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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

John 15:13, John 15:13, “Greater love has no one “Greater love has no one

than this, that one lay down than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”his life for his friends.”

John 15:12-13John 15:12-13

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ENTOLE - “an injunction, ENTOLE - “an injunction, order, or command.” Jesus order, or command.” Jesus is identifying the following is identifying the following

statement as a decree. statement as a decree.

AGAPAO - Present, AGAPAO - Present, Active, Subjunctive, “to Active, Subjunctive, “to love.” Action that should love.” Action that should regularly occur in the life regularly occur in the life

of the believer. of the believer.

The Subjunctive Mood The Subjunctive Mood linked with HINA is for linked with HINA is for

the command to “love one the command to “love one another”, yet it also another”, yet it also

emphasizes the volitional emphasizes the volitional responsibility on the part of responsibility on the part of

the believer.the believer.

This love is the mentality This love is the mentality of the soul having the of the soul having the capacity to be relaxed, capacity to be relaxed, (RMA), toward other (RMA), toward other

members of the human members of the human race, especially believers.race, especially believers.

ALLELON – “One ALLELON – “One Another.” This command Another.” This command

is restricted to believers; its is restricted to believers; its family love towards family love towards

members of the Royal members of the Royal Family of God.Family of God.

AGAPAO - Aorist, Active, AGAPAO - Aorist, Active, Indicative, “I loved”.Indicative, “I loved”. An An

absolute love Jesus had for absolute love Jesus had for the disciples during His the disciples during His

ministry on earth. ministry on earth.

This love reflects the capacity This love reflects the capacity of His mental attitude during of His mental attitude during

His hypostatic union. He His hypostatic union. He loved them totally and loved them totally and

completely, even though they completely, even though they were sinners.were sinners.

John 15:12,John 15:12,“This keeps on being My “This keeps on being My

commandment, that you all commandment, that you all ((believersbelievers) love one ) love one

another (another (fellow believersfellow believers), ), just as I loved you all.”just as I loved you all.”

1 John 3:23, 1 John 3:23, “This is His commandment, “This is His commandment, that we believe in the name that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He love one another, just as He

commanded us.”commanded us.”

How did Jesus love us? How did Jesus love us? Personally? Personally?

How did Jesus love us? How did Jesus love us? Personally? Personally?

No! Impersonally, because No! Impersonally, because we were imperfect. we were imperfect.

Verse 13, “Greater love Verse 13, “Greater love has no one than this”. has no one than this”.

Jesus’ love is greater than Jesus’ love is greater than any human love.any human love.

The “greater love” is The “greater love” is obviously what Jesus Christ obviously what Jesus Christ did for us. He wants us to did for us. He wants us to have this soul love, which have this soul love, which

comes as a result of the comes as a result of the RMA from doctrine in RMA from doctrine in

your soul.your soul.

He also wants to show us He also wants to show us how far a RMA can carry us. how far a RMA can carry us.

It is the devil’s world, but a It is the devil’s world, but a RMA carries you through RMA carries you through

many things.many things.

Luke 22:42, Luke 22:42, “Father, if You are willing, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours yet not My will, but Yours

be done.”be done.”

John 18:11,John 18:11,““Put the sword into the Put the sword into the sheath (Peter); the cup sheath (Peter); the cup

which the Father has given which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?”Me, shall I not drink it?”

Doctrine of Relaxed Doctrine of Relaxed Mental Attitude (RMA)Mental Attitude (RMA)

A. Definition and description.A. Definition and description.

1. A RMA is the function of 1. A RMA is the function of human thought. Your mental human thought. Your mental attitude is what you think at attitude is what you think at

any given time. Consequently, any given time. Consequently, thinking is the battlefield of thinking is the battlefield of

your soul.your soul.

2. A RMA is the high 2. A RMA is the high thinking of the Christian thinking of the Christian life. It is having a mental life. It is having a mental attitude that is completely attitude that is completely trusting in God and His trusting in God and His Word in every situation.Word in every situation.

3. The life of every believer 3. The life of every believer is in his mental attitude. The is in his mental attitude. The

life of every believer is life of every believer is determined experientially by determined experientially by

two principles: what he two principles: what he thinks and what he decides.thinks and what he decides.

What you think is more What you think is more important than anything important than anything

else. Your life comes to be else. Your life comes to be what you think, not what what you think, not what

you feel. you feel. Eph 1:19-20Eph 1:19-20

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