God is Love, 1 Jn 4:8
God is love [1 Jn 4:8, 4:7, 4:19]. Love is his very essence and the reason behind redemption, Jn 3:16. Christ loved the church and gave himself for it [Eph 5:25]. And once we have received Jesus we are inseparable from God’s love [Rom 8:39]. Notice these instances and conditions of His love: Christ loved […]
The God of the Bible, Ex 5:2
One of Pharaoh’s problems in Ex 5:2 is that he didn’t know the God of the Bible. When Moses and Aaron approached him about letting Israel go into the wilderness he said, “I know not the Lord.” There are many people today who likewise don’t know the God of the Bible. Today we are going […]
God Gave Because He Loved, Jn 3:16
God gave because he loved – we will see three different kinds of “giving love” in this sermon today. Sacrificial Love of God Sacrificial Love of God – Jn 3:16 – This is the love that God had for the world. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son. His love […]
Let Us Love One Another, 1 Jn 4:7-21
In 1 Jn 4:7, John writes, “Beloved, let us love one another”. As we have mentioned in each of these lessons on 1 John, John’s epistle reads like a continuation of John’s gospel. The subject of 1 Jn 4:7-21 is a thorough discourse on what Jesus said in John 13:34-35. In Jn 13:34-35, immediately […]
God’s Love, 1 Jn 4:8
God is love. There are certainly many characteristics of God. God’s love is one of the principal ones. God’s Love Is: Perfect Love In Matt 5:43-48 God even loves his enemies. There is a time for judgment, of course. But look how he has given everything to his enemies. In Acts 17:24-28 God gives all […]
God Loves You, 1 Jn 4:7-19
God Is Love God is love. That’s what the Bible says in 1 Jn 4:8, 16. And we must believe that this is so. Think about this. We believed on the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved, and he saved us, just like he said he would. Even so, God loves us just like the […]
God Loves You John 15:13
God Loves You John 15:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Do you know how much God loves you? Paul says in Eph 3:19, “and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge…” Certainly there is much about the love of God that is beyond our knowledge. But there is also enough revealed truth about the love […]
God is Light, Love and Life
God is Light, Love and Life 1 John 1:1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are three outstanding attributes of God that are clearly seen in the first epistle of John. In this book we find that God is Light, Love and Life. God is: Light – 1 Jn 1:5 – his light shows you where you […]