“REAL”
LOVE
“…God is LOVE…”
(1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is
[REAL]… LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8
KJV).
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The
truth “IS” “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [REAL]… LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV).
God is the ORIGIN of REAL LOVE. Any other
TYPE of LOVE is only a derivative, or imitation, or made-up version of REAL
LOVE.
No
human experiences “REAL” love until
it has been GIVEN to them THROUGH the
indwelling Holy Spirit. “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [REAL]… LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God’s …[REAL] … love has been poured out INto
…[your]… hearts
through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us…”
(Romans 5:5 NIV).
REAL LOVE (God) is mankind’s FIRST LOVE
because he loves them WAY BEFORE they ever love him back. “…Herein
is ...[REAL]…love, not that we loved
God,
but that HE [first] LOVED US...” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “We love, because [REAL LOVE]… “FIRST” LOVED US…” (1 John 4:19 ASV). “….God SHOWED HIS GREAT [and real] LOVE FOR US by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners…” (Romans 5:7-9 NLT). “… [Nothing]…will be able to separate us from the [real] love of God, which is in Christ Jesus
our Lord…” (Romans 8:31-39 NASB). He has “….loved [you]...with an everlasting … [real] love….” (Jeremiah 31:3 KJV). “…God is … [real] love…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…There is no greater … [real] LOVE …” (John 15:13 NLT).
Therefore, “…This is REAL LOVE…” (1 John 4:10 NLT). “…This is REAL LOVE—NOT that we loved God…”
(1 John 4:10 NLT). “…THIS IS LOVE: NOT
that we loved God, but that
he… [really]… loved us …”
(1 John 4:10 NIV). “…THIS IS LOVE: NOT
that we loved God, but
that he …[really] … loved us and
sent his Son
as an atoning sacrifice for our sins…”
(1 John 4:10 NIV).
God’s REAL LOVE DROVE him to do something
in order to communicate and demonstrate his LOVE to mankind: He sent his son. “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [REAL]… LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God SO
LOVED the world that he gave (SENT) his only
begotten Son…”
(John 3:16 KJV). “…He loved us and sent his Son as
an atoning sacrifice for our sins…” (1
John 4:10 NIV).
You were a full-time
sinner and had NO WAY of knowing REAL LOVE (God). “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [REAL]… LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God demonstrates his …[REAL] … love for us in this: While we were STILL
sinners,
Christ died for us…” (Romans 5:8 KJV). “…God showed his great
love for us by sending Christ to die for
us while we were STILL sinners...”
(Romans 5:8 NLT).
God wholeheartedly
LOVES mankind FIRST. He “IS” their FIRST “REAL” love. “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…Herein is ...[REAL]…love,
not that we loved
God,
but that HE [first] LOVED US...” (1 John 4:10 KJV).
God loves FIRST. God
knows and intends for mankind to BENEFIT from his REAL LOVE for them. “…God SHOWED HIS
…[REAL] … LOVE FOR US by “SENDING” Christ to die for us WHILE
we were still sinners…” (Romans 5:7-9 NLT). “… the just for the unjust, that he might BRING US to God…” (1 Peter 3:18 KJV). Obviously, God’s REAL LOVE is “NOT” “…self-seeking…” (1
Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV).
Humans attempt to love their children
unselfishly, especially when they are newborns. However, in other human
relationships the love has to, at least, appear equitable.
God’s REAL LOVE is
unconditional. Mankind does NOT and can NOT do ANYTHING to deserve his love, to
be worthy of it, or earn it. His REAL LOVE is full of GRACE (undeserved and
unearned favor)! “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [REAL]… LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…He is “SO” RICH in … GRACE …” (Ephesians 1:7 NLT). “….The exceeding RICHES of his GRACE …” (Ephesians 2:7 KJV). “… [The] incomparable RICHES of [God’s]… GRACE...”
(Ephesians 2:7 NIV).
REAL LOVE is TOTALLY saturated
with his GRACE. His GRACE is FUELED by his REAL LOVE which is WHAT makes it
unconditional. “…Christ
came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would
not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be
willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his
great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were STILL
sinners…” (Romans 5:6-8 NLT).
“What
kind of “POWERFUL” LOVE is this?” It is a REAL LOVE that is NOT based on who
you are, what you have done, what you can do, where you’ve been, where you are
going, how you look, your worthiness, your unworthiness, or ANYTHING you think
you deserve.
