BY
LUCKY EYIS AMIWERO
THE LOVE OF GOD AND KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENTS
LUCKY EYIS AMIWERO
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JOHN 14: 23
CONDITION FOR ABIDING
PRESENCE OF GOD IN A
BELIEVER
If any man love JESUS
CHRIST, he will keep his
words; that is study and
endeavor to keep the
commandment of JESUS
CHRIST
* GOD the FATHER and JESUS
CHRIST come to those who
love him and keep his
commandments
ABODE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
* Residence
* House
*Dwelling
* Habitat
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23) JESUS answered and
said unto him, if a man love
me, he will keep my words;
and my FATHER will love him,
and we will come unto him,
and make our abode with
him
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THOSE WHO TRULY LOVE
JESUS AND OBEY HIS WORDS
WILL EXPERIENCE: The
immediate presence of the
love of the father and son
and will make their dwelling
with him
THE ABIDING PRESENCE OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS
CONDITIONAL: One must
obey JESUS CHRIST, that is
love and keep his word
*The abiding presence is the
love and the presence of
GOD
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JOHN 14:24
RELATED CHAPTERS
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24) He that loveth me not
keepeth not my sayings and
the word which ye hear is not
mine, but the FATHER’s
which sent me
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HE THAT LOVETH ME NOT
KEEPETH NOT MY SAYING:
*He that Loveth not JESUS
CHRIST keepeth not is words,
and the word is the
FATHER;S, He has rejected
the love of GOD which was
revealed in the SON, and
close the channel of
communication with GOD
*GOD cannot dwell in him
because there is nothing
which can be receptive of the
GOD’S presence.
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JOHN 14:28
RELATED CHAPTERS
JOHN 15:11
1 PETER 1:8-9
PHIL.4:4
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28) Ye have heard how I said
unto you, I go away, and
come again unto you if ye
loved me, ye would rejoice,
because I said, I go unto the
FATHER; for my FATHER is
greater than i
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IF YOU LOVE ME YOU WILL
REJOICE : An inner gladness
and a deep seated pleasure
that give that ignite a
cheerful heart that lead to
cheerful behavior
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JOHN 14: 30-31
RELATED CHAPTERS
JOHN 8:46
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30) hereafter I will not talk
much with you; for the prince
of this world cometh, and
hath nothing in me
31) But that the world may
know that I love the FATHER;
and as the FATHER gave
commandment, even so I do,
arise, let us go hence
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THE LOVE OF THE FATHER
GIVING HIS LIFE AS RANSOM
FOR MANY: JESUS yields
himself up even unto death,
that the world may know
that he love and obey the
FATHER, whose
commandment it is he give
his life a ransom for many
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JOHN 15:9-10
BEARING FRUITS
When men see the fruits in
the life of the believer there
are forced to turn to GOD
*To turn their mind to GOD
*To acknowledge that only
God’s power could do such
*To desire GOD to save them
*To helping GOD for help
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7) If ye abide in me, and my
words abide in you, ye shall
ask what ye will, and it shall
be done unto you
8) Herein is my FATHER
glorified, that ye bear much
fruit; so shall ye be my
disciples
9) As the FATHER hath loved
me, so have I loved you;
continue ye in in my love
10) If ye keep my
commandments, ye shall
abide in my love even as I
have kept my FATHER’S
commandments and abide in
his love
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ABIDING IN GOD’S LOVE
AND CONTINUE IN HIS LOVE
IS CONDITION FOR
FRUIT BEARING
*conditioned on abiding in
the word and remaining in
CHRIST
The thought is that a
Christian must take the word
of JESUS CHRIST and
* Study and learn them
* Have his thoughts and
desire controlled by them
*Be motivated and
controlled by them
THE PROMISES AND RESULT
REMAINING IN JESUS CHRIST
The believer is attached to
JESUS CHRIST, he remains,
abides, dwells and lives and
never face a moment when
he is not walking with Christ
Constant fellowship, prayer
and sharing with the LORD
By that the
RELATED CHAPTERS
2 TIM 2:15
Joshua 1:8
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JOHN 15:11-12
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11)These things have I
spoken unto you, that my joy
might remain in you, and that
your joy might be full
12)This is my
commandment, that ye love
one another, as I have loved
you
13) Greater love hath no
man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends
14) Ye are my friends if ye do
whatsoever I command you
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JOY_- CHRISTIAN PROMISE
The completion of the joy of
the Christian is to do the will
of GOD and looking ahead for
his glory and life eternity by:
To study the word, to do
according to his
commandments
The GOD’S word, the
revelation, commandment
and promises he made bring
joy
LOVE AS SUPREME
COMMAND: Is to love one
another as he JESUS love us
and lay down his life for us
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JOHN 15: -14
RELATED CHAPTER
JOHN 7:16-19
JOHN 14:10
MAT 12 :50
MAT 7:21-23
JOHN 14 :21
1 JOHN 2:17
JOHN 17:8
JOHN 12:49-50
JOHN 14:21
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14) Ye are my friends, if ye
do whatsoever I command
you
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DOING WHAT JESUS
COMMAND AS CONDITION
OF FRIENDSHIP WITH HIM
To be a friend is to know
what JESUS CHRIST say
*It is word that tells men
about him
* Therefore, a person has to
diligently seek to learn his
word and do what ever he
says, so as to know him and
be his friend
The Point is clear Friend
commune , relates with each
other, share and responds to
the word to each other
*Helping when the word or
request is that of need
BOND OF FRIENDSHIP
* The word of GOD gives
bond of friendship, the friend
of JESUS CHRIST is centered
around the WORD of GOD.
