But then he moves on from the illustration to give a bit of an explanation why Cain behaved in this way. This love marks us apart as disciples of our Lord (John 13:35; 15:12-13). Romans 5 and verse 8: 'God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us'. He says: 'Well, if you go up that road and turn right, and then turn left again, come to a roundabout, go straight ahead...that's not where it is'. 4. Many commentators say that it is impossible adequately to outline John’s argument. Galatians 2:20, Paul says: 'I am crucified with Christ: neverthless 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'. During one of the sessions Larry missed Pete, and at lunch he said: 'I missed you at 10 o'clock, it was a really good session'. Of all the “loves” mentioned in the New Testament, love for the brethren is one of the most prominent (see, for example, John 13:34-35; 15:12, 13, 17; Romans 13:8; 1 Peter 1:22; 2:17; 4:8; 1 John 2-4). The mighty fact of the portion that we are studying tonight is that this is the very love that we are called upon as Christians to show to our brothers and sisters in the church. He uses it ninety-nine times out of the two hundred and forty-eight times that it appears in the New Testament (also ten times in 1 John). Out of love! Now, what harm does a wee bit of envy or jealousy do from time to time? In verse 11 John reminds them of a command he says they had from the beginning: 'This is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another'. I don't know whether you've ever noticed, but the New Testament hardly ever mentions the love of God that it does not speak also, or at least the context speaks also of the cross of our Lord Jesus. That's what the Lord said to the Pharisees: 'Ye are of your father, the devil; and the works of your father ye will do'. 5. Our Father, help us to realise tonight, even as evangelical Christians, that without works faith is dead. John, the Apostle 2. Serious stuff. You need to take that problem to God, because that thing, if it's habitual, if it's a lifestyle with that person, could be telling you that you're out of fellowship with God. Many want to lay down the lives of their brethren, rather than to lay down their lives for their brethren. O our Father, help us to understand that we are required and obligated to follow peace with all men, for without holiness no man shall see the Lord. It doesn't matter whether you apply that fact to the home, or you apply it to the church; if you're in a home or a church where there is no love, it's a sure sign that there's a lack of life - you're dead! Do we express sincerity through practicality? What we could do, if you keep your Bible open at this passage, 1 Corinthians 13, you could substitute - and I've done this with you before - the word 'love' for 'Christ' or 'Jesus'. Now, we all know well John 3:16, 'For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son', and we've memorised that one - but one I'm sure you have never memorised, let alone exemplified, is 1 John 3:16: 'We ought to lay down our lives for the brethren'. Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. Then secondly there is the moral test, we cannot claim to be Christ's-ones and live ungodly lives as some were doing in John's day - the moral test. John is saying that where there is no love there is no life. John is more intuitive, speaking as a bold witness. Now I know, and I agree to differ with some who see this portion of Scripture outlining primarily the two natures of the Christian; but I believe that the sentiments here are too strong, because John, time after time after time, is telling us that these people who have an absence of these characteristics are proving that they do not have the life of God in them - and your old nature can never have the life of God in it. My friend, there could be a hundred Christians that you know, and you love 99 of them, and there's just one that you hate - and John says if you hate that one you're in deep spiritual trouble! They've chosen no longer to love the person because, one way or another, they're not getting their way any longer. How much does this agape love impact on our personal lives, in our own backyard, when our own back door is closed? Because of this divine love, God sent his only Son into the world so that by Christ’s death for sin (1 Corinthians 15:3; 1 Peter 2:24; 3:18) all those who believe might have eternal life (John 3:16; 2 Thessalonians 2:16; 1 John 3:1; Titus 3:4). Asked by 'He was of that wicked one', at the beginning of verse 12 we see, so there are two things that he is citing to us as an explanation for this lack of brotherly love in Cain's experience. So let's look at the first aspect that John deals with in verses 10 to 15, and it's simply this: a lack of brotherly love proves an absence of eternal life. Also, the fact that 1 Corinthians 13 uses charity 9 times connects it … The supreme act of love, John says in John 15:13, 'Greater love hath no man than this, but that a man lays down his life for his friends'. In which two chapters is love mentioned the same number of times? But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? There you have the theory and practice! Jesus said it three times. You know, this literally happened in the early church, I mean literally laying down their lives for one another. [829] John 1:3, with a probable allusion to Gen. 1:3, "God said," as en arche refers to bereshith, Gen. 1:1. What is it? In this same epistle in chapter 2 and verse 11 he's already stated that not only are we dead, but we're in the dark: 'He that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes'. Not only did He lay down His human life here on earth, but we go back into the eternity of past and we see in Philippians 2 that here He comes from the right hand of God, and He lays aside the grasping at divine power. 