Love is a word that has no meaning without action
John 3:16
The Statement: For God so loved the world,
The Action: that he gave his only begotten Son,
The Return: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Example of Love in action
John 21:15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
- The action was to serve the Lord. Otherwise, the words had no meaning.
In this account Peter is challenged to a comparison… lovest thou me more than these?
Who loves:
- Sports… lovest thou me more than these?
- Music… lovest thou me more than these?
- Food… lovest thou me more than these?
- .. lovest thou me more than these?
- Sleeping… lovest thou me more than these?
- TV… lovest thou me more than these?
- Phone… lovest thou me more than these?
- Pet… lovest thou me more than these?
- Family… lovest thou me more than these?
So many say they love the Lord, but their actions show otherwise. When you say you Love the Lord… does your Love have any action behind it?
God’s Love Toward Us
Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.