THE LOVE OF GOD THE LOVE OF GOD The Attributes of God SeriesThe Attributes of God Series

February 14, 2010February 14, 2010

The Love of GodThe Love of God

IntroductionIntroduction Question: What is love?Question: What is love? Sa simula pa lang, God is love.Sa simula pa lang, God is love. When you get the love of God, you will be When you get the love of God, you will be

loved like you’ve never been love before, loved like you’ve never been love before, or ever could be.or ever could be.

Rom 5:1, 8Rom 5:1, 8 Sapagkat napawalang-sala na tayo sa pamamagitan Sapagkat napawalang-sala na tayo sa pamamagitan

ng ating pananampalataya, mayroon na tayong ng ating pananampalataya, mayroon na tayong mapayapang relasyon sa Diyos sa pamamagitan ng mapayapang relasyon sa Diyos sa pamamagitan ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo....ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo....

Ngunit ipinadama ng Diyos ang kanyang pag-ibig sa Ngunit ipinadama ng Diyos ang kanyang pag-ibig sa atin nang mamatay si Cristo para sa atin noong atin nang mamatay si Cristo para sa atin noong tayo'y makasalanan pa.tayo'y makasalanan pa.

“Father…forgive them…”

• God manifested His love by God manifested His love by providing salvation to the sinful providing salvation to the sinful men men (that is all of us). (that is all of us).

If you want to know the deeper If you want to know the deeper meaning of love, look at what Jesus meaning of love, look at what Jesus did for you.did for you.

SET GOD’S SET GOD’S LOVE AS YOUR LOVE AS YOUR STANDARD OF STANDARD OF

LOVELOVE

How did God loved us?How did God loved us?

1. God visibly expressed it1. God visibly expressed it

2. God loved us sacrificially2. God loved us sacrificially

3. God seeks for our benefit3. God seeks for our benefit

4. God loved us unconditionally4. God loved us unconditionally

5. God’s love is judicial5. God’s love is judicial

6. God’s love is emotional6. God’s love is emotional

I. GOD VISIBLY EXPRESSED IT.I. GOD VISIBLY EXPRESSED IT.

• True love is always visibly expressed.True love is always visibly expressed.• God expressed His love in creationGod expressed His love in creation• But, But, God showed His loveGod showed His love most not in creation but most not in creation but

when when He gave His son Jesus, hanging on the cross He gave His son Jesus, hanging on the cross for usfor us all to see the full expression of His love for all to see the full expression of His love for us. us.

• invisible love is no love at all!invisible love is no love at all!

II. II. GOD LOVED US SACRIFICIALLYGOD LOVED US SACRIFICIALLY

true love is always willing to pay a price for true love is always willing to pay a price for the benefit of anotherthe benefit of anothero …….true love is sacrificial .true love is sacrificial

QUESTION:QUESTION: Was there a time in your life that Was there a time in your life that you were questioning God about His love for you were questioning God about His love for you?you?

Awit 22:14Awit 22:14

““Parang tubig na tumapon, ang lakas ko ay Parang tubig na tumapon, ang lakas ko ay tumakas, tumakas,

Ang lahat kong mga buto sa wari ko ay Ang lahat kong mga buto sa wari ko ay nalinsad; nalinsad;

Sa dibdib ko ay naghari ang malaking Sa dibdib ko ay naghari ang malaking pagkasindak pagkasindak

Parang pagkit angParang pagkit ang puso ko, natutunaw puso ko, natutunaw naaagnas!” naaagnas!”

1 Cor. 13:4-5 1 Cor. 13:4-5

Ang pag-ibig ay matiyaga at magandang-Ang pag-ibig ay matiyaga at magandang-loob, loob,

hindi maiinggitin, hindi maiinggitin,

hindi mayabang ni mapagmataas man, hindi mayabang ni mapagmataas man, vv5 5 hindi magaspang ang pag-uugali, hindi magaspang ang pag-uugali,

hindi makasarili, hindi makasarili,

hindi magagalitin, o mapagtanim sa hindi magagalitin, o mapagtanim sa kapwa.kapwa.

III. GOD’S LOVE ALWAYS SEEKS III. GOD’S LOVE ALWAYS SEEKS FOR OUR BENEFITFOR OUR BENEFIT

true love always seeks to benefit the one you true love always seeks to benefit the one you loved.loved.

Godly love does not seek his own interest but Godly love does not seek his own interest but rather that which is beneficial to others.rather that which is beneficial to others.

IV.GOD’S LOVE IS UNCONDITIONALIV.GOD’S LOVE IS UNCONDITIONAL

Romans 5:8Romans 5:8

““Ngunit ipinadama ng Diyos ang kanyang Ngunit ipinadama ng Diyos ang kanyang pag-ibig sa atin nang mamatay si Cristo para pag-ibig sa atin nang mamatay si Cristo para sa atin noong tayo'y makasalanan pa.“sa atin noong tayo'y makasalanan pa.“

to love unconditionally means to love unconditionally means we should not we should not measure the personmeasure the person whether he is worthy to be whether he is worthy to be loved or not.loved or not.

