1. Couples For Christ
Christian Life Program Talk 6
Love Your
Neighbor

2. The core of the Christian life.
1 Jn 4:20‑21
The core of the Christian life.
No love for others,
No Christianity.
What Christian love is not.
loving neighbor
loving
God

3. is not always saying "yes". having positive feelings.
Love
is not manipulative.
Love
is not defensive.
Love
is not self‑seeking.
Love
is not always saying "yes".
Love
is not only
having positive feelings.
What is
Christian love?

4. What does God mean by love?

5. A love that is connected with keeping God's commandments.
There can be no Christian love apart from righteous­ness. Loving is not compatible with sinning.
The world's experience shows that love apart from God has become convoluted with sin.

7. By a self‑sacrificial love.
It is not just giving our time, imparting our wisdom, praying for others, etc.,
but dying for others.
How does Jesus love?
By a self‑sacrificial love.

8. But most are not called to actually die for others
But most are not called to actually die for others. How then do we translate love into practical everyday terms?
The answer is in John 13:1‑5.

9. Christian love as service love.
Thus, dying on the cross was not the only example Jesus gave.
He demonstrated
Christian love as service love.
What Jesus did was most unusual, because it was the task of the youngest slave.
Thus Peter objected.

10. When he finished, Jesus told them to do likewise.
Later he commanded them to love each other according to his example.
Christian love is committed service. Gal 5:13b‑14.

11. And who is
your neighbor?
Can you choose
whom to love?

12. The parable of the good Samaritan. Lk 10:29b‑37.
The implication for us:
The Jews hated the Samaritans, who had inter‑married among the gentiles.
Thus it was remarkable for this Samaritan to help the Jew who was robbed and beaten.
All men
in need of your help
are your neighbors.
The parable of the good Samaritan. Lk 10:29b‑37.

13. How do we love in everyday life?
Not Quick-Tempered
Not Rude
Not Self-Seeking
Not Pompous or Inflated
Hopes
Not Brood Over Injury
Patient
Trusts
Kind
Endures
How do we love in everyday life?
Not Jealous
Rejoices With The Truth
Not Rejoice Over Wrong – Doing
Characteristics of Christians love.
1 Cor 13:4‑7.

14. you are right. Christian love is a command,
We have seen what it is not
If you come to the conclusion that Christian love is diffi­cult or even impossible,
Christian love is a command,
and it is essential to Chris­tianity.
We have seen what it is.
Conclusion.
you are right.
We have also taken a look at the various characteristics of love.

15. But He who commanded us to love also gives us the power to love.
To enable us to love, God made us temples of the Holy Spirit. Rom. 5:5
Given the nature of love and also our own human limita­tions, mere human effort will fail.
It is impossible without God's help.

16. Couples For Christ
Christian Life Program Talk 6
Love Your
Neighbor