REAL LOVE expresses and demonstrates
himself simply BECAUSE he chooses and desires to LOVE mankind unconditionally.“…God
is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [FIRST]… LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…God is
Spirit …” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is [the HOLY Spirit of]…
LOVE…” (John 4:24 KJV).
REAL LOVE is both HOLY
and SPIRIT. REAL LOVE FUELS “EVERYTHING” God SAYS and DOES. What God says and
does is ALWAYS saturated with his GRACE.
REAL LOVE (God) is WHO God truly is and
his REAL LOVE is MOST GLORIOUS!!! “… “I AM” WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…there is none like
unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). “…God
is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [REAL]… LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…There is no greater … [real] LOVE …”
(John 15:13 NLT). “…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). “…majestic in holiness (and
holy love)…” (Exodus
15:11 KJV).“…You are very
GREAT;
You are
clothed in SPLENDER and MAJESTY,
Covering Yourself with LIGHT as with a cloak…”(Psalm 104:1-2 NASB).
“…His
radiance is like the
sunlight; He has
rays flashing from His hand…” (Habakkuk 3:4.NASB). “… Let Your glory be above all
the earth…”
(Psalms 57:5, 11 NASB). “… His glory is above earth
and heaven…”
(Psalms 148:13 NASB). “…there is none like unto thee, O LORD;
thou art GREAT, and THY NAME is
GREAT in might…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). “…There is no greater … [real] LOVE …” (John 15:13 NLT).
God’s REAL LOVE is pure, untainted,
unadulterated, without wrong motive, unwavering, everlasting, and GREAT. It is also
unconditional. “…This is
real love—NOT that we loved God, but that he loved us …”
(1 John 4:10 NLT). “…
HE “FIRST” LOVED US…” (1 John 4:19 ASV).
Whatever
you knew or know, or have known of love it is “nothing” compared to God’s REAL LOVE.
“…God is LOVE…”
(1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [REAL]…
LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…This is real love…” (1 John 4:10
NLT).
REAL
LOVE expresses and communicates love ONLY with the intention of BONDING faithfully
(through the BOND of love to YOU FOREVER.“…Love … is the perfect BOND of unity...” (Colossians 3:14 NASB). “…He…
remains faithful [to his REAL love for you]…
[He can’t “ever” DENY who he is]...”
(2 Timothy 2:13 NLT). “…
“I AM” WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV).
Real love’s only
agenda is love.
This is what I have personally learned
about God’s REAL love FOR ME: God’s love
covers over a lot of offenses. His love is fully forgiving and doesn’t keep a
record of my wrongs towards him. His love is enduring. His love suffers long
over me sometimes, which gives me sufficient chances to get it right with him.
God’s love is faithful. God’s love is loyal. God’s love involved a sacrifice
and therefore it was costly for him to love me. His love continues for me, even
when I don’t fairly and equitably love him in return. God’s love does not come
with a wage attachment, where I have to earn it. God’s love does not come with
a partiality tag, where I have to be worthy of it. God’s love does not come
with a merit tag, where I have to be deserving of it. God’s love is free and
unconditional towards me always and has never demanded anything in return.
God’s love won’t ever change for me, even if I change, walk away, reject it,
follow after another, am unfaithful, offend him, or totally forget about Him.
“…There is no greater love …”
(John 15:13 NLT).
“…This is
real love…” (1 John 4:10 NLT). What is “real” love? “…God is [REAL]… LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV).
God’s “real” LOVE “…is patient … is kind. It does not envy, it
does not boast, it is not proud.
It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of
wrongs. [God’s]…love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always
trusts, always hopes, always perseveres,
[God’s]…love never fails…” (1
Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV).
Nothing will ever separate YOU from God’s “real” love. “….neither death, nor life, nor angels nor
principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height
nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate [you]… from the [REAL]… love of God
which is “in” Christ Jesus our Lord…” (Romans 8:38-39 KJV).
“Real” love is God. “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…God is [REAL]… LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV).
God’s “REAL” love DROVE him to ACTIONS saturated with GRACE. “…God SO LOVED he GAVE…”
(John 3:16 KJV).
The reason God GAVE his Son is
because SIN created a barrier or chasm between God and mankind (the objects of
is GREAT love). “…ALL
wicked actions ARE SIN…” (1 John 5:17 NLT).
God couldn’t LOVE man like he SO desired
with the barrier of wickedness between them. “… [God]… can not look on wickedness with favor…” (Habakukk 1:13 NASB). “… O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness; you cannot tolerate (mix, yoke together with, abide with, etc.) the
sins of the wicked…”
(Psalms 5:4 NLT).
