The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-19

InflStlndS LtSSOH.
John d: 7-l9.
The fraternity, the spirituality.
the serenity, and the service OF
Christian love are emphasized IN
the present paragraph from the
pen Of the disciple whom Jesus
loved"
THE PROGRAM OF LOVE
(Verses 7.lD
Love redeeming IS the highest
task in the program Of love. The
duty of fraternal love stands in
the foreground but it is based up
on. interviewer with and enforced
by divine love. Why ought we to
love one another? Cd Love is OF
God. Hence every one who truly
loves is q child Of God; and as a
child he knows God in an atnos-
phere of love. (2) God Is love.
Hence one who does not love
shows that he does not know God.
go The love of God was mani
tested in the sending Of his Son
into the world that he might be
the Precipitation for our sins and
that we might have life through
him. (4) He loves US definitely
and savingly. though we did not
love him and were in rebellion
against him. In view Of redeeming
love, the conclusion is irresistible:
eve ought also to love one anoth-
err"
THE PRIVILEGE OF LOVE
(Verses l2-l6)
Love indwelling is the richest
gain in the privilege of love. No
tice four things here: % Access
to God. While no one has ever
seen God with human eyes, yet If
we love one another, God abides
with us and his love is perfected
in us. (2) Assurance from God.
We know he abides in us because
he has given us Of his Spirit. CD
for God. Under impulse
of love and of the Spirit we see
and say that God has sent his Son
TO be our Saviour and that Jesus
is the Son of God. (4) Association
with God. Realizing the fact of
the divine love and that God is
love, we find that to live the life
of love we must live in God and
he in us.
THE ERECTION OF LOVE
(Verses l7-lS)
Love empowering is the finest
in the perfection Of
love. If God dwells with and with
in US. we have a threefold power:
lD The power Of attainment, for
love thus reaches its perfection
in us: CD the power of conf
dence, for thus we have boldness
in the Day of Judgment; and 90
the power of conquest, for COM
plete love expels fear with all its
from penalty.
THE PHILANTHROPY
OF LOVE (Verse 1s)
Love uplifting is the noblest
expression Of the philanthrophy
of love. Observe: (D The lever
age Of love, for Gods love to us
enables and inspires US to love;
(2) the lift of love (verse 20)
which reaches out to our fellow
men the hand Of help without hate
or hypocrisy and 90 the life OF
love (vcrse 2D, which obeys the
divine COM and to love God and
man.
LOVE GOD AND
ONE ANOTHER
Cd The Source of Love. Love
is of God" He originates it. He
is the embodiment Of it. He I'M
parts it. Apart from him. hate
turks or reigns everywhere:
(2) The Birth Of Love. "Begot-
ten Of God" One cannot have
Christian love without being a
Christian. The life of love must
start with the new birth. All else
Is superficial or sham love.
(3) The Revelation of Love.
Born Of God" We cannot know
God without loving him. And il
We love him. we shall know him.
No higher knowledge is there in
the universe. '''
10 The Secret Of Love. "God
sent his only begotten Son." Del
ty was incapable of greater love
and sacrifice. is not the thought
Of 1T overmastering? Does i. not
smite upon the remotest heart
strings?
,(6) The Obligation of Love.
I'VE ought also to love one anoth-
en-" We cannot be like God I'M
less we love. Nor can we live hap
PLY and helpfully among our fel.
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