Promises ofGod
21.Love
IJohn4:19"Welovehim,becausehefirstlovedus."
Meaning:God'sloveisanagapélove.ofChrist'slifethat weCharityisanexpressionofagapélove.God'sloveisa one-waylove.BeforemanevershowedGodheloved Him,Godlovedman.Evenaftermansinned,God showedHislovetomanbygivingHisonlySontodiefor thesinofmankind(Romans5:8).Givingistheultimate expressionoflove,anditisbythegivingperceivethe loveofGod(IJohn3:16).
Application:God'sloveisillustratedbysavingthethief onthecrossandbyspeakingtothewomanatthewellof Samaria.HislovecanbeseeninHisforgivenessshownto Peter,whenPeterdeniedHim.Hislovewasevidentwhen HeprovidedawayofescapeoutofSodomforungodlyLot. Itwouldnottakelongforustorealizehowundeservingwe areofGod'slove,yetHelovesusanyway!Man'sloveis usuallydictatedbymoney,circumstances,orthereceiving oflove.God'sloveisgiventotheundeservingandis everlasting(Jeremiah31:3).
OtherVersesforStudy:John3:16;13:34,35;14:21;15:12,13; 16:27;Romans8:38,39;IJohn4:10-12,16
1.God'slovetomanisa ___________________________
2.HowdidGodshowHislovetoman?
3.TowhomisGod'slovegiven?____________________________
"Hebegantoloveuswithalovethathadnobeginning,which hasnomeasureandwhichshallhavenochangenorend."