Jesus did not wait for us to repent first before He Jesus did not wait for us to repent first before He died on the crossdied on the cross…remember, He died when we …remember, He died when we are still sinners are still sinners

true love does not have to be earnedtrue love does not have to be earned, it should be , it should be our decision to give it freely. our decision to give it freely.

Deut. 7:7-8 Deut. 7:7-8

"Pinili niya kayo at inibig "Pinili niya kayo at inibig hindi dahil mas hindi dahil mas marami kayomarami kayo kaysa ibang mga bansa, sa kaysa ibang mga bansa, sa katunayan, kayo pa nga ang pinakakaunti sa katunayan, kayo pa nga ang pinakakaunti sa lahat. lahat. vv88Pinili niya kayo dahil sa pagibig niya Pinili niya kayo dahil sa pagibig niya sa inyosa inyo, at sa kanyang pangako sa inyong mga , at sa kanyang pangako sa inyong mga ninuno. Ito rin ang dahilan kaya niya kayo ninuno. Ito rin ang dahilan kaya niya kayo iniligtas sa kamay ng Faraon sa pamamagitan iniligtas sa kamay ng Faraon sa pamamagitan ng kanyang kapangyarihan.”ng kanyang kapangyarihan.”

V. GOD’S LOVE IS JUDICIALV. GOD’S LOVE IS JUDICIAL 1 Cor. 13:61 Cor. 13:6

““Hindi niya ikinatutuwa ang gawaing Hindi niya ikinatutuwa ang gawaing masama, ngunit ikinagagalak ang masama, ngunit ikinagagalak ang katotohanan.”katotohanan.”

love hates what is wrong and embraces what is love hates what is wrong and embraces what is right. right.

God is very concerned about right and wrong.God is very concerned about right and wrong.

Heb. 12:6Heb. 12:6

“…“…sapagkat dinidisiplina ng Panginoon ang sapagkat dinidisiplina ng Panginoon ang kanyang minamahal, at pinarurusahan ang kanyang minamahal, at pinarurusahan ang bawat itinuturing na anak.”bawat itinuturing na anak.”

Love does not tolerate wrong…the loving thing to Love does not tolerate wrong…the loving thing to do is to correct. You do not love when you do not do is to correct. You do not love when you do not correct.correct.

VI. GOD’S LOVE IS EMOTIONALVI. GOD’S LOVE IS EMOTIONAL

true love always feels true love always feels emotion by itself doesn’t equal love, but you emotion by itself doesn’t equal love, but you

can’t have true love without feeling can’t have true love without feeling

Phils. 1:8Phils. 1:8

““Nalalaman ng Diyos na ang pananabik ko sa Nalalaman ng Diyos na ang pananabik ko sa inyo ay kasinlaki ng pagmamahal sa inyo ni inyo ay kasinlaki ng pagmamahal sa inyo ni Cristo Jesus.”Cristo Jesus.”

feelings doesn’t necessarily mean you love, but if feelings doesn’t necessarily mean you love, but if you truly love, you will feel.you truly love, you will feel.

CONCLUSION:CONCLUSION:

So God’s love is always So God’s love is always visible, sacrificial, visible, sacrificial, beneficial, unconditional, judicial and beneficial, unconditional, judicial and emotional.emotional. And we’ll spend the rest of our And we’ll spend the rest of our lives trying to live up to that standard.lives trying to live up to that standard.

1 John 4:19-20 1 John 4:19-20

““Tayo'y umiibig sapagkat ang Diyos ang unang Tayo'y umiibig sapagkat ang Diyos ang unang umibig sa atin. vumibig sa atin. v2020Ang nagsasabing "Iniibig Ang nagsasabing "Iniibig ko ang Diyos," at napopoot naman sa kanyang ko ang Diyos," at napopoot naman sa kanyang kapatid ay sinungaling. Kung yaong kapatid kapatid ay sinungaling. Kung yaong kapatid na kanyang nakikita ay hindi niya maibig, na kanyang nakikita ay hindi niya maibig, paano niya maiibig ang Diyos na hindi paano niya maiibig ang Diyos na hindi nakikita?”nakikita?”

Conclusion: Get consumed by the love of GodConclusion: Get consumed by the love of God

when you get consumed by the love of God, it when you get consumed by the love of God, it overflows you and spills out onto others. overflows you and spills out onto others.

If God has poured His overflowing love into your If God has poured His overflowing love into your heart, others can’t help getting hit by the splash.heart, others can’t help getting hit by the splash.

So let’s go, let’s enjoy the So let’s go, let’s enjoy the love of God and spread it out love of God and spread it out to others….and to Him be all to others….and to Him be all

the glory!the glory!