1. No one can love God unless he knows Him, and no one can know Him unless he knows Bible doctrine.
1 John 4: We love, because
He first loved us.

2. LOVE IS NOT BASED ON EMOTIONS. FEELINGS ARE NOT LOVE!
LOVE IS BASED ON TRUST, VIRTUE, COMMITMENT, FAITHFULNESS, &
CHARACTER.
THESE ARE NOT EMOTIONS!

3. PERSONAL / CONDITIONAL LOVE
GOD LOVES YOU
SUBJECT OBJECT
IMPERSONAL / UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
GOD LOVES YOU
PERSONAL / CONDITIONAL LOVE
GOD LOVES YOU

4. UNCONDITIONAL CONDITIONAL LOVE LOVE
GOD’S GOD’S
IMPERSONAL PERSONAL
UNCONDITIONAL CONDITIONAL
LOVE LOVE
EMPH. THE SUBJECT EMPH. THE OBJECT
UNCONDITIONAL CONDITIONAL
EMPH. GOD’S INTEG EMPH. IMPUTED +R
TO ALL UNBELIEVERS TO ALL BELIEVERS
TO NEG. BELIEVERS TO POS. BELIEVERS

5. UNCONDITIONAL CONDITIONAL LOVE FOR ALL LOVE FOR A FEW
GOD’S GOD’S
IMPERSONAL PERSONAL
UNCONDITIONAL CONDITIONAL
LOVE FOR ALL LOVE FOR A FEW
PHASE ENTIRE HUMAN RACE BELIEVERS
SALVATION Unlimited Atonement Imputed +R
PHASE ALL BELIEVERS MATURE BELS.
TIME Logistical Grace Super Grace
PHASE ALL BELIEVERS MATURE BELS.
ETERNITY Resurrection Eternal Rewards
Bodies

6. YOU LOVE GOD SUBJECT OBJECT PERSONAL / CONDITIONAL LOVE YOU LOVE GOD
WE NEVER HAVE IMPERSONAL OR
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR GOD.

7. WHY?
Because our love for Him is always based on who and what He is.
And His love for us is based on who and what He is.
IT’S ALL ABOUT HIM!

8. THROUGH GRACE! How does God express His love for us?
Do we have to work for blessings? NO WHY?
Because our blessings depend on who He is, not who we are.

9. Personal love for God motivates impersonal / unconditional love for man.
1 John 5: By this [our love for God] we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.

10. 1 John 2:5 . . . Whoever guards the Word, truly in him, the love for God has been perfected.

11. MOTIVATIONAL TOWARD GOD VIRTUES INVISIBLE
Worship Confidence Personal Love
Virtue-Morality Courage Unconditional Love
FUNCTIONAL
VIRTUES VISIBLE TOWARD MAN