1. LOVE
Building character

2. Put on Love, Col 3:14
Abused and misdefined to mean many things opposite of love:
Eroticism, sensualism, selfishness, greed, covetousness...
Man-made religions have added to the confusion
Love is not emotionally defined
Love is not always cheerful, 2 Cor 2:4

3. To know God we must love as He loves us
God is Love 1 John 4:8
Law and prophets hangs on love commandments, Matt 22:36-40
Characteristic of disciples of Jesus, Jno 13:34-35
Our obligation to all, Rom 13:8
Our motivation, Cor 13:1-3; Gal 5:6
To know God we must love as He loves us

4. Love is… agape Keeping God’s commandments, 1 Jno 5:3; 2 Jno 6
Doing good to our enemies, Lk 6:35-36
As we want to be treated (Lk 6:31)
Disciplining loved ones, Heb 12:5-6; Prov 13:24; 1 Co 5:5
Children, brethren, ourselves
agape
“unconquerable benevolence, undefeatable goodwill”
Love is an action word! John 3:16

5. Love is… agape Forgiving brethren, 2 Cor 2:6-9 Time to rejoice
Sacrificing for others, Jno 15:13
Gives itself to benefit others
Helping the needy, 1 Jno 3:14-18
Uses its ability to relieve suffering
agape
“unconquerable benevolence, undefeatable goodwill”
Love is an action word! John 3:16

6. Love is…
Preacing the gospel, Phil 1:15-17 (Eph 4: 15; 1 Cor 13:6)
W/o compromise, to save some (Gal 1:10; 1 Cor 9:22)
Contributing money for work of church, 2 Cor 8:24 (8)
Sign or evidence of love for God and His people
agape
“unconquerable benevolence, undefeatable goodwill”
Love is an action word! John 3:16

7. Love is… agape Encouraging the saints, Phil 2:1 (4)
Comfort, warn, urge to faithfulness
Sacrificing for your wife, Eph 5:23, 25, 28-33
Love as Christ and as yourself
Obeying your husband, Eph5:22-24
As the church to Christ (Titus 2:5)
agape
“unconquerable benevolence, undefeatable goodwill”
Love is an action word! John 3:16

8. Love is… agape Being courageous in faith, 2 Tim 1:7; 1 Jno 4:17-19
Maturity and boldness
Forbearing one another, Eph 4:2
Endure; “holding yourselves back from one another”
agape
“unconquerable benevolence, undefeatable goodwill”
Love is an action word! John 3:16

9. Love is…
Not offending weak in conscience with your liberty, Rom 14:15 (1 Cor 8:9-13)
Use without regard of weak is selfish
Greeting each other, 1 Pet 5:14
With glad hearts
Regularly studying Bible, Psa 119:97
What we think on is what we love
agape
“unconquerable benevolence, undefeatable goodwill”
Love is an action word! John 3:16

10. Love is… agape Our way of doing everything, 1 Cor 16:14
All our motives
All our attitudes
All our words
All our actions
agape
“unconquerable benevolence, undefeatable goodwill”
Love is an action word! John 3:16

11. The Uniting Principle of our Character in Christ
Love is…
Character is complete as we love fervently with a pure heart, 1 Pet 1:22
“And now abide faith, hope, and love, these three: but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Cor 13:13)
WHY?
-Because“God is love”
The Uniting Principle of our Character in Christ
Col 3:14 (10)