The Foundation of Love 1 John 4:716

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The Foundation of Love 1 John 47-16

• Herein is love, not that we loved God,
• but that He loved us
• and sent His son to be the propitiation for our
  sins.
• 1 John 410

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The Foundations of Love

• Who God Is God is love (vv. 7-8).
• What God Did He sent His Son (vv. 9-11).
• What God Is Doing He abides in us (vv. 12-16).

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The Foundations of Love

• Who God Is God is love (vv. 7-8).
• The source of love.
• The essence of His character.
• The reasons we should love.

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The Foundations of Love

• Who God Is God is love (vv. 7-8).
• What God Did He sent His Son (vv. 9-11).
• What He did
• When He did it
• Why He did it

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The Foundations of Love

• Who God Is God is love (vv. 7-8).
• What God Did God sent His Son (vv. 9-11).
• What God Is Doing He abides in us (vv. 12-16).
• No one has seen God
• He abides in us
• His love is perfected in us

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• Herein is love, not that we loved God,
• but that He loved us
• and sent His son
• to be the propitiation for our sins.
• 1 John 410