On the other hand, human eyes are too sinful
to even look upon his glorious, pure HOLINESS. “…Moses said, “…show me your glory
… [God said,] …When
my GLORY passes by, I will …cover you with my hand until I have passed by …”
(Exodus 33:16-23 NIV). “…You (mankind, humanity, sinful flesh) cannot see my face, for no one may see [my glorious, pure holiness]… and live …” (Exodus 33:16-23 NIV).
The barrier between God and SINFUL
mankind EXISTS because HOLINESS can NOT and will NOT “EVER” MIX
with SIN. SIN and HOLINESS naturally SEPARATE; just like oil and water. “…Your INIQUITIES (sin)
have separated
between you and your God (holy) …”
(Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…It’s YOUR SINS that have cut
you off from God (who is HOLY)…” (Isaiah 59:2 NLT). Oil (sin) and
Water (holy) DON’T’ and CAN’T mix together, without HELP.
Thus, God’s REAL LOVE for you DROVE him to GIVE Jesus, his begotten
(specially created) Son, who is like an EMULSIFIER that enables the mixture or
emulsion of two unlikely substances. “…He
that is joined (MIXED) unto the Lord (Jesus Christ, God’s SON) is ONE Spirit… [united with the God, the HOLY SPIRIT]”
(1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV).
If an emulsifier is added to oil and
water it will miraculously enable
them to MIX together. “…He that is joined
(MIXED together) unto the Lord (Jesus Christ, God’s SON) is ONE Spirit… [miraculously
enabling sinful man to unite with the Holy God]” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV).“…. Old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).
Jesus miraculously enables the HOLY God and SINFUL mankind to MIX or
UNITE together and become ONE [unbreakable] BOND through the HOLY SPIRIT of
REAL LOVE. “…What therefore God has joined
(mixed) together, let no man separate…” (Mark 10:9 NASB). “… [REAL]…
Love … is the perfect BOND of unity...”
(Colossians 3:14 NASB). “…He that is JOINED
unto the Lord is ONE Spirit…”
(1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV). “…Let no one split
apart what God has joined
(mixed) together…” (Mark 10:9 NLT).
God’s
REAL LOVE for sinful man was FULLY communicated and expressed when he SENT his
son. “…He [REALLY]… loved
us and
sent his Son
…” (1 John 4:10 NIV).
SENDING his SON was an action of
GRACE DRIVEN by his REAL LOVE. This action of
GRACE enabled SINFUL mankind to be reconciled into a LOVING, covenant relationship
with God again. “…
[He sent the ] …one … who can reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT).
The barrier of SIN is a BLOCKAGE
from God’s REAL LOVE!!! God desires to
LOVE mankind, but SIN PREVENTS God’s HOLY LOVE from being FULLY expressed,
experienced, accessed, or reached. “…
[Only]…one … can reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT). “….Apart
from [the man Christ Jesus], you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
There is the world of
OIL and there is the world of WATER. These two worlds would NEVER MIX without an emulsifier. NEITHER would the Holy
world of God or the sinful world of man without Jesus Christ.
God
personally and specially MADE a way for mankind to experience his REAL LOVE through
SALVATION. “… [God was] …not willing that any should perish, but that all
should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9 KJV). “… AS MANY
as received him, to them GAVE HE POWER TO BECOME THE SONS OF GOD, even to them that believe on his name…”
(John 1:12 KJV). “…WHOSOEVER shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved...”
(Romans 10:13 KJV). “…YE ARE “ALL”
CHILDREN OF GOD BY FAITH “IN” (or dependence upon) CHRIST JESUS. …There
is NEITHER Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither
male nor female: for YE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians
3:26-28 KJV). “…God SHOWS NO FAVORITISM. In
every nation HE
ACCEPTS those who fear him and do what is right. This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there
is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all…”
(Acts 10:34-36 NLT). “…Then Peter opened
his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no RESPECTER OF PERSONS: But in every nation he that feareth him,
and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. The word which God sent unto
the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)…”
(Acts 10:34-36 KJV).
Removing
the barrier of sin OPENS the WAY for God’s REAL LOVE to BOND with you and
connect you to his Holy Spirit. “…By his death, Jesus opened a
new and life-giving way …into the Most Holy Place…” (Hebrews 10:19-20 NLT). “Jesus saith…I
am the
way…” (John 14:6
KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [REAL]… LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “… Love [is]… the perfect
BOND of UNITY...” (Colossians 3:14 NASB).“…He
[or she]… that is joined unto the Lord is ONE
SPIRIT….” (1
Corinthians 6:17).
