Loving Your NeighborCLP Talk No. 6

Sis Perlimae C. Pornia

I. INTRODUCTION

Introduction

Jesus summed up the whole law in these two great commandments:

1. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your

2. You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Introduction

Loving God together with loving your neighbor form the very core of our Christian life. Each of us must realize that these commandments are linked so tightly that if there is no love for our neighbor, there is no love for God and vice versa.

1 John 4:20-21 Jesus said: “If one says, I love God and hates his neighbor, he is a liar. In fact whoever doesn’t love his brother whom he sees, can’t love God whom he doesn’t see. This is the commandment we have from Him: He who loves God also loves his brother”.

Introduction

NO LOVE FOR OTHERS,

NO CHRISTIANITY

II. WHAT CHRISTIANLOVE IS NOT.

What Christian Love Is Not.

1. Love is not only having positive feelings.

2. Love is not always saying “YES”.

What Christian Love Is Not

3. Love isn’t defensive.

What Christian Love Is Not

4. Love is not self seeking.‑

What Christian Love Is Not

5. Love is not manipulative.

What Christian Love Is Not

V. WHAT IS CHRISTIANLOVE ?

What Is Christian Love?1. Connected with keeping God's commandments. John 15:9-10

“ 9 Nahigugma ako kaninyo ingon nga ang Amahan nahigugma kanako. Pabilin kamo sa akong gugma. 10 Kon tumanon ninyo ang akong mga sugo, magpabilin kamo sa akong gugma sama nga ako nagtuman sa sugo sa akong Amahan ug nagpabilin sa iyang gugma.”

2. Jesus was specific about how we are to love one another.

John 15:12

“Love one another as I have loved you.”

What Is Christian Love?

3. How does Jesus LOVE? John 15:13 “There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends.”

- By a Self-sacrificial LOVE.

What Is Christian Love?

What Is Christian Love?

What Is Christian Love?

3. Christian love is a committed service.

“Apan kamo, mga igsoon, gitawag aron makabaton ug kagawasan. Apan ayaw himoang pasangil ang inyong kagawasan aron maghari kaninyo ang lawasnong kaibog. Pag-alagaray hinuon kamo tungod sa gugma. Kay ang tibuok Balaod natingob sa usa lamang ka sugo: “Higugmaa ang imong isigkatawo sama sa imong kaugalingon.”

COMMITTED SERVICE

COMMITTED SERVICE

COMMITTED SERVICE

COMMITTED SERVICE

COMMITTED SERVICE

III. HOW DO WE LIVE IN OUR EVERYDAY LIFE ?

Characteristics of Christian Love

1. Patient2. Kind3. Not jealous4. Not pompous or inflated5. Not rude6. Not self-seeking7. Not quick8. Not brood over injury

9. Not rejoice over wrongdoing10. Rejoices with the truth11. Forbears12. Trusts13. Hopes14. Endures

IV. CONCLUSION

Conclusion

Loving our neighbor is a command and not an option; it is essential to Christianity.

Conclusion