'Preach The Word' is a not-for-profit Christian ministry which exists to provide sound Bible teaching to all. Subscribe to our email updates to receive bi-monthly notifications of new content. This, John says, is the supreme definition and illustration of love, and that's the love that we ought to show to one another. 1 John 3:18 Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. David Jackman says that on the few occasions he met him he sensed most powerfully the love of Christ in God's servant. He talks later on in John 13, as He lays aside His towel to wash the disciples' feet, in verses 37 to 38 He talks again about laying down His life, and them laying down their lives for each other. Nobody would fall out with you over that one! That was all the reason Cain needed to hate him and to murder him - a sure sign he wasn't a child of God. The word for love that we find in John's first epistle, and indeed many times right throughout the New Testament is the Greek word 'agape'. The last time we visited this theme was in chapter 2 verses 7 to 17, we're not going to look at those tonight, but it would be good for you to recap at your own leisure and cover that again, what we have already studied in those verses. Do you see the seriousness? How often does it happen? If you go to Romans 16, you find that Priscilla and Aquila put their neck on the line for the apostle Paul, and he counted it as a great act of love and commends them for it. When He sees lust, He cries 'Adultery!' But if you love your brother, even imperfectly at times, it's a sign that you have the life of God in you - but let us all ask ourselves tonight: how much of that Christlike love is seen in me? A loveless man is not only a lightless man, but he is a lifeless man - and ultimately the only conclusion you can come to is that a man without light and a man without love is a man who is lost! Tigger313tig. He didn't lay aside His attributes, but He thought it not something to be grasped at, and relinquished them voluntarily as He came to earth to live as a man - why? But if we take all those definitions, modern definitions of love, we can see that there's a trend running right throughout them all, and it is simply this: that love in some shape or form is understood as being something that gives you self-gratification. James is saying, just as John, if you close your hand to him, and if you close your home to him, and if you close your heart to him, how does the love of God dwell in you? Harrison's song is a tribute to John Lennon, who was killed in 1980. 8. Demonstrating brotherly love proves the presence of eternal life. w light and darkness (1 Jn. (Chapters) 2 (and) 5. After he died a poem of his was published, and it took the ninefold fruit of the Spirit from the book of Galatians that I mentioned to you at the beginning, and made them a kind of character study of the Lord Jesus - because that's what they are, they're the characteristics of the Lord Jesus Christ within the Christian. A brother comes into the meeting, and he's in great need, and somebody pats him on the back and says: 'We'll pray for you brother, the Lord bless you, safe home'. Question #112529. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. But John doesn't leave it to conjecture for us to conclude what this love is like, but he says to us in verse 12: 'Do not love as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. They never fail to help widows, they save orphans from those who would hurt them. Now in Genesis 3 we have the story of how fellowship between God and man broke down, and then when we come to Genesis 4 we find that the offshoot of the fellowship between God and man breaking down is that man's fellowship with his fellow man breaks down, and Cain slays Abel. John is only saying what James said in James chapter 2 and verse 15, he gives an example: 'If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? The Structure of 1 John: John does not structure his letter in a logical, closely reasoned style, as Paul often does. Early Christians received the second epistle of John from the aged apostle in the latter quarter of the first century. The Holy Spirit Pt5: The Holy Spirit In The Old Testament, The Holy Spirit Pt4: The Person Of The Holy Spirit. Check out a brief profile of each John mentioned in the New Testament. 2 John 1:1 The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth--and not I alone, but also all who know the truth--3 John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers. This is his illustration, an illustration of a lack of brotherly love that proves an absence of eternal life. Remember Cain was the first baby ever born, and he becomes a murderer. