Love of Christ (+)

Love of Christ refers to that spiritual activity of God, specifically Jesus Christ the Son of God, the Second person of the Trinity in that he acts in a positive beneficial way towards man.

• To the Father Ps 91:14; John 14:31
• To his church Song 4:8; Song 4:9; Song 5:1; John 15:9; Eph 5:24
• To those who love him Prov 8:17; John 14:21
• Manifested in his
– Coming to seek the lost Luke 19:10
– Praying for his enemies Luke 23:34
– Giving himself for us Gal 2:20
– Dying for us John 15:13; 1John 3:16
– Washing away our sins Rev 1:5
– Interceding for us Heb 7:25; Heb 9:24
– Sending the Spirit Ps 68:18; John 16:7
– Rebukes and chastisements Rev 3:19
• Passes knowledge Eph 3:19
• To be imitated John 13:34; John 15:12; Eph 5:2; 1John 3:16
• To saints, is
– Unquenchable Song 8:7
– Constraining 2Cor 5:14
– Unchangeable John 13:1
– Indissoluble Rom 8:35
• Obedient saints abide in John 15:10
• Saints obtain victory through Rom 8:37
• Is the banner over his saints Song 2:4
• Is the ground of his saints love to him Luke 7:47
• To saints, shall be acknowledge even by enemies Rev 3:9
• Illustrated Matt 18:11-13
• Exemplified towards
– Peter Luke 22:32; Luke 22:61
– Lazarus, John 11:5; John 11:36
– His apostles John 13:1; John 13:34
– John John 13:23