We love because he loved us first

Today I went to the weekly Men’s Power Lunch at Northminster Presbyterian Church. The topic for the day was 1 John 4. Some of the verses spoke to me along the lines of our recent conversations. I’ll share one or two:

John is instructing his readers to be on the lookout for false prophets – because many have gone out into the world (v1).

“By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses Jesus as the Christ who has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God, and this is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now is already in the world.” (1Jn 4:2-3 NET)

“They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world's perspective and the world listens to them.” (1Jn 4:5 NET)

“By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live through him. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.” (1Jn 4:9-10 NET.)

“And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God. And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one who resides in love resides in God, and God resides in him.” (1Jn 4:14-16 NET.)

I like those verses (14-16) John was with Jesus personally “we have seen and testify …”

John says it so perfectly: “We love because he loved us first.” (1Jn 4:19 NET.)

GOOD STUFF !!

This song has to be the culmination of God's love!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNuQbJst4Lk