Love to Man

• Is of God.

  1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

• Commanded by God.

  1 John 4:21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

• Commanded by Christ.

  John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

  John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

  1 John 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

• After the example of Christ.

  John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

  John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

  Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

• Taught by God.

  1 Thessalonians 4:9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

• Faith worketh by.

  Galatians 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

• A fruit of the Spirit.

  Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

  Colossians 1:8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

• Purity of heart leads to.

  1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

• Explained.

  1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

• Is an active principle.

  1 Thessalonians 1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

  Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

• Is an abiding principle.

  1 Corinthians 13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

  1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

• Is the second great commandment.

  Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• Is the end of the commandment.

  1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

• Supernatural gifts are nothing without.

  1 Corinthians 13:1-2 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

• The greatest sacrifices are nothing without.

  1 Corinthians 13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

• Especially enjoined upon ministers.

  1 Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

  2 Timothy 2:22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

• SAINTS SHOULD
• Put on.

  Colossians 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

• Follow after.

  1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

• Abound in.

  Philippians 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

  1 Thessalonians 3:12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

• Continue in.

  1 Timothy 2:15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

  Hebrews 13:1 Let brotherly love continue.

• Provoke each other to.

  2 Corinthians 8:7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

  2 Corinthians 9:2 For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

  Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

• Be sincere in.

  Romans 12:9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

  2 Corinthians 6:6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

  2 Corinthians 8:8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

  1 John 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

• Be disinterested in.

  1 Corinthians 10:24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.

  1 Corinthians 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

  Philippians 2:4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

• Be fervent in.

  1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

  1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

• Should be connected with brotherly-kindness.

  Romans 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

  2 Peter 1:7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

• Should be with a pure heart.

  1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

• All things should be done with.

  1 Corinthians 16:14 Let all your things be done with charity.

• SHOULD BE EXHIBITED, TOWARD
• Saints.

  1 Peter 2:17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

  1 John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

• Ministers.

  1 Thessalonians 5:13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

• Our families.

  Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

  Titus 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

• Fellow-countrymen.

  Exodus 32:32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

  Romans 9:2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

  Romans 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

• Strangers.

  Leviticus 19:34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

  Deuteronomy 10:19 Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

• Enemies.

  Exodus 23:4-5 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.

  2 Kings 6:22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

  Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

  Romans 12:14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

  Romans 12:20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

  1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

• All men.

  Galatians 6:10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

• SHOULD BE EXHIBITED, IN
• Ministering to the wants of others.

  Matthew 25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

  Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

• Loving each other.

  Galatians 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

• Relieving strangers.

  Leviticus 25:35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

  Matthew 25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

• Clothing the naked.

  Isaiah 58:7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

  Matthew 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

• Visiting the sick, &c.

  Job 31:16-22 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; 18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) 19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; ...

  James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

• Sympathizing.

  Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

  1 Corinthians 12:26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

• Supporting the weak.

  Galatians 6:2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

  1 Thessalonians 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

• Covering the faults of others.

  Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

  1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

• Forgiving injuries.

  Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

  Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

• Forbearing.

  Ephesians 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

• Rebuking.

  Leviticus 19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

  Matthew 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

• Necessary to true happiness.

  Proverbs 15:17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

• The love of God is a motive to.

  John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

  1 John 4:11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

• AN EVIDENCE OF
• Being in the light.

  1 John 2:10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

• Discipleship with Christ.

  John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

• Spiritual life.

  1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

• Is the fulfilling of the law.

  Romans 13:8-10 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

  Galatians 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

  James 2:8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

• Love to self is the measure of.

  Mark 12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

• Is good and pleasant.

  Psalm 133:1-2 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! 2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

• Is a bond of union.

  Colossians 2:2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

• Is the bond of perfectness.

  Colossians 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

• Hypocrites, devoid of.

  1 John 2:9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

  1 John 4:20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

• The wicked devoid of.

  1 John 3:10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

• Exemplified.
  
  Joseph,

  Genesis 45:15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

  Ruth,

  Ruth 1:16-17 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: 17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

  Jonathan, &c.

  1 Samuel 20:17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

  1 Samuel 20:41-42 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. 42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

  Obadiah,

  1 Kings 18:4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

  Centurion,

  Luke 7:5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

  Primitive Church,

  Acts 2:46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

  Hebrews 10:33-34 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used. 34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

  Lydia,

  Acts 16:15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

  Aquila, &c.

  Romans 16:3-4 Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: 4 Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

  Paul,

  2 Corinthians 6:11-12 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. 12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

  Epaphroditus,

  Philippians 2:25-26 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. 26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

  Philippians 2:30 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.

  Philippians,

  Philippians 4:15-19 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. 16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. 17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account. 18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. ...

  Colossians,

  Colossians 1:4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

  Thessalonians,

  1 Thessalonians 3:6 But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:

  Onesiphorus,

  2 Timothy 1:16-18 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: 17 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. 18 The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

  Philemon,

  Philemon 7-9 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. 8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient, 9 Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

  Moses,

  Hebrews 11:25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;