Arizona republican., 1920-03-07
SUNDAY. MARCH 2. 1e2o.

Lesson Material
 z. Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and know eth God. s. He that ioVeth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9. Herein was the love Of God mani fested in us, that God hath sent his only begOtten Son into the world that we might live through Him. 10. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for UT sins H. Beloved, if God so loved us, We also ought to love one another F. No man hath beheld God at any time. If we love one another, God abidetn in us, and his love is perfected in us F. Hereby we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because he hath given us of His Spirit Ii. And we have beheld and bear witness that the Father hath sent Ills Son to pc the Savior of the world. b. Whoso- ever shall confess that JeSuS Is the Son of God God abideth in him, and he in God. 16. And we know and have believed the love which God hat in us- God is love; and he that hath in us. God is love; and he that God abideth in him. IT, Herein IS love made perfect with 7us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as He is, even so are we in this world IS. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punish ment: and he that feaTeth is not made perfect in love- 19. We love, be- cause He first loved us. 20. If a man say. I love God. and hateth his broth CT. he is a liar. for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, can not love God whom he hath not seen. 21- And this commandment have we from Him, that he who loveth God love his brother also..
 Lesson Explained
 LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER, verses ITO.
 2. Beloved" John uses this term frequently in this short epistle. Count the number of times he uses it. Let use love one another" This is the language of affectionate entreaty- It assumes mutual readiness to love.
 Love is of God" To love one an other is, therefore. to demonstrate that we are like God. "KnOweth God There is a knowledge that comes from the working of our wills. The highest sort of knowledge comes from loving.
 s. "He that loveth not knoweth not God" A Christian may be correct in theory and may be blameless in his practice. but if he does not love his brethren. he cannot know God.
 e. God sent His only begotten Son into the world" Recall in this con- nection John 3:16. The more we know Of Jesus the better we know what John meant when he wrote, God is love-"
 TO- Herein is love, not that we loved God" Recall what the apostle Paul rNrites about the marvellous love of God.
 WE OUGHT TO LOVE ONE AN OTHER. verses 11-20.
 n Inasmuch as John suggests that love is an obligation. we should seek to discover his reasons for this idea The list is as follows:
 First He that loveth his brother abideth in the light. He that hateth his brother is in the darkness.
 Second In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. whosoever doeth not right eOusness is not of God. neither he that loveth not his brother.-3: 10-
 Third. We know that we have passed out of death into life because we love the brethren.-3:14.
 Fourth. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer.
 Fifth. This is His commandment, that we should love one another. And [ this commandment have we from Him. that he who loveth God love his l brother also.-3: :23; 4:21.
 Sixth Everyone that loveth is be- 1. gotten of God, and knoweth God { Ar
 Seventh. He that loveth not know eth not God.-4-S.
 Eighth. If God so loved us. we also ought to love one another.-4:1i.
 Ninth. If we love one another, God | abideth in us.-4:12.
 Tenth. That we may have bOldness in the day of judgment-4:17.
 Eleventh. Perfect love casteth out fear. because fear hath punishment 4.I4.. One of the triumphs of the re- | demption of Christ is that 1t can de | liver all them who through fear of death were all their lifetime suoJect to bondage Heb 2:15.
 Twelfth We love because He first loved us.-4:19.
 Thirteenth If a man say, I love God. and hateth his brother he is
 WE MUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER. verse 21.
 And this commandment have we from Him, that he who loveth God love his brother also" In every con gregation of the children of God there are some who can be entreated.
 There is third kind of disposition. There are those who yield only to Verse q means that if we wish to maintain any claim to be to be children of God, we must love one another, whether we wish to or not
 Try Love I
 If your lot seems hard in relation to your fellows, try love. You have growled. or murmured, or criticised, or pouted, long enough You reaped only what you sowed. The bitter herb in your souls garden did not make a sweet herb for your nostril, not a II pretty bloom for your eye when you planted a slip from the noxious weed in another's heart Try loyei In your home you found fault You have nagged until your own temper and the temper of your family have become frayed into fringes by the gusts of your tongue. Or you have settled down into the cold matter-o Of fact style of living. Your wife simply boards and lodges you. and attends to your laundry. Your husband merely pays your bills and gives you a shell ter. Your children go their own ways without reverence for parents. It is only a tolerated .existence. Try lovei Do not let the wife cease to be a sweetheart. or s1e <lnnsband a lover. or children Gods sweetest gifts to rour soul. Try. love, Let nagging