What does this level of godly love actually look like

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What does this level of godly love actually look
like?

• For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in
  the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS
  YOURSELF." (Galatians 514)
• If you are fulfilling the royal law according to
  the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS
  YOURSELF," you are doing well. (James 28)

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What Love is This?

• Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which
  are immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry,
  sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of
  anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying,
  drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of
  which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned
  you, that those who practice such things will not
  inherit the kingdom of God. (Galatians 519-21)

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What Love is This?

• Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which
  are immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry,
  sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of
  anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying,
  drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of
  which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned
  you, that those who practice such things will not
  inherit the kingdom of God. (Galatians 519-21)

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Raising the Bar

• No Strife, Anger, Jealously, Enmity, Disputes,
  Factions, Envying, Dissensions

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What Love is This?

• The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
  patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  gentleness, self-control against such things
  there is no law. (Galatians 522-23)

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What Love is This?

• The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
  patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  gentleness, self-control against such things
  there is no law. (Galatians 522-23)

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Raising the Bar

• Be a Patient, Kind, Good, Gentle Person
• No Strife, Anger, Jealously, Enmity, Disputes,
  Factions, Envying, Dissensions

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What Love is This?

• Be devoted to one another in brotherly love give
  preference to one another in honor. (Romans 1210)

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What Love is This?

• While we have opportunity, let us do good to all
  people, and especially to those who are of the
  household of the faith. (Galatians 610)

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Raising the Bar

• Do Good Things for your Spiritual Family
• Be a Patient, Kind, Good, Gentle Person
• No Strife, Anger, Jealously, Enmity, Disputes,
  Factions, Envying, Dissensions

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What Love is This?

• Let us consider how to stimulate one another to
  love and good deeds, not forsaking our own
  assembling together, as is the habit of some, but
  encouraging one another and all the more as you
  see the day drawing near. (Hebrews 1024-25)

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What Love is This?

• Above all, keep fervent in your love for one
  another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
  Be hospitable to one another without complaint.
  As each one has received a special gift, employ
  it in serving one another as good stewards of the
  manifold grace of God. (1 Peter 48-10)

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What Love is This?

• Let love be without hypocrisy Be devoted to one
  another in brotherly love give preference to one
  another in honor not lagging behind in
  diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord
  rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation,
  devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of
  the saints, practicing hospitality.
• (Romans 129-13)

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What Love is This?

• Let love be without hypocrisy Be devoted to one
  another in brotherly love give preference to one
  another in honor not lagging behind in
  diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord
  rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation,
  devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of
  the saints, practicing hospitality.
• (Romans 129-13)

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What Love is This?

• Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth,
  but only such a word as is good for edification
  according to the need of the moment, so that it
  will give grace to those who hear. (Ephesians
  429)

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Raising the Bar

• Create opportunity (hospitality, words, example,
  time spent together) to build up encourage all.
• Do Good Things for your Spiritual Family
• Be a Patient, Kind, Good, Gentle Person
• No Strife, Anger, Jealously, Enmity, Disputes,
  Factions, Envying, Dissensions

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What Love is This?

• While we have opportunity, let us do good to all
  people, and especially to those who are of the
  household of the faith. (Galatians 610)

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What Love is This?

• While we have opportunity, let us do good to all
  people, and especially to those who are of the
  household of the faith. (Galatians 610)

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What Love is This?

• Let love be without hypocrisy Be devoted to one
  another in brotherly love give preference to one
  another in honor not lagging behind in
  diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord
  rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation,
  devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of
  the saints, practicing hospitality.
• Bless those who persecute you bless and do not
  curse. (Romans 129-14)

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• I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do
  good to those who hate you, bless those who curse
  you, pray for those who mistreat you. Whoever
  hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also
  and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold
  your shirt from him either. Give to everyone who
  asks of you, and whoever takes away what is
  yours, do not demand it back.
• Treat others the same way you want them to treat
  you. If you love those who love you, what credit
  is that to you? For even sinners love those who
  love them. If you do good to those who do good to
  you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners
  do the same. If you lend to those from whom you
  expect to receive, what credit is that to you?
  Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive
  back the same amount.
• But love your enemies, and do good, and lend,
  expecting nothing in return and your reward will
  be great, and you will be sons of the Most High
  for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil
  men. (Luke 627-35)

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Raising the Bar
This is the Standard God Gave Us

• Do good for those who hate or mistreat you.
• Create opportunity (hospitality, words, example,
  time spent together) to build up encourage all.
• Do Good Things for your Spiritual Family
• Be a Patient, Kind, Good, Gentle Person
• No Strife, Anger, Jealously, Enmity, Disputes,
  Factions, Envying, Dissensions

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The Standard is Not Simply to Be Kind Nice to
Brethren and Friends.

• We Are Commanded to Show Active Love to all,
  including those who hate, take advantage, or
  mistreat us.

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Do good to all people.
Stimulate one another to good works
Love your enemies
A Christian Acts

• Hospitable without complaint

Love, kindness, goodness, peace
Pray for those who mistreat you.

• Give preference with honor.