Oftentimes when many people say, “I Love You” they mean something like, “I Like You” or “I Want You” or “I Need You.” The trouble with all of these is they all speak out of a lack.
This he did for the glory of God and our good, that is, that we might be blessed. The One who washed his disciples feet also washed and cleaned their wounds from sin and Satan. This loving Savior served his people by laying down his life (Mk. Furthermore, the work of Christ was service. Jesus himself laid down his life for his sheep (Jn. It is also sacrificial in that the Father sacrificed, he gave his only Son for us (Jn. The Son delights to do the Father’s will and joyfully looked ahead to the full accomplishment and expression of this love (Heb. This definition takes into consideration that the love that was displayed in the giving of Christ was willful. Love is the willful and joyful sacrifice of ourselves in the service of others so that they might be blessed. It must be reflective of God’s love, particularly in and through the gospel.
At its very core then our understanding of love must carry the gospel scent. Further, God has told us that we can actually know what love is by looking at the doing and dying of Jesus for sinners like us: “By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us…” (1 Jn. He is the source and truest expression of love. Remember, we serve and worship a God who says that he is love (1 Jn.
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