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. "Behold,

What Manner Of

Love!"

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1See, what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

1 John 3 (ESV)

Behold -- look and see; it's amazing.

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Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God.

1 John 4:7 NLT

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1 John 4:8 NLT“Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.”

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“The love of God is one of the great realities of the universe, a pillar upon which the hope of the world rests.

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But it is a personal, intimate thing too. God does not love populations, He loves people. He loves not masses, but men.”

---A.W. Tozer

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G.K. Chesterton understood this truth when he said, “All people matter. You matter. I matter. It’s the hardest thing in theology to believe.”

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God’s love for us was “manifested” (Romans 5:8), or proven to us, through the life and death of Jesus.

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You see, love is a verb; it requires actions, it’s demonstrated through behavior—and the love of God is no exception.

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3. A Perfecting Love

“No one has ever seen God, but if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is made perfect in us.”

(1 John 4:12 NCV)

• In other words, God’s love completes us; it makes us whole, and gives significance to our lives. Without the love of God, we would never be complete.

3. A Perfecting Love

• Finally, John announces: “And furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now tell all the world that God sent his Son to be their Savior.” ---(1 John 4:14 TLB).

4. A Preserving Love

• God did not send His Son to die on the cross just to prove that He loves us, but to save us. God’s love for us is one that wants to preserve us—to save us and give us life. Jesus, driven by his limitless love, came into this world to become our Savior!

4. A Preserving Love

• Long ago, the prophet Hosea said that we are linked to God with cords of love, cords that cannot be broken (Hosea 11:4). The gentle cords of His eternal love bind all our hearts and hurts to Him.

4. A Preserving Love

How Does This Amazing Love Affect Us Who

Know Him?

1. It makes us desire to live a holy life.

2. It gives us a greater love for him.

3. We cannot help being filled with praise for him.

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CONCLUSION:With so many different concepts of love—so many different takes on this powerful four letter word—it is comforting to know that Christians need not be confused: “God is love.” God’s love is personal, proven, perfecting, and preserving.