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LESSON
10Y REV. p. b. FITZwATRR u. n.
teacher Of English Bible in the Noedy
Bible Iusttute OF Chicago)
ScopyriGht. 1870. Western Newspaper unis,,
LESSON FOR MARCH 7
JOHN WRITES ABOUT CHRISTIAN
LOVE.

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LESSON TEXT John aim.
GOLDEN TExT-Beloved, II God 40
other.-I John All
ADDITIONAL WATERFALL John. II
John. III John.
PRIMARY TOPIC-LovinR One Another.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Loving God and Our
Neighbors o''
iNTERMED1ATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
People. '>''o 1h's
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-christian Love Upon Society.
!. The Origin Of Love wv. z. 81.
Love Is Of God. for God 10 love. God
not merely loves, but he Is the foun.
tainhead OF love. Love Of country.
love Of humanity, fiIial and parental
toVe. every particle Of love everywhere
mas been derived from God his love is
mnnite, eternal and unchangeable
since love Is of God, everyone who
loves Is born Of God and knoweth God
Inc Christian, by his life of love. in
terprets God to the world. It 4, not
enough that the world should be told
that God Is good and kind, 1t should
see his nature expressed in the life
ana love OF the disciple. The Chris
tian's life Is the worlds Bible. Where
love Is wanting. knowledge Of God Is
wanting.
u. Gods Manifestation Of Love wv,
8, 10Y.
Gods method Of making known his
love Is through the incarnation-the
sending of his only begOtten Son into
'he world to he the Precipitation for
our sins Gohn 3:1G). The coming Of
Jesus Christ into the world and his
taxing on human nature makes possi-
Die HE Tor those who receive him. II
we would know Gods love. let us look
at Jesus Christ. Those who gaze upon
him In reverent contemplation cannot
doubt Gods love.
III. The Supreme Motive Of Low.
". 1D.
Gods love is the grand incentive
prompting his children to love.
~. Love the Proof That God pweIIs
With Us wv. 12-1O.
1. No man hath seen God at any
time ". 12), but there is abundant
proof of his being. The one unmistak.
able proof of his being Is love In the
heart OF man. Love Is not native TO
the human heart, for the heart Is de-
ceitful above all things and desperate
~ wicked Jer. II 10y. Out of the
heart proceeds murder Matt. 15:10).
Love in the heart Is proof that God
dwells within.
z. Love proves that Gods Spirit is
within US wv. 1870. The fruit of the
Spirit Is love (Gal. 8 :22). Gods Spirit
dwells within his children. The in
dwelling Spirit shows us Christ and
makes US believe In him as Gods Son,
the Savior Of the world. Those in
whom God dwells will always make
this confession. Those who deny the
Deity Of Christ have no fellowship
with God, and those who have fellow
ship with God will confess Christ as
his Divine Son.
v. Loves Relation to tho Judoment.
wv. II. 1S).
1t casts out fear. A Judgment day is
coming, for God hath appointed day
In which he will judge the world In
righteousness by that man whom he
hath ordained (Acts II :31). 1t will be
terrible thing for those unprepared
to meet God at that time, but for
those who are indwelt by the living
God there will be a Joyful meeting. He
that dwelleth In God and God in him
Will realize the perfection Of love In
.boldness in the day Of judgment, be.
cause as he II so are we in this world
(vv. 16. 17). The way to get rid of
the fear Of meeting God in the judg.
ment Is to be living with God now.
vi. Gods Love tho Ground Of ,AIl
Love ". 19).
The reason we love Is that our lives
have come into touch with the great
fountainhead Of love. The incoming
OF Gods being and nature becomes the
animatlng and controlling principle of
our lives. The one In whom love Is
not the master principle does not
know God.
VII. Tho Child Of God Possesses
Dual Love ". 2O).
The proof that one loves the unseen
God Is that he loves the person visible
who bears the likeness and image O,
God, and has become n member Of tn,
same family through the redemption
In Christ Jesus. Love to God and mar
, Is united In the one breast of the
Christian. The one who hates his
brother while pretending to love Coo
Is u liar.
viii, The Solemn Command From
God ". 2D.
God commands that those who love
him should love their brethren. ODE
dience to this command will eliminnt,