1 John | A Series About Abiding in Christ – Love, For Real
1 John 3:11-18
John 13:34-35
A critical piece of genuine abiding in Christ is a supernatural love for His people, the church.
Genesis 4:1-9
There is a kind of feigned ‘christian religion’ that is a veiled indifference to God and that is cold and sometimes even resentful toward His people as a result.
Ezekiel 33:30-32
The epitome of true love is Christ laying down His life for the salvation of undeserving sinners.
Galatians 5:13
The love of Jesus’ church, if it is real, should be observable: affection, attention, and assimilation.
1 Peter 5:14 // Philippians 2:3-4 // Acts 4:32
“Nothing in the world is dearer to God’s heart than his church; therefore, being his, let us also belong to it, that by our prayers, our gifts, and our labors, we may support and strengthen it.” — Charles Spurgeon