THE WAY (Jesus) was an ACT of GRACE
and an expression of REAL LOVE. His act of GRACE allowed him to look upon
mankind with the FAVOR. “…[He could]… not
look on wickedness with favor…”
(Habakukk 1:13 NASB).
“…YOUR SINS … hid his face
from you … he [could]… not hear… [you] …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “… [SO He sent- through an act of
GRACE - the] …one … who [could]… reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT).
The BARRIER of sin separates the
natural realm from the supernatural realm and it creates an impenetrable chasm.
This impenetrable chasm separates
mankind from God, cuts him off, and silences his voice so God can’t hear him. REAL
LOVE’S (God) holiness WON’T allow him to penetrate the chasm nor show favor with
wickedness. “…Because
of YOUR SINS, he … turned
away and can… not listen anymore…” (Isaiah 59:2 NLT). “…[God CAN]… not look on wickedness with favor…” (Habakukk 1:13 NASB). “…YOUR SINS … hid his face from you … he [CAN]… not hear… [you] …”
(Isaiah 59:2 KJV).
God desires to LOVE you, but HOLINESS
simply can NOT MIX, or become yoked together with SIN or SINNERS. “…Be ye NOT unequally yoked together with unbelievers…”
(2 Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV).
The HOLY God desired to be yoked
together with mankind, but the BARRIER of SIN creates an impenetrable chasm. Thus,
“… what fellowship hath righteousness
with unrighteousness? … what communion hath light with darkness? … what concord
hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?”
(2 Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV).
For example, the biblical story of
the poor man and the rich man reveals that chasm? “…The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s
bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. In Hades he lifted up his
eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. And
he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so
that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am
in agony in this flame.’ But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your
life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he
is being comforted here, and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm
(barrier) has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you
cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us…” (Luke 16:22-25 NASB).
Without Jesus, there “WILL” ALWAYS
remain an impenetrable BARRIER of
SIN or CHASM between mankind (SIN/oil) and God (HOLY/water). “… And
besides all this, between
us and you a great chasm
(barrier) has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you
cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us…” (Luke 16:22-25 NASB).
However, because of REAL LOVE’S
(God’s) act of GRACE, through Jesus Christ, the BARRIER of SIN can be removed: “…There
is … one Mediator who can reconcile
God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT). “…The
grace of
our Lord was poured out (transferred) on [mankind]… abundantly, along with
faith and love that
are in Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 1:13-14 NIV). “…BY GRACE have [mankind]… been saved THROUGH FAITH; and that NOT OF … [them]SELVES, IT IS THE GIFT OF [FIRST LOVE]…GOD…”
(Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV).
Jesus Christ - God’s GREAT act of
GRACE - OPENED the way for REAL LOVE (God) to express and communicate his love
to mankind! “Jesus saith…I am the way…”
(John 14:6 KJV). “…By
his death, Jesus opened a
new and life-giving way … into the Most Holy Place…” (Hebrews 10:19-20 NLT). “… [There is] … one
… who can
reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT).
“Jesus
saith…I am
the way,
the truth, and the life…”
(John 14:6 KJV). “… Apart
from Me, you can do nothing…” (John
15:5 NIV). “… [You] … can do all things through Christ
which strengtheneth … [you]…” (Philippians 4:13 KJV). “…It is God who works in
[you]… to will and to act in order to fulfill his good
purpose” (Philippians 2:13 NIV).
REAL LOVE’S (God’s) act of GRACE, through Jesus Christ, atoned for
mankind’s sins by removing the barrier between them. “…He (Jesus Christ) is the atoning
sacrifice for our sins…”
(1 John 2:2 NIV).
“…Behold
the Lamb of God
(Jesus Christ), which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29 KJV). .“…God so loved the
world, that HE
GAVE his only begotten (specially created) Son (Jesus Christ)
…” (John 3:16 KJV). “...Whosoever believeth in him (Jesus Christ) (depend upon him) should not perish, but have
everlasting life…” (John 3:16
KJV).
Therefore, “… [There
is] … one … who can reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT). “…This is
real love…” (1 John 4:10 NLT). “…God is [REAL]… LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…There is
no greater love …” (John 15:13 NLT).