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love. The big key to understanding agape is to realize that it can be known from the action it prompts. They don't consider themselves brothers in the usual sense, but brothers instead through the Holy Spirit of God'. If you don't, or if you hate your brother, it's a sure sign that you lack eternal life. He gives us another illustration in contrast to that of Cain, and it is our blessed Lord Jesus. Yet this Gospel does not use the word pistis, faith. However, these materials may be freely copied and distributed unaltered for the purpose of study and teaching, so long as they are made available to others free of charge, and this copyright is included. First of all, let me point out from the beginning of verse 14 that you can know, and that puts the lie to those who say you can't really know and be sure of your salvation. I don't know many. In fact, we sometimes speak of the "action model" of agape love. Same words used in the Gospel of John, as life (15 times ), light (6 times),love (33 times), fellowship(4 times), know (38 times), darkness, world. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. I don't mean everybody in the world, but is there a general principle, because of the life that you live and the stand that you take as one of Christ's children, it hates you - that's a sign that you've got God's life in you! To God, in His holy eyes, hate is the moral equivalent of the murderous act, hate is the embryo of murder. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. You're persecuting Christ! Don't miss part 11 of 1 John: 'Confident Christianity', ------------------------Back to Top The word "love" appears 310 times in the King James Bible, 348 times in the New American Standard Bible, 551 times in the New International Version and 538 times in the New Revised Standard Version. But I believe what John is referring to here, when he talks of 'at the beginning', is the beginning of the New Testament era when the Lord Jesus was incarnated, and we see that that has been his meaning right throughout up to now. Verse 16: 'Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he', the Lord Jesus Christ, 'laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren'. If He is in us, He will manifest the love of God. It may not be the act of murder. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Now, maybe that's why we don't take it as seriously as murder, but that's why God does. I know it's free, but not at any price - forgive your brother, or you'll not be forgiven of God. Have you ever resented another believer in Christ? - are you persecuting a child of God? There are multiple greek words which could be translated as love into our language. Sure, it's probably the most popular doctrinal belief of the whole lot. Once in John 15:12 and once in John 15:17. Can I ask you tonight: do you know many people who would put their lives on the line for you? 3:10) Quite often these letters, especially 1st John, are labeled fiThe Epistles of Love.fl John himself often wears the moniker fiThe Apostle of Lovefl for his many statements about love, both in his gospel and these letters. The negative repetition oude en, prorsus nihil, not even one thing (stronger than ouden nihil), excludes every form of dualism (against the Gnostics), and makes the panta absolutely unlimited. Twice in John 13:34 and once in John 13:35. 2. Who was his brother? 6. Go to Strong's Concordance with Hebrew and Greek Lexicon In the first table cell (Strong’s Concordance) type “love” into the search field, then click the Search! Now I know how people react to these types of verses, they'll be saying to themselves: 'I've never shot anybody, or slit anybody's throat' - but what John's doing is he is echoing what the Lord Jesus has already taught in Matthew's gospel and chapter 5 at the Sermon on the Mount - which, incidentally, is as much for us as it is for anybody. 1 John 4:16 - And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. Satan and his demonic wrecking crew "believe" too, but they are not going to heaven. He uses pistos, faithful, only once (20:27). Jesus says in Luke 6:32, “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Where in the Bible is Jesus first mentioned by name? The Lord Jesus, remember, sat with His disciples one day and in John chapter 13 He said that He was giving them a commandment, verse 34: 'A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another'. 121 terms. It can only happen once, once we've given our life we haven't got another one to give, but John is saying we are daily called to live for others, to meet known needs. That fact is not as difficult to discern as this love in the life of some people who call themselves Christians. Now turn with me for a moment to 1 Corinthians chapter 13, to the great passage on love and its definition. Now here are three things that are necessary: one, you need to have the means to meet a need, so don't get guilty if you don't have the means, you're the one that is in need. We are to lay down our lives for our brothers, whoever they are and wherever they hang their hat. The true Christian, this is John's point, at that point would be content to suffer and even die rather than cause suffering or pain or death to his brethren. Now, probably none of us will ever be called to die for someone else, that's very rare these days - at least in Europe. www.preachtheword.com. What this agape love is, and this agape love is the love of God that has been displayed and manifested for us in Christ, is the love that we ought to show to one another. Was there a reason for Cain slaying Abel? If we lived like that today, our Christianity, just like the early church, would be infectious, it would be contagious, it would explode, it would mushroom. Transcribed by: Maybe it's not the man next door, maybe it's the man or the woman in the next pew. This is the love of Christ. He was not only of the wicked one, but he practised wickedness because his own works were evil and his brother's righteous. Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous'. Now turn with me for a moment to 1 Corinthians chapter 13, to the great passage on love and its definition. John says this ought not to be so, and whether it's a denominational envy, or jealousy, or hate, whether it's pastoral pride or Christian professional competitiveness, it ought not to be! (8) Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. John, the relative of the High Priest (see Acts 4:6) 3. JOHN LESSON 1 We are about to begin study in the most spiritual book in all of the Bible, the Book of John. He gives us the illustration par excellence: Christ is the only source of true agape love, John is saying, and Calvary is the only measure and standard of that love. Indeed, this characteristic is a characteristic of the devil himself. John is saying the same: that if there is a similar lack of love, it's a sure sign that you do not have eternal life. John wrote the Epistle in the later part of his life at Ephesus, where he spend most of his old age. My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth". Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone'. The example he gives us is Cain. Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. That's what this epistle is all about, and here he is repeating it again: 'Hereby we can know that we have this eternal life'. Many times people use words in ways that are not technically correct, and strict definitions of words are not always honored The distinctions between the different kinds of love do not completely hold up within the New Testament itself. 1 Let me live for others, Jesus said it twice. 4. Oh, we skite over that one very quickly! My friend, there could be a hundred Christians that you know, and you love 99 of them, and there's just one that you hate - and John says if you hate that one you're in deep spiritual trouble! Indeed Paul said in Galatians 5:23 that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance - but love is the fruit of the Spirit, the Spirit of God. I’ll show you how to do the research. He said: 'Well, you go off and tell him that I've forgiven him, but remember: if I get better the deal's off'. The Greek god 'Eros' takes a personification of this concept, and 'Aphrodite' and many other pagan gods were personifications of this fleshly, lustful love. This is the brotherly love … Rather you should have in your life the attributes of Christ: when He was reviled, He reviled not again. We have to step back for a moment if we are naive, and say: 'Is this possible? The Emperor Hadrian of Rome, in the early second century, called a man called Aristides to the palace to have him describe what Christians really were like. Had he wronged him? Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. He does not envy, He does not boast, He is never proud. That believers could be envious and jealous of one another?' John 13:34-35 “A new command I give you: Love one another. The simple answer is that he was hostile towards Abel for no other reason than that Abel was right with God and Cain was not. Your just on more example of someone who is spiritually illiterate, who trys to condemn Christians because you can't get your own life in order.You talk about love when its you that is full of hatred and want to spread hatred upon others as well, Your no less than a hypocrite.You might like to read Isa. Then there are others who maybe wouldn't stretch their definition that far, but understand love as a sentimental sort of fluffy feeling that's akin to butterflies in the tummy - it's an emotion, purely, it is a tendency. The command "love one another" appears eleven times in the Bible, all in the New Testament. Faith is love's eyes opened, the living Christ to see, Then there are others who see love as agreeing with everyone, being cordial, harmonious, even with others whose cultures and beliefs perhaps don't agree with yours, but yet you accept them and live and let live - they understand that to be love. Even in this epistle again another place, as we'll see in subsequent weeks, chapter 4 and verse 10, John says: 'Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins'. If they have something they give freely to the man who has nothing. Chapter 10 and verses 11 and 15 talk about the shepherd laying down his life for the sheep. - is it not? How many times is the Father mentioned in John? Jesus said it three times. Here Paul outlines for us what this agape love really is, and he defines it, and that's the word for love that he uses here. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. Now the false teachers in John's day were advocating that the problem for all mankind is ignorance, they need to learn more, they need to get a special knowledge from God. Are we all mouth, all talkie-talkie and very little walkie-walkie? Do you know that God doesn't want to meet you with a grudge towards another brother, an unforgiveness in your soul - why don't you let us go away from here and tell the other brother deacon that you've forgiven him?'. 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