A profound understanding and fear of God’s wrath is exactly what many [people] need, because without it, the gospel is diluted down to mere human relations and loses its biblical glory. Without a biblical view of God’s wrath, you will be tempted to think that your wrath – your anger – against your [enemy] is simply too big to overcome, because you have never really tasted what it is like to see an infinitely greater wrath overcome by grace, namely, God’s wrath against you.
John Piper

LOVE to Man

LOVE to Man

LOVE to Man

  1. Is of God # 1Jo 4:7
  2. Commanded by God # 1Jo 4:21
  3. Commanded by Christ # Joh 13:34 15:12 1Jo 3:23
  4. After the example of Christ # Joh 13:34 15:12 Eph 5:2
  5. Taught by God # 1Th 4:9
  6. Faith works by # Ga 5:6
  7. A fruit of the Spirit # Ga 5:22 Col 1:8
  8. Purity of heart leads to # 1Pe 1:22
  9. Explained # 1Co 13:4-7
  10. Is an active principle # 1Th 1:3 Heb 6:10
  11. Is an abiding principle # 1Co 13:8,13
  12. Is the second great commandment # Mt 22:37-39
  13. Is the end of the commandment # 1Ti 1:5
  14. Supernatural gifts are nothing without # 1Co 13:1,2
  15. The greatest sacrifices are nothing without # 1Co 13:3
  16. Especially enjoined upon ministers # 1Ti 4:12 2Ti 2:22
  17. SAINTS SHOULD 17a) Put on

    # Col 3:14

17b) Follow after # 1Co 14:1 17c) Abound in # Php 1:9 1Th 3:12 17d) Continue in # 1Ti 2:15 Heb 13:1 17e) Provoke each other to # 2Co 8:7 9:2 Heb 10:24 17f) Be sincere in # Ro 12:9 2Co 6:6 8:8 1Jo 3:18 17g) Be disinterested in # 1Co 10:24 13:5 Php 2:4 17h) Be fervent in # 1Pe 1:22 4:8 18) Should be connected with brotherly kindness # Ro 12:10 2Pe 1:7 19) Should be with a pure heart # 1Pe 1:22 20) All things should be done with # 1Co 16:14 21) SHOULD BE EXHIBITED, TOWARD 21a) Saints # 1Pe 2:17 1Jo 5:1 21b) Ministers # 1Th 5:13 21c) Our families # Eph 5:25 Tit 2:4 21d) Fellow-countrymen # Ex 32:32 Ro 9:2,3 10:1 21e) Strangers # Le 19:34 De 10:19 21f) Enemies # Ex 23:4,5 2Ki 6:22 Mt 5:44 Ro 12:14,20 1Pe 3:9 21g) All men # Ga 6:10 22) SHOULD BE EXHIBITED, IN 22a) Ministering to the wants of others # Mt 25:35 Heb 6:10 22b) Loving each other # Ga 5:13 22c) Relieving strangers # Le 25:35 Mt 25:36 22d) Clothing the naked # Isa 58:7 Mt 25:36 22e) Visiting the sick, &c # Job 31:16-22 Jas 1:27 22f) Sympathising # Ro 12:15 1Co 12:26 22g) Supporting the weak # Ga 6:2 1Th 5:14 22h) Covering the faults of others # Pr 10:12 1Pe 4:8 22i) Forgiving injuries # Eph 4:32 Col 3:13 22j) Forbearing # Eph 4:2 22k) Rebuking # Le 19:17 Mt 18:15 23) Necessary to true happiness # Pr 15:17 24) The love of God is a motive to # Joh 13:34 1Jo 4:11 25) AN EVIDENCE OF 25a) Being in the light # 1Jo 2:10 25b) Discipleship with Christ # Joh 13:35 25c) Spiritual life # 1Jo 3:14 26) Is the fulfilling of the law # Ro 13:8-10 Ga 5:14 Jas 2:8 27) Love to self is the measure of # Mr 12:33 28) Is good and pleasant # Ps 133:1,2 29) Is a bond of union # Col 2:2 30) Is the bond of perfectness # Col 3:14 31) Hypocrites, devoid of # 1Jo 2:9,11 4:20 32) The wicked devoid of # 1Jo 3:10 33) Exemplified 33a) Joseph # Ge 45:15 33b) Ruth # Ru 1:16,17 33c) Jonathan, &c # 1Sa 20:17,41,42 33d) Obadiah # 1Ki 18:4 33e) Centurion # Lu 7:5 33f) The Church # Ac 2:46 Heb 10:33,34 33g) Lydia # Ac 16:15 33h) Aquila # Ro 16:3,4 33i) Paul # 2Co 6:11,12 33j) Epaphroditus # Php 2:25,26,30 33k) Philippians # Php 4:15-19 33l) Colossians # Col 1:4 33m) Thessalonians # 1Th 3:6 33n) Onesiphorus # 2Ti 1:16-18 33o) Philemon # Phm 1:7-9 33p) Moses # Heb 11:25