This
act of GRACE, offered in Jesus Christ - when chosen and received - REVEALS God
“AS” REAL LOVE. “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [REAL]… LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…he loved us and
SENT HIS SON to be the propitiation
for our sins.” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “…God SHOWED HIS GREAT LOVE FOR US by “SENDING” Christ to die for
us WHILE we
were still sinners…” (Romans
5:7-9 NLT). “… the
just for the
unjust, that he might BRING
US to God…” (1
Peter 3:18 KJV). “…There is no greater love …”
(John 15:13 NLT). “…There is no GREATER LOVE than to lay down one’s life…” (John 15:13
NLT).
God created THE WAY to bring mankind to
REAL LOVE again. “… Jesus saith…I
am the
way…” (John 14:6
KJV). “…Christ …suffered for sins, the just
for the unjust, that he might bring
us to [REAL LOVE] …” (1
Peter 3:18 KJV). “…God is [REAL]…LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV).
REAL LOVE chooses to love you. REAL LOVE chooses
to show GRACE to you. REAL LOVE chooses
to remove the BARRIER of sin. REAL LOVE chooses
to bring you into a relationship with him. “…I chose YOU....” (John 15:16 ASV). “…You are a
chosen people…”
(1 Peter 2:9 NIV). “…As many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on(depend upon) his name…” (John
1:12).
There is “… [No]….greater love … than [REAL LOVE]…” (John 15:13 KJV). “… God is (REAL) LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “REAL”
LOVE “…is [recognized by its]… patient … [and
it]… is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor
others, it is not self-seeking, it
is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. [REAL]…love
does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It
always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres, [REAL]…love never fails…” (1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV).
Therefore, “… Love [is]… the perfect
BOND of UNITY...” (Colossians 3:14 NASB). “…He
[or she]… that is joined unto the Lord
is ONE SPIRIT [with the god of real love]….” (1 Corinthians 6:17).
HOW? “…The Lord is … Spirit…”
(2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “…God [sends]… forth the
Spirit of His Son “INTO” [YOUR]… HEARTS…” (Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…Jesus Christ is … [NOW] … in you…” (2
Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…if Christ be in you… [then] …[YOU are] … ONE SPIRIT … [with the god of real love]….” (Romans 8:10 KJV & 1
Corinthians 6:17). “… [Jesus sets you]… in [god’s] … presence forever…”
(Psalms 44:12 NASB).
REAL
LOVE is a Holy LOVE, a GRACE-filled LOVE, and a GREAT LOVE. “… [There is NO]….greater love…than this…”(John
15:13 KJV). “…God SO LOVED he
GAVE…” (John 3:16 KJV). “… By GRACE (unearned,
undeserved, and unworthy favor) [you are] … SAVED (the barrier of sin is
removed) through faith (by depending up Jesus Christ’s work upon the cross);
and that not of [your]selves: it is the gift of (REAL LOVE) God: Not of works, lest any man
should boast…” (EPHESIANS 2:8-9 KJV).
“…
[REAL LOVE, through Christ]… freely
[gave] … us all things?...” (Romans
8:32 KJV). “…For all things are [NOW] …your's [through
Christ, which dwells IN YOU]…” (1 Corinthians 3 KJV).
REAL
LOVE loves FIRST. “…He first loved us…” (1 John 4:19 ASV). “….not that we loved God, but that he loved us…”
(1 John 4:10 KJV). “…For God
so loved the world…” (John 3:16).
REAL LOVE chooses the objects of his LOVE.
"You did not choose … [him]… but [He]… chose you…” (John 15:16 ASV).
REAL LOVE fuels God’s GRACE (free,
unearned FAVOR) toward the objects of his love. “…By GRACE [you are]… saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the [FREE]…gift of God…” (EPHESIANS 2:8-9 KJV).
REAL LOVE OFFERS many, many unending ACTS
of GRACE. All his promises are yes and
amen to those who BELONG to him NOW through Christ Jesus. “…As many as are
the promises of God, in Him (Jesus Christ) they
are yes …also … Amen …” (2 Corinthians 1:2 NASB).
“… God is (REAL)
LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). REAL LOVE is trustworthy and KEEPS every one of his promises and he NEVER changes his loving ways. “…He has granted to [you]…
His precious and magnificent promises…” (2 Peter 1:4 NASB). “…I am the Lord, I change NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV). “Jesus Christ is the
same
yesterday and today and forever…”
(Hebrews 13:8 NIV).
God
is REAL LOVE and DESIRES to EXPRESS his
HOLY LOVE to YOU.
