2. Myths About The Bible
All You Need Is Love

3. Bible Teaching Of Love AGAPAO In KJV as “charity” (esp. 1 Cor. 13)
This kind of love is unnatural to man
A love that is learned & is commanded
Given without expectation (Jn. 3:16)
Denotes & demands total commitment
No conditions, no strings
Not emotional love

4. These are both oft used words
PHILEO
More nearly tender affection
Never used toward God
Usually something in return
This is emotional love
These are both oft used words
Agapao is used in 1 John 4:8-12
Phileo is used in 1 Corinthians 16:22

5. Importance Of Love
Love is an important concept & the central point of the NT (1 Cor. 13:13)
It is part of the explanation Jesus gave on the “greatest commandment” (Matt. 22:37-40)
Different attitudes exhibited in New Testament (Matt. 5:43-46)
Important for Christians to exhibit love for one another (Jn. 13:34-35)

6. The Place Of Love And Obeying The Lord
As with other subjects studied previously in this series, some attempt to pit love versus obedience
This is a false dichotomy
They are not mutually opposed
Obedience is the product or manifestation of love

7. What Jesus said (Jn. 14:15)
Jesus has no problem making a connection between love & obedience
This implies that the one who does not keep the commandments does so because he/she does not love Jesus
It is impossible to say “I love Jesus” and not keep his commandments
This is recognized by Christ in Luke 6:46
His commandments are expected to be obeyed by His disciples (Matt. 28:19-20)

8. John writes, “For this is the love of God, that we keep His command-ments. And His commandments are not burdensome” (1 Jn. 5:3)
Here we again see that keeping the commandments is not love, but a manifestation of love
This coincides with what is said in Matthew 11:28-30