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“ Summary, Part 3 (final) ” 5. Because He delivers us from all our trials and from all our enemies (Ps 91:14). 6. Because He both preserves us and will destroy all our enemies (PS 145:20). 7. Because He works all things together for our good (Rom 8:28). 8. Because He will not allow anything to separate us from His love (Rom 8:38-39). C. BEHOLD SOME PRACTICAL EFFECTS OF THE CHRISTIAN’S LOVE FOR GOD [45:13]. 1. It produces gladness, joy, and exultation (Ps 5:11). 2. It produces cheerful obedience to His commandments (1 Jn 5:3; cf. Mt 11:29-30, 1 Jn 2:5). 3. It produces hatred of sin (Ps 97:10). 4. It produces love for God’s people (1 Jn 5:1). III. THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT CHRISTIANS HAVE CERTAIN DUTIES AS GOD’S BELOVED [49:49]. First, we have the duty of keeping ourselves in the love of God (Jude 20-21). Second, we have the duty of exhorting our brethren to love God (Ps 31:23). We must also remember to manifest that love as well. Third, we have the duty to pray that our brethren will grow in the love of God (2 Thes 3:5). We can’t be steadfast in our love for Christ without loving God. Finally, the Bible presents God’s people with many exhortations that flow out of and give expression to their privileged and exalted status as His beloved.
Ian Migala (1/14/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” C. GOD’S LOVE FOR CHRISTIANS IS ETERNAL; IT HAS NO BEGINNING AND NO END. At what point in our sinful lives could He have started loving us (Jer 31:3)? D. GOD’S LOVE FOR CHRISTIANS IS REDEEMING; IT SECURES THEIR SALVATION. 1. God’s redeeming love is sacrificial; it is saving love (cf. Rom 5:8; 1 Jn 4:9-10). 2. God’s redeeming love is familial; it is family love (cf. Eph 1:4-6; Pr 3:12). 3. God’s redeeming love is effectual; it is triumphant love (cf. Jer 31:3; Jn 6:44; 2 Thes 2:13). II. THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT CHRISTIANS AS GOD’S BELOVED LOVE GOD IN RETURN [29:17]. A. BEHOLD THE NATURE OF THE CHRISTIAN’S LOVE FOR GOD. Christian love is reflective; the true Christian loves God back (1 Jn 4:19; cf. Gal 5:22, Deut 6:5). 1. This obedience is no hardship for Christians. What about God isn’t loveable? 2. This obedience is presently imperfect. 3. This obedience is at once our highest joy and deepest grief. B. BEHOLD SOME REASONS CHRISTIANS SHOULD LOVE GOD [35:27]. 1. Because He hears our prayers (Ps 116:1). This love isn’t mercenary, but grateful. 2. Because He has forgiven us all our sins (Lk 7:47). 3. For His unfailing covenant mercies (Deut 7:9). 4. Because He intimately knows us and embraces us as His own (1 Cor 8:3).
Ian Migala (1/14/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” We look at the term “beloved”; not specifically a name, but something God frequently calls His children. This causes us to consider what He means by love. The Bible teaches that God has a benevolent love for all men: among its means are the common graces for our daily needs and frequent promptings to repentance. But He has a special love for His elect: the love of favor or complacence. I. THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT CHRISTIANS ARE BELOVED BY GOD [starting at 6:07 of the audio]. This presumes a covenant relationship, whether with old covenant Israel or the new covenant Church. Jer 11:15, 12:7; Rom 9:6 – Unregenerate Israelites were numbered among God’s beloved. In the New Testament, it only refers to the saved; the only exception is elect Jews who have yet to come to the faith. Jesus is preeminently God’s beloved (Jn 3:35, 5:20, 15:9; cf. Jn 17:9). We are beloved for His sake (Cf. Eph 1:6). A. GOD’S LOVE FOR CHRISTIANS IS PARTICULAR; IT IS DIRECTED TO A SPECIFIC PEOPLE (cf. Rom 9:13) [15:31]. B. GOD’S LOVE FOR CHRISTIANS IS AMAZING; IT IS UTTERLY UNEARNED AND UNDESERVED (cf. Deut 7:7; Rom 9:15-16, 11-12). God’s beloved have been typically small and a one-sided affair of God, not them. His reasons are known only to Him.
