Who
God
Mt 22:37; Mk 12:30; Lk 10:27; 2 Th 3:5; Phm 5
How we know we love the Godhead:
John 14:15, 21, 23; 1 Jn 2:5; 5:2, 3;John 21:15, 16, 17; 2 Jn 6
How we know we do not love God properly:
John 14:24; 1 Jn 3:17; 4:8, 20, 21; Jn 5:42
Neighbour
Mt 19:19; 22:39; Mk 12:31, 33; Lk 10:27; Ro 13:9; Ga 5:14; Jas 2:8
Enemies
Mt 5:44; Lu 6:27, 35
The community of believers (brotherhood)
1 Pet 2:17
Love One Another (19X)
(lemma.g:=ἀγαπάω OR lemma.g:=ἀγάπη) AND lemma.g:=ἀλλήλων
Jn 13:34, 35; 15:12, 17; Ro 13:8; Ga 5:13; Eph 4:2; 1 Th 3:12; 4:9; 2 Th 1:3; Heb 10:24; 1 Pet 1:22; 5:14; 1 Jn 3:11, 23; 4:7, 11, 12; 2 Jn 5
Love Brother OR Brethren (13X)
(lemma.g:=ἀγαπάω OR lemma.g:=ἀγάπη) AND (brother OR brethren)
Ro 14:15; Ga 5:13; 1 Th 4:9; 2 Th 1:3; 1 Pe 1:22; 2 Pe 1:7; 1 Jn 2:10; 3:10, 14, 16, 17; 4:20, 21
Love AND Saint OR Saints (5X)
(lemma.g:=ἀγαπάω OR lemma.g:=ἀγάπη) AND lemma.g:ἅγιος
Eph 1:15; Col 1:4; Phm 5, 7; Heb 6:10 (37X !)
What To Love
Heb 1:9; 2 Tim 4:8; 1 Pet 3:10; 1 John 2:10
What NOT To Love
John 12:43; John 3:19; 1 Tim 6:10; 2 Tim 4:10; 2 Pet 2:15; 1 John 2:15
What to Do in Love
Eph 3:17; Gal 5:22 “you, being rooted and grounded in love” “the fruit”
1 Cor 16:14 “Let all that you do be done in love”
Eph 4:15; Phil 1:15,16 “speaking the truth in love”
Eph 5:2 “walk in love”
1 Cor 14:1; 1 Tim 6:11; 2 Tim 2:22 “Pursue love”
When
Before all (above all), first and always
Col 3:14 “Above all!” (upon all) put on Love
1 Pet 4:8 YLT; 1 Pet 4:8 DARBY; 1 Pet 4:8 DOUAYRHEIMS
“before all” KJV “Above all!” Keep,
maintain a constant mutual love
Acts 12:5 “without ceasing” earnest diligent continuance
1 John 4:16; Jude 21 abide, reside, remain, dwell, continue
Why
Jn 15:12, 17 It is a command of our Lord to be obeyed
The Father’s Example:
Jn 3:16; Rom 5:8; Rom 8:35,37,39; 1 Jn 3:1,16, 4:9,10,16,17,18,19
The Son’s Example:
Jn 13:1,34, 15:12; 2 Cor 5:14;Rev 1:5
The Spirit’s Example:
Rom 5:5,15:30
1 Cor 8:1 “Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies”
Phil 2:1 “if there is any ~ comfort of love (encouragement)”
Col 2:2 “that their hearts may be encouraged, united in LOVE”
1 Pe 4:8 “brings forgiveness” EXPNT Most importantly, love each other deeply, because LOVE will cause people to forgive each other for many sins
2 Cor 2:8 Therefore I urge you to confirm your LOVE for him.
John 13:35; 1 John 3:10 Is a testimony that you are His, and His act in LOVE
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples—if you have LOVE for one another.”
1 John 3:14 Our new-found love of the brethren of like mind is a witness to ourselves that we have changed
Where
Luke 10:29 Wherever there is a brother or neighbour who needs it
How
1 Jn 3:18 “My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth”
Rom 12:9 “Let love be without hypocrisy”
2 Cor 6:6; 1 Pet 1:22 “by sincere love,”
1 Pet. 3:8; “love as brothers”
1 Pet 4:8 “have fervent love for one another”
The Desire of the Man of God for You
Phil 1:9 “that your love may abound”
Phil 2:2 “fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind”
Col 2:2 “that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love”
Heb 10:24 “let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works”
John 15:13 No one has greater LOVE than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends.