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#Post#: 15020--------------------------------------------------
What does Love for God look like?
By: guest24 Date: July 11, 2020, 10:40 am
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John 21:15-17 (KJV)
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son
of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him,
Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him,
Feed my lambs.
He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas,
lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that
I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest
thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third
time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest
all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him,
Feed my sheep.
In John 21 we see Jesus asking Peter if he Loves Him. The
first two times Jesus asks, He uses the term agape, which is the
Love we see in I Corinthian 13. Thayer Lexicon defines this
Love as being well pleased with, content with. Peter responds
with phileo, to like, approve of, to treat affectionately, or
kindly. The third time Jesus asks, the word changes from agape
to phileo and Peter's response is still phileo. As we study the
passage, one thing that stands out is that Peter, repeatedly
throughout scripture, has a fondness or love for Christ so great
that he longs to go with Christ when He talks about His coming
death. Peter is determined to follow, to remain loyal.
Matthew 26:33... Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on
account of you, I never will.” (in relation to the coming
denial)
Mark 14:29...Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I will
not.”
John 13:37-38...Peter asked, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now?
I will lay down my life for you.” Then Jesus answered, “Will you
really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before
the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!
But Peter soon found out that having confidence in the flesh
wasn't necessarily the same thing as living out our commitments.
As we see later, Peter denied Christ three times, just as Jesus
said he would. This could be the reason that Jesus ask Peter if
he Loved Him. Love isn't about an emotional response or a mind
that is confident, rather, Love is obedience. Jesus needed
Peter to Love Him enough, not to follow Him unto death, but
rather to follow Him unto obedience. Jesus needed Peter to be a
shepherd. Seeing what was coming and knowing what was needed,
Jesus asked Peter to obey, to trust that the real Love was not
in the following unto death, but rather that real Love was in
obeying His commands. Equally, our Love needs to be based on an
understanding and trust of and in the one who knows the things
we cannot or do not see coming.
#Post#: 15040--------------------------------------------------
Re: What does Love for God look like?
By: patrick jane Date: July 11, 2020, 8:21 pm
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I was just thinking how do we know we love Jesus?
#Post#: 15058--------------------------------------------------
Re: What does Love for God look like?
By: guest8 Date: July 12, 2020, 12:33 pm
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[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=989.msg15040#msg15040
date=1594516915]
I was just thinking how do we know we love Jesus?
[/quote]
the very thought that Jesus Christ gave His Life for my sins
tells me how much He loves ME...
John 15:13.."Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends."
Jesus Christ took this verse to its LITERAL ends..
I don't know what His love looks like but I do Know what it
feels like......
Blade
#Post#: 15076--------------------------------------------------
Re: What does Love for God look like?
By: guest24 Date: July 13, 2020, 8:11 am
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[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=989.msg15058#msg15058
date=1594575222]
[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=989.msg15040#msg15040
date=1594516915]
I was just thinking how do we know we love Jesus?
[/quote]
the very thought that Jesus Christ gave His Life for my sins
tells me how much He loves ME...
John 15:13.."Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends."
Jesus Christ took this verse to its LITERAL ends..
I don't know what His love looks like but I do Know what it
feels like......
Blade
[/quote]So, if Christ's Love for us looks like His dying for us,
would our Love for Him look like our dying for HIM? The problem
is, most of us in this country will not be asked to die for Him,
so what else would it look like?
#Post#: 15082--------------------------------------------------
Re: What does Love for God look like?
By: guest8 Date: July 13, 2020, 4:11 pm
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[quote author=Lori Bolinger link=topic=989.msg15076#msg15076
date=1594645903]
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=989.msg15058#msg15058
date=1594575222]
[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=989.msg15040#msg15040
date=1594516915]
I was just thinking how do we know we love Jesus?
[/quote]
the very thought that Jesus Christ gave His Life for my sins
tells me how much He loves ME...
John 15:13.."Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends."
Jesus Christ took this verse to its LITERAL ends..
I don't know what His love looks like but I do Know what it
feels like......
Blade
[/quote]So, if Christ's Love for us looks like His dying for us,
would our Love for Him look like our dying for HIM? The problem
is, most of us in this country will not be asked to die for Him,
so what else would it look like?
[/quote]
After the Rapture of the Church, there will be multitudes that
will die in the name of Jesus. To them, His love will look and
feel like light on yonder cloud.
Blade
#Post#: 15101--------------------------------------------------
Re: What does Love for God look like?
By: guest24 Date: July 14, 2020, 7:13 am
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[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=989.msg15082#msg15082
date=1594674685]
[quote author=Lori Bolinger link=topic=989.msg15076#msg15076
date=1594645903]
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=989.msg15058#msg15058
date=1594575222]
[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=989.msg15040#msg15040
date=1594516915]
I was just thinking how do we know we love Jesus?
[/quote]
the very thought that Jesus Christ gave His Life for my sins
tells me how much He loves ME...
John 15:13.."Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends."
Jesus Christ took this verse to its LITERAL ends..
I don't know what His love looks like but I do Know what it
feels like......
Blade
[/quote]So, if Christ's Love for us looks like His dying for us,
would our Love for Him look like our dying for HIM? The problem
is, most of us in this country will not be asked to die for Him,
so what else would it look like?
[/quote]
After the Rapture of the Church, there will be multitudes that
will die in the name of Jesus. To them, His love will look and
feel like light on yonder cloud.
Blade
[/quote]what about today, before the rapture...some of the
questions I ask, are taken straight out of scripture and yet no
one answers from scripture...why?
#Post#: 15104--------------------------------------------------
Re: What does Love for God look like?
By: patrick jane Date: July 14, 2020, 8:12 am
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[quote author=Lori Bolinger link=topic=989.msg15101#msg15101
date=1594728798]
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=989.msg15082#msg15082
date=1594674685]
[quote author=Lori Bolinger link=topic=989.msg15076#msg15076
date=1594645903]
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=989.msg15058#msg15058
date=1594575222]
[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=989.msg15040#msg15040
date=1594516915]
I was just thinking how do we know we love Jesus?
[/quote]
the very thought that Jesus Christ gave His Life for my sins
tells me how much He loves ME...
John 15:13.."Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends."
Jesus Christ took this verse to its LITERAL ends..
I don't know what His love looks like but I do Know what it
feels like......
Blade
[/quote]So, if Christ's Love for us looks like His dying for us,
would our Love for Him look like our dying for HIM? The problem
is, most of us in this country will not be asked to die for Him,
so what else would it look like?
[/quote]
After the Rapture of the Church, there will be multitudes that
will die in the name of Jesus. To them, His love will look and
feel like light on yonder cloud.
Blade
[/quote]what about today, before the rapture...some of the
questions I ask, are taken straight out of scripture and yet no
one answers from scripture...why?
[/quote]Well, it's like this. You see something in scripture and
then pose a question after you have studied it somewhat. So, you
know some of the answers and it's like we should work to answer
your questions. It's not always that way but sometimes it is -
like we should study when you ask questions.
#Post#: 15105--------------------------------------------------
Re: What does Love for God look like?
By: guest24 Date: July 14, 2020, 8:29 am
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[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=989.msg15104#msg15104
date=1594732364]
[quote author=Lori Bolinger link=topic=989.msg15101#msg15101
date=1594728798]
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=989.msg15082#msg15082
date=1594674685]
[quote author=Lori Bolinger link=topic=989.msg15076#msg15076
date=1594645903]
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=989.msg15058#msg15058
date=1594575222]
[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=989.msg15040#msg15040
date=1594516915]
I was just thinking how do we know we love Jesus?
[/quote]
the very thought that Jesus Christ gave His Life for my sins
tells me how much He loves ME...
John 15:13.."Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends."
Jesus Christ took this verse to its LITERAL ends..
I don't know what His love looks like but I do Know what it
feels like......
Blade
[/quote]So, if Christ's Love for us looks like His dying for us,
would our Love for Him look like our dying for HIM? The problem
is, most of us in this country will not be asked to die for Him,
so what else would it look like?
[/quote]
After the Rapture of the Church, there will be multitudes that
will die in the name of Jesus. To them, His love will look and
feel like light on yonder cloud.
Blade
[/quote]what about today, before the rapture...some of the
questions I ask, are taken straight out of scripture and yet no
one answers from scripture...why?
[/quote]Well, it's like this. You see something in scripture and
then pose a question after you have studied it somewhat. So, you
know some of the answers and it's like we should work to answer
your questions. It's not always that way but sometimes it is -
like we should study when you ask questions.
[/quote]Maybe, but some of them start with the passage, stated
outright (like Blade claims he does with scripture) and still no
one will say it. I get what you are saying, and maybe that is
my fault, but many of the questions I ask I haven't studied yet,
I just read a passage that spurred a question and no one even
says what the passage plainly says.
As to this question, I have repeatedly throughout my time on the
forum posted the passage...John 14:15
King James Version
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
#Post#: 15106--------------------------------------------------
Re: What does Love for God look like?
By: patrick jane Date: July 14, 2020, 10:12 am
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Lori, I can relate. I know I love people like my mom and dad and
family, friends etc. Do I really love strangers, I think I do
generally speaking. I love Jesus and I love God and in my mind I
think of them as two different persons and the holy spirit is
mysterious to me. I have never met God or Jesus and never seen
any members of the triune, so how do I love them - Him?
We have scripture but putting those words into our lives and
into our hearts and minds and DOING what He commands is easier
said than done. We understand what we should do and we have
instructions in His word yet we all struggle with being
completely Christlike -
#Post#: 18295--------------------------------------------------
Re: What does Love for God look like?
By: patrick jane Date: October 2, 2020, 12:01 pm
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