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love like GOD loves

1 John 4:7
"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."

This week, in our FAITH WORDS series, we are studying LOVE. We are used to seeing and using the word LOVE. Yesterday, we read one of the most famous verses from the Holy Bible; John 3:16. The record there is Jesus's conversation with Nicodemus, a Pharisee. At this time, the Jewish religion was no longer about GOD'S LOVE. It was about obedience and how much you did or didn't do for God. Rules and rituals that became twisted. Jesus was saying, "It's not about what you do for God. It's about GOD'S LOVE for you!"

So, come to this study already thinking that GOD'S LOVE is greater than what we commonly call "love."" We easily talk about loving chocolate, or coffee, or popcorn, or football, or golf, or shopping, or movies, or whatever. If we get personal, we might talk about loving people, our family, and friends. But, do we love the way Jesus loves? 

John thinks we should. In today's verse from his First Letter, chapter four, verse seven; "Beloved, let us LOVE one another: for LOVE is of God; and every one that LOVETH is born of God, and knoweth God." 
These verses are the MOST significant of John’s teaching. Know that the flip side of the coin, malice and cruelty, are the enemies to true and pure Christianity. Christians need to LOVE like GOD LOVES. 
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