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YOU NEED LOVE! YOU NEED LOVE! DON’T YOU WANT SOMEBODY(S) TO LOVE YOU? DON’T YOU WANT SOMEBODY(S) TO LOVE YOU? RELATIONSHIP FIRE PROOFING 102 RELATIONSHIP FIRE PROOFING 102 I JOHN 4:7-19 I JOHN 4:7-19

YOU NEED LOVE!YOU NEED LOVE! DONT YOU WANT SOMEBODY(S) TO LOVE YOU?DONT YOU WANT SOMEBODY(S) TO LOVE YOU? RELATIONSHIP FIRE PROOFING 102 I JOHN 4:7-19

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““YOU NEED LOVE!YOU NEED LOVE!””““DON’T YOU WANT SOMEBODY(S) TO LOVE DON’T YOU WANT SOMEBODY(S) TO LOVE

YOU?YOU?””

RELATIONSHIP FIRE PROOFING 102RELATIONSHIP FIRE PROOFING 102I JOHN 4:7-19I JOHN 4:7-19

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HOW TO HOW TO GETGET THE KIND OF THE KIND OF LOVELOVE YOU NEED TO YOU NEED TO “FIRE PROOF” YOUR RELATIONSHIPS: “FIRE PROOF” YOUR RELATIONSHIPS:

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I JOHN 4:7-19 I JOHN 4:7-19

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been comes from God. Everyone who loves has been

born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He This is how God showed his love among us: He

sent his one and only Son into the world that we sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Dear Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and but if we love one another, God lives in us and

his love is made his love is made completecomplete in us. in us.

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I JOHN 4:7-19 I JOHN 4:7-19 13 We know that we live in him and he in us, 13 We know that we live in him and he in us,

because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent have seen and testify that the Father has sent

his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 If his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. 16 And so God, God lives in him and he in God. 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. 17 In this way, love is made and God in him. 17 In this way, love is made

complete among us so that we will have complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in confidence on the day of judgment, because in

this world we are like him. 18 There is no fear in this world we are like him. 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 19 We love fears is not made perfect in love. 19 We love

because he first loved us.because he first loved us.

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HOW TO HOW TO GETGET THE KIND OF THE KIND OF LOVELOVE YOU NEED TO YOU NEED TO “FIRE PROOF” YOUR RELATIONSHIPS: “FIRE PROOF” YOUR RELATIONSHIPS:

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I JOHN 4:7-12I JOHN 4:7-12

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been comes from God. Everyone who loves has been

born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. love does not know God, because God is love.

9 This is how God showed his love among us: He 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Dear Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to

love one another. love one another.

12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one 12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made another, God lives in us and his love is made

completecomplete in us. in us.

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I JOHN 4:12CI JOHN 4:12C““His love is made His love is made ““completecomplete”” in us.” in us.”

PERFECT TENSE IN GREEKPERFECT TENSE IN GREEK = =

ACTION COMPLETED at a SPECIFIC POINT ACTION COMPLETED at a SPECIFIC POINT of TIME in PAST (●) with results of TIME in PAST (●) with results

CONTINUING into the PRESENT (▬►). In CONTINUING into the PRESENT (▬►). In certain contexts the results are certain contexts the results are

PERMANENT.PERMANENT.

Schematically illustrated by a "dot" (●) Schematically illustrated by a "dot" (●) denoting a definite action in the past denoting a definite action in the past

followed by a line (▬►) indicating effect of followed by a line (▬►) indicating effect of that action continuing into present…that action continuing into present…

●▬▬▬▬▬►●▬▬▬▬▬►

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I JOHN 2:7-8I JOHN 2:7-8

Dear friends, I am not writing you Dear friends, I am not writing you

a a newnew command but an command but an oldold one, one,

which you have had since the beginning. which you have had since the beginning.

This This oldold command is the message you have command is the message you have heard. heard.

8 8 YetYet I am writing you a I am writing you a newnew command; command;

its truth is seen in him and youits truth is seen in him and you, ,

because the darkness is passing and the true because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.light is already shining.

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HOW TO HOW TO GETGET THE KIND OF THE KIND OF LOVELOVE YOU NEED TO YOU NEED TO “FIRE PROOF” YOUR RELATIONSHIPS: “FIRE PROOF” YOUR RELATIONSHIPS:

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I JOHN 4:13-19 I JOHN 4:13-19 13 We know that we live in him and he in us, 13 We know that we live in him and he in us,

because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent have seen and testify that the Father has sent

his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 If his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. 16 And so God, God lives in him and he in God. 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. 17 In this way, love is made and God in him. 17 In this way, love is made

complete among us so that we will have complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in confidence on the day of judgment, because in

this world we are like him. 18 There is no fear in this world we are like him. 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 19 We love fears is not made perfect in love. 19 We love

because he first loved us.because he first loved us.

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I CORINTHIANS 13:4-13I CORINTHIANS 13:4-13

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it

is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not

delight in evil delight in evil butbut rejoices with the truth. 7 It rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always protects, always trusts, always hopes,

always perseveres.always perseveres.

8 Love never fails… 11 When I was a child, I 8 Love never fails… 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I

reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me…put childish ways behind me…

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope 13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.and love. But the greatest of these is love.

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I JOHN 3:21-24I JOHN 3:21-24

Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive we have confidence before God 22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his from him anything we ask, because we obey his

commands and do what pleases him. commands and do what pleases him.

23 And this is 23 And this is His commandHis command: : to believe in the to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one

another as he commanded usanother as he commanded us. .

24 Those who obey his commands live in him, 24 Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

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I John 5:1-4I John 5:1-4

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father born of God, and everyone who loves the father

loves his child as well. loves his child as well.

2 This is how we know that we love the children 2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his of God: by loving God and carrying out his

commandscommands. .

3 This is love for God: to obey his commands. 3 This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his And his commandscommands are not burdensome, are not burdensome,

4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. 4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the

Son of God.Son of God.

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I JOHN 5:13-14 I JOHN 5:13-14

I write these things to you I write these things to you whowho believe in the believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may name of the Son of God so that you may knowknow

that you have eternal life. that you have eternal life.

14 This is the confidence we have in approaching 14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his God: that if we ask anything according to his

will, he hears us.will, he hears us.

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HOW TO HOW TO GETGET THE KIND OF THE KIND OF LOVELOVE YOU NEED TO YOU NEED TO “FIRE PROOF” YOUR RELATIONSHIPS: “FIRE PROOF” YOUR RELATIONSHIPS:

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““YOU NEED LOVE!YOU NEED LOVE!””““DON’T YOU WANT SOMEBODY(S) TO LOVE DON’T YOU WANT SOMEBODY(S) TO LOVE

YOU?YOU?””

RELATIONSHIP FIRE PROOFING 102RELATIONSHIP FIRE PROOFING 102I JOHN 4:7-19I JOHN 4:7-19

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