* JESUS CHRIST revealed and
made known exactly what
GOD profess.
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JOHN 15: 16-17
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16) ye have not chosen me,
but I have chosen you, and
ordained you, that ye should
go and bring forth fruit, and
that your fruit should remain;
that whatsoever ye shall ask
of the FATHER in my name,
he may give it you
17)These things I command
you, that ye love one another
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THE SUPREME PURPOSE OF
BELIEVER IS TO BEAR FRUITS
Believer are chosen and
appointed of JESUS CHRIST to
go into to the world and bear
fruits among men
*We do not chose him he
chose men
*do proclaim the glorious
gospel of the great GOD and
the savior
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JOHN 17:21-23
RELATED CHAPTER
JOHN 13:33-35
1 JOHN 3 :16
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21) That they all may be one;
as thou, FATHER, art in me,
and I in thee, that they also
may be one in us; that the
world may believe that thou
hast sent me
22) And the glory which thou
gavest me I have given them;
that they may be one, even
as we are one
23) I in them, and thou in me
me, that they may be made
perfect in one; and that the
world may know that thou
have sent me, and hast loved
them, as thou hast love me
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UNITY- LOVE CHRISTIAN
VIRTUE
*The Christian source of
UNITY is in the indwelling
presence of JESUS CHRIST
within his life.
*AS GOD is in CHRIST there
fore, the presence of CHRIST
in the Christian Life means
that GOD dwells within the
Christian, which actually
partake in the divine nature
of GOD*
UNITY OF LOVE OF
CHRISTIANS
*What the world needs
more is love a great
demonstration of love
The Love needed is sacrificial
love that will give all it is and
has to give to a world that is
reeling under the weight of
starvation, diseased, and
dying people
* His purpose was that men
might know the love of GOD
and and have the love of
GOD dwelling in them
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JOHN 21:15-17
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15) So when they had dined,
JESUS saith to Simon Peter,
Simon son of Jonah, 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
Jonah, lovest thou me?
17) He saith unto him the
third time, Simon, son of
Jonah, 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
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LOVE AS PREREQUISITE FOR
SERVICE OF GOD:
Love is one basic essential
for ministry, without love of
GOD Ministry counot
nothing
JESUS CHRIST
*Peter who he love the
most, the LORD JESUS
CHRIST or these
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1 JOHN 5 :1-5
RELATED CHAPTER
JOHN 3:3-5 BORN AGAIN
2 COR.5 :17 A NEW
CREATURE
EPH. 4:24 A NEW PERSON
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1)Whosoever believeth that
JESUS is the CHRIST is born of
GOD; and every one that
loveth him that begat loveth
him also that is begotten him
2) By this we know that we
love the children of GOD,
when we love GOD, and keep
his commandments
3)For this is the love of GOD
that we keep his
commandments and his
commandment are not
grievous
4) for whatsoever is born of
GOD overcometh the world;
and this is the victory that
overcometh the world, even
faith
5) Who is he that
overcometh the world, but
he that believeth that JESUS
is the son of GOD
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WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH
THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST IS
BORN OF GOD:
*A person who is born of
GOD loves GOD, for GOD
recreates him into a new
creature who will live in
God’s presence for ever
* The person who love GOD
will love other believers as ,
because GOD has given other
believer spiritual rebirth
with a regenerated heart as
the same family of GOD,
same rebirth and same divine
nature
* To love GOD is to keep his
commandments
* If a person is going to love
GOD: he must obey GOD, he
must obey by loving the
other children of GOD
* The guarantee is the new
birth enable us to over come
the world by-
-The person who is born of
GOD overcomes the world
-The victory that overcomes
the world by faith
THE PERSON WHO
OVERCOME THE WORLD is
the person who believes that
JESUS CHRIST is the son of
GOD
*it means, that GOD gives
the believer victory over sin
*It means that GOD gives
the Believer victory over all
the forces and difficulties of
life
*It gives the believer victory
over all the trial and
temptation
*It means that GOD gives
the believer victory over
death
*It means that GOD gives
the believer victory over
Judgment
*It means that GOD gives
the believer victory over
Satan and all other spiritual
forces
*It means that GOD gives
the believer victory over fear
and depression and fill him
with love, joy and peace
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1 JOHN 2:3-5
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3) And hereby we do know
that we know him, if we keep
his commandments
4)He that saith, I know him
and keepth not his
commandments, is a liar, and
the truth not in him
5)But whosoever keepth his
word in him verily is the love
of GOD perfected: hereby
know we that we are in him
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KEEPING GOD
COMMANDMENTS AS
CONDITION OF GOD LOVE
Perfecting the love of GOD
through keeping his
commandment
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