The Purpose of the Commandment

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The Purpose of the Commandment

• 1 Timothy 13-11

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The Purpose of the Commandment (1 Timothy 15)
Commandment
LOVE
Pure heart
Good conscience
Sincere faith
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Law and Love (Deut. 1012-13)

• Joshua 225 Taking careful heed to obey is
  loving the Lord
• Psa. 11997 Love Gods law
• Psa. 119165 Peace from loving Gods law
• Rom. 138-10 Love fulfillment of law
• Jno. 146 1 Jno. 48 Truth love unite in
  Jesus Christ

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Purpose of Gods Commands is Love (1 Cor. 131-3)

• Love is active goodwill
• Keep word of Christ, Jno. 1415, 21, 23
• Sound doctrine is necessary in order to love
  correctly, 1 Tim. 13-11
• 13 No other doctrine (Gal. 16-7)
• 14 Truth basis of faith/edification
• 16-7 Goal of love is forfeited when we stray
  from truth (18-11 2 John 1-6)

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Love out of a pure heart (Jas. 48 Matt. 58)

• Seat of ones will, Heb. 412
• Reflected by life, Prov. 237 Matt. 1235 (Jas.
  313-17)
• Free of corruption, Acts 237-38
• Pure thoughts/motives, Phil. 48

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Love out of a pure heart (Jas. 48 Matt. 58)

• Why do I obey the commands of God? (Prov. 31-8)
• Love from a pure heart doesnt set out to break
  Gods commands (Matt. 519)
• Neither does it obey hypocritically or
  self-righteously (Matt. 520 61)

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Love out ofa good conscience

• Conscience is our moral compass
• It is good when properly set
• Intellectual consciousness knows but does not
  obey
• Moral consciousness knows and obeys, 1 Cor.
  81-3, 7-13

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Love out ofa good conscience

• Obey Gods commands in order to set our
  conscience for a life of love that considers
  others before oneself, 1 Cor. 922
  1031-33
• Love from a good conscience (Gal. 514)
• Refusing to love obey God sears the conscience,
  1 Tim. 41-2 (1 Pet. 321)

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Love out ofa sincere faith

• The expression of our trust in God our active
  response to truth, Jas. 218
• Sincere Unfeigned, undisguised, genuine not
  pretended or impersonated (cf. 2 Tim. 15)
• Reverent (not pretentious), Col. 322-23
• Generous (not selfish), 2 Cor. 112 217 88

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The Purpose of the Commandment (1 Timothy 15)

• God knows our hearts whether our obedience is
  love or pretense, Lk. 1615
• Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal
  life? What is written in the law? What is your
  reading of it? So he answered and said, You
  shall love the LORD your God with all your heart,
  with all your soul, with all your strength, and
  with all your mind, and your neighbor as
  yourself. (Luke 1025-27)

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The Purpose of the Commandment (1 Timothy 15)

• Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from
  God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace
  be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ
  in sincerity. Amen. (Eph. 623-24)