7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God 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 our sins.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

1 John 4:7-12 (KJV)

This love is described in the context (verses 7-11)

  1. It is unspeakable (verses 7-11, Romans 8:38-39)
  2. It is unending (Jeremiah 31:3)
  3. It is unselfish (Romans 2:4, 1 John 4:19)
    This passage is capable of two explanations:
    • That the fact that he first loved us is the “ground” or “reason” why we love him.
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  4. It is unmerited
    It cannot be earned or deserved! His love is based in His grace. (Matthew 23:37)
  5. It is unconditional
  6. His love is supernatural, it is sacrificing, it is satisfying!

This love was demonstrated at Calvary (verse 10)

  • God’s love can never be fully understood, but it can be seen! (Mark 15:22-32, Philippians 2:8)
  • He stood in the gap (2 Corinthians 5:21, Isaiah 53:6)
  • He saved us from hell (1 Peter 1:18-19)

This love is displayed in the Christian (verses 11-12)

It will be visible if it is possessed. Notice throughout the Bible, there have been men who demonstrated God’s love:

  • Forgiving Love (Joseph in Genesis 45:1-8 and Genesis 50:15-21)
  • Redeeming Love (Hosea in Hosea 3:1-3)
  • Compassionate Love (Peter denied Him)
  • Healing Love (Angry, bitter, jealous and burning with lust in Psalm 103:1-4)

When the love of God is present in the life of a believer, it will be visible in five different areas:

  1. Love for the Savior (John 14:15)
    • Ephesus (Revelation 2:4)
  2. Love for the Scriptures (John 5:39)
  3. Love for the Sanctuary (Hebrews 10:25)
    • David (Psalms 122:1)
  4. Love for the Saints (1 John 4:20-21) (1John 4:12)
  5. Love for the Sinners