evidence of life is love (1 John 3)
___(V 14-15)
** the evidence of love is Christ
___(Romans 5:8)
___(John 15:13)
** the practice of love is..... (V.17-18)
___two things
1) Sacrificial
___the love of Jesus was sacrificial. He laid His life for us. We had a debt we could not pay and He paid a debt He did not owe (Psalm 69:4). Even as Jesus laid down His life for us we are to do the same for others.
___(Matthew 5:46)___"for if you love those who love you, what reward will you habe? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?"
2) Tangible
___if we claim we have the love of Christ but that love never expresses itself tangibly we invite the criticism that we are hypocrites....we talk the talk but don't walk the walk.
___(James 2:15)
**confidence in the new life..... (V.19-22)
___the word 'confidence' it can be translated as courage, assurance, boldness, or fearlessness
___our salvation is not based on how we feel but upon our faith in the Son of God who loved us and gave Himself up for us.
___have confidence not based on how you feel but based upon who your faith is in
** confidence that He hears us
___(John 14:13)
**commandments for the new life ..... (V.23)
___to believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ and to love one another
** obey____live out the love of Christ
___if you really know Him, if you've really trusted Him, then live like Him.
