No one can love God unless he knows Him, and no one can know

Him unless he knows Bible doctrine.

1 John 4:19 . . . We love, because He first loved us.

LOVE IS NOT BASED ON EMOTIONS.

FEELINGS ARE NOT LOVE!

LOVE IS BASED ON TRUST, VIRTUE, COMMITMENT, FAITHFULNESS, &

CHARACTER.

THESE ARE NOT EMOTIONS!

GODGOD LOVESLOVES YOUYOU SUBJECT OBJECT

IMPERSONAL / UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

GODGOD LOVES YOU

PERSONAL / CONDITIONAL LOVE

GOD LOVES YOUYOU

GOD’SGOD’S GOD’SGOD’S IMPERSONALIMPERSONAL PERSONAL PERSONAL UNCONDITIONALUNCONDITIONAL CONDITIONALCONDITIONAL LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE

EMPH. THE SUBJECT EMPH. THE SUBJECT EMPH. THE OBJECT EMPH. THE OBJECT

UNCONDITIONALUNCONDITIONAL CONDITIONALCONDITIONAL

EMPH. GOD’S INTEG.EMPH. GOD’S INTEG. EMPH. IMPUTED +REMPH. IMPUTED +R

TO ALL UNBELIEVERSTO ALL UNBELIEVERS TO ALL BELIEVERSTO ALL BELIEVERS

TO NEG. BELIEVERS TO NEG. BELIEVERS TO POS. BELIEVERSTO POS. BELIEVERS

GOD’SGOD’S GOD’SGOD’S IMPERSONAL IMPERSONAL PERSONALPERSONAL

UNCONDITIONALUNCONDITIONAL CONDITIONALCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR ALLLOVE FOR ALL LOVE FOR A FEWLOVE FOR A FEW

PHASE 1PHASE 1 ENTIRE HUMAN RACE BELIEVERS SALVATIONSALVATION Unlimited AtonementUnlimited Atonement Imputed +RImputed +R

PHASE 2PHASE 2 ALL BELIEVERS MATURE BELS. TIME TIME Logistical GraceLogistical Grace Super GraceSuper Grace

PHASE 3PHASE 3 ALL BELIEVERS MATURE BELS. ETERNITY ETERNITY Resurrection Resurrection Eternal RewardsEternal Rewards BodiesBodies

YOUYOU LOVE LOVE GODGOD SUBJECT OBJECT

PERSONAL / CONDITIONAL LOVE

YOU LOVE GODGOD

WE NEVER HAVE IMPERSONAL OR UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR GOD.

WHY?WHY?

Because our love for Him is always Because our love for Him is always based on who and what He is. based on who and what He is.

And His love for us is based on And His love for us is based on who and what He is.who and what He is.

IT’S ALL ABOUT HIM!IT’S ALL ABOUT HIM!

How does God express How does God express His love for us? His love for us?

THROUGHTHROUGH GRACEGRACE!!Do we have to work for blessings? Do we have to work for blessings?

NO. WHY? NO. WHY?

Because our blessings depend Because our blessings depend on who He is, not who we are.on who He is, not who we are.

Personal love for God motivates Personal love for God motivates impersonal / unconditional love for impersonal / unconditional love for man.man.

1 John 5:21 John 5:2 . . . By this . . . By this [our love for [our love for God]God] we know that we love the we know that we love the children of God, when we love God children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. and obey his commandments.

1 John 2:51 John 2:5 . . . Whoever guards . . . Whoever guards the Word, truly in him, the love the Word, truly in him, the love for God has been perfected.for God has been perfected.

MOTIVATIONAL TOWARD GODVIRTUES INVISIBLE

Worship Confidence Personal Love

Virtue-Morality Courage Unconditional Love

FUNCTIONAL VIRTUES VISIBLE TOWARD MAN