Chapter 1.
God is Love.
1 John 4:8 KJV
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
In our Christian walk, Love must be understood in it terms.
Apostle Paul said
Ephesians 3:18-19 KJV
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
[19] And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Ofcourse Love might mean A to A and B to B from different perspectives. But when it comes to Christianity, Love is defined as GOD. In essence, The features and the Goodies of Love is God or found in the Character of God. The Understanding makes us filled with the Fullness of God. This deals with our faculties and minds. Our Spirit is of God. Complete in Love. Anyways
See the Previous Verse,
1 John 4:7 KJV
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Look at that Carefully, LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER, FOR LOVE IS OF GOD. Every One that Loveth is BORN OF GOD.
This Love is only expressed by God's children. The Love wherein we Love one another is the Love which is Of God.
Notice, He didn't say '' We love one another with God's Love to be born of God, '' rather, We are able to Love another with God's love because we are Born of God. The man in Christ is born of God.
1 John 5:1 KJV
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
He became a Love being when we became born again.
Anyways, God is Love. The Believer is the Creation of Love, The workpiece of Love , the Produce of Love. This Love is not of the world, The Love with which he is made is Of his Father in Heaven. This Love is Only described by God himself in Christ.
1 John 4:10 KJV
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Good. Sending JESUS to be the Propitiation for our sins is not to Make God love us. See that Carefully, BUT THAT HE LOVED US - past tense. He sent Jesus to redeem us from sins because he Loved us. HENCE We are the Product of the Manifestation of God's Love in Christ. JESUS BEING THE PROPITIATION FOR OUR SINS is the REVELATION OF GOD'S LOVE TO MAN. keep that.
John 3:16 KJV
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For he LOVED the World that he GAVE, Hope you keep noticing those phrases. He didn't give to Love, He gave BECAUSE HE LOVED. that's why GOD is defined as LOVE. His Nature is Love. Love gives because he is Love.
The word ''Love'' here is the Greek word ''agapē'' it is frequently used as that which is from God.
In John's writings, In Jude's writing, In Paul's writings and so on. When you see the words " the Love of Christ, Love of God, The Love used" it is from the Greek word ''Agape '' I.e affection, Benevolence. Love is the Nature of God. Not just what he does or gives but who he is. He gives what he gives and does what he does in accordance to who he is.
If he is Love, His actions will be what? In Love.
If he is Love, His Reaction if he does react will be what? In Love.
If he is Love, his Words, Corrections, discipline and chastisement will be in Love. Love has nothing to do with Hatred because they are not the same. God is Love.
The Word of God is Love.
The Will of God is Love
The Nature of God is Love
The Hand and the arm of God is Love.
The Heaven of God is Love.
The Melodies of God is Love.
Even in his Anger, Love is Seen. His Anger is Love- stirred. He gets angry at our failures , Inconsistences as a result of His Love Nature.
The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is Love. We are in him. Hallelujah.
Study John 3
To be cont.
(This Series on LOVE is in Chapters, this article is meant to give us an Understanding of what is ours in Christ, what am I to do as I follow this series? Pray Ephesians 3:16-19 for few mins or hours, Say to yourself I have all capacity to take all of God's truth and word into my mind, Then re-read again, Share with your friends and Keep spreading Jesus Everywhere. )