John 3:16; Ephesians 5:25-27; Romans 8:28-39
- What does John 3:16 about the extent of God’s love and the conditions of benefiting from it?
- Ephesians 5:25-27 pictures Christ’s love for the church in terms of a bridegroom’s love for his bride (remember the Old Testament picture of God’s love for Israel). In your own words describe how Jesus wants to express His love for you.
- Romans 8:28-39 – Read this passage and write down 2 lists:
- Results of Your Love for God
- Results of God’s Love for you
- How does Romans 8:28-39 dispel the belief that God has certain elections for certain groups of people?
Day 5 Do you love me?
John 21:15-17 This is an encounter between Jesus and Peter. (One of my favorite passages, because as stubborn as I am, this reassures that even though I mess up, He will not Give up 🙂
- Read John 14:15-24 – Is your love for Christ genuine? (look at Christ’s example in v 31)
- Refer back to Matthew 22:35-40 Jesus is teaching that all the commands of the law hang onto the requirement of our love for God and for our neighbors. How does this reflect what Jesus says in John 14?
- Do you see the link between Love and Obedience? How doe this direct your answer that Jesus asks Peter in John 21….Do you love me?
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Thoughts from week one: Love is patient and kind coming from 1 Corinthians 13. Love is putting our desires aside for the sake of someone else’s. Throughout scripture God shows us ample examples of love and how we should love one another. The main point that really stuck with me from this week was that God loved us while we were yet sinners. We didn’t have to clean up our act first to earn his love. This is opposite to what so many of feel in our relationships today. We have to earn love by our actions or prove we love someone. God displayed the ultimate show of love by sending His own son for us. Again – we did NOTHING to deserve this. He sent His son because he love us first and wanted us to have access to eternity with Him.
The Bible says that we cannot know God and not have love. When I read this, I thought how true that love is the chord that binds believers. But what about those who do not know Christ? We cannot blame or get frustrated with unbelievers for not loving because the do not know God. This is difficult to swallow, because in the flesh it’s our nature to get frustrated, but God’s perfect example is what we should follow. Love not because they have earned it, but because we have love in us because we have Christ in us. I love the covenant that God made with Israel and how this is mirrored with his love for us. He makes a promise to love those who love Him. This model overflows to all relationships in our lives.
Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 and replace your name every time you see the word love – Wow! We cannot say that we are not important and fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of our creator.
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