Through an ACT of GRACE he POURS his indwelling Holy Spirit into your
heart as a WAY to demonstrate his love “IN” and “THROUGH” you.
“…The …HOLY SPIRIT …is the SOURCE of [love] …it is …God who does the work …[of love]… IN and THROUGH all
of us who are his. … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…God’s love
has been poured out INto our
hearts through
the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us…”
(Romans 5:5 NIV). “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24
KJV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]… in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV “…[REAL]… Love
[is]… the
perfect
BOND of UNITY...” (Colossians 3:14 NASB).
REAL LOVE “BONDS” with you through
the indwelling Holy Spirit. “ Love
[is]… the
perfect
BOND of UNITY...” (Colossians 3:14 NASB). “…God’s love
has been poured out INto our
hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us…”
(Romans 5:5 NIV).
God’s Real love is “IN” you, “…I … [am] … “IN” YOU (the god of “real”
love)…” (John 15:4 KJV). REAL
love, the indwelling Holy Spirit, is “IN” you forever. “… God is (REAL) LOVE…” (1 John
4:4-8 KJV). “…I AM (real love) “WITH” YOU ALWAYS, to the very end…"(Matthew 28:20 NIV).
God
is faithful and his REAL LOVE is IN love you forever. “…If … [you] … are unfaithful, he remains faithful…” (2
Timothy 2:13 NLT).
The POWERFUL, faithful Holy Spirit of REAL LOVE is “IN” your earthen
vessel. “ … [You] … have this
treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the [indwelling]…POWER
may be of God, and not of us...”
(2 Corinthians 4:6-7 KJV). “…Know ye not
your own selves …that Jesus Christ is in you…” (2
Corinthians KJV). “Know ye not that ye are
the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “What? know ye not that your body
is the temple of
the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are
not your own?” (1
Corinthians 6:19 KJV). “…God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them;
and I will be their God, and they shall be my people” (2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV).
“… We now have this light shining in our hearts,
but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing
this great treasure.
This makes it clear that our great
power is from God, not from ourselves…” (2 Corinthians 4:7 NLT).
God said: “…I will
put a
new spirit in you . …” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]…
in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “…May
God himself, the
God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put (or MIX) you together [soul and body with]— [his indwelling
Holy]…spirit
…” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 MSG). “…Jesus Christ is in you…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…Jesus Christ maketh thee
whole ( and HOLY)…”
(Acts 9:34 KJV). NLT).
“…Ye shall be holy
unto me: for I the Lord am holy…” (Leviticus 20:26
KJV). “…Jesus Christ is in you…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…That’s
why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never
please God. But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are
controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not
have the Spirit of Christ living in them
do not belong to him at
all.)….” (Romans 8:8-11 NLT).
“…by the Grace of God … [you are what you are] …” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV).
“…It is God
who works IN YOU to will
and TO ACT…” (Philippians 2:13 NIV). “….Apart from
[Jesus]…YOU CAN DO NOTHING…” (John
15:5 NIV). “…God hath said, I will dwell in
them…” (2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV). “…May … God … WORK IN [YOU]… what is pleasing to
him, THROUGH Jesus Christ…”
(Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV).
“…God will supply all
[your need through his indwelling Holy Spirit]…” (Philippians
4:19 NASB). “…God will generously PROVIDE all you need (through
his indwelling Holy Spirit)…” (2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT).
“The Lord is my shepherd; I
shall not want [for “real” love]…” (Psalms 23:1
KJV). “… You will always have everything (all the “REAL” LOVE) you need …”
(2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT).
HOW DO
YOUR RECOGNIZE “REAL” LOVE? “…
God is (REAL) LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “REAL” LOVE “…is [recognized by its]… patien[ce] … [and it]… is kind. It does not
envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily
angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. [REAL]…love does
not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It
always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres, [REAL]…love never fails…” (1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV).
God’s
REAL LOVE is RECOGNIZED by the SPIRIT “NOT” your flesh or carnal senses. .“…The
person WITHOUT the Spirit DOES NOT accept the things that come from the Spirit
of God (REAL love comes from God, the Holy Spirit) but considers them
foolishness, and cannot understand
them because they
are discerned (recognized) only through the Spirit. …” (2 Corinthians 2:12-15 KJV).
Dr. Pensacola H.
Jefferson
Pastoral Counselor
The Mouthpiece for God’s Heart
Colton’s Point, MD.
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