love there is forgiveness. How much? ask Christ 70X7 Matt 18:22, 6:14-15, 18:35 Forgive Mk 11:25-26 D7 # 4
10. Grace - True love always gives another chance. How many? Who knows? too many to list. Grace of God: Grace of our Lord Jesus D # 39
11. Practice - these principles and qualities in prayer and you will grow in grace and blessings! Jesus practiced carpentry in the shop and learned obedience. Love is not a thing of enthusiastic emotion. Love is a rich strong, mainly, vigorous expression of the whole Christian character. The Christ-like nature in its fullest development.
Love always tries to look for the positive aspects and overlook or forgive the bad.
12. God so Loved the world: that He gave His only begotten Son. John 3:16 Christ Loved the world enough, to become Jesus and die on a Roman cross. The Holy Spirit Loves us enough, to give us new life.
13. Sacrifice - Loving someone enough to want to sacrifice; to give up something, for the good of something else; giving up personal wants and desires, to help someone else *; it is not only admirable but Godly. What did Christ sacrifice for us? * especially for your spouse in marriage
14. God's Resurrection Love - Guideposts June 1984 Love Revived
Human love is a living thing, always changing, it changes as we change, and sometimes we change it ourselves. We put conditions on it, such as "I'll love you if you will love me" or I'll love you if you come to my expectations, ---, ---.
But, there is one love that does not change, God's Resurrection Love; when our human love dies, God can replace it with, Divine Love.
Ask God to help you to see --- the way He Sees ---, and help me love --- the way you love ---. --- name, place, circumstance, situation, --- Pray this every day, after a day or two, start thanking Him for helping you with this, even though you might not see or feel any difference. Be willing to put your own feelings aside watch God work His wonders, as He resurrects your love and vision, by adding His Divine Love. He might change --- a little and change you a lot.
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