Love to God.

From: The New Topical Textbook By: Reuben Archer Torrey

• 1 min. read • grade level: 10

Commanded. Deut. 11:1¹Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway. (Deuteronomy 11:1). Josh. 22:5⁵But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. (Joshua 22:5).

The first great commandment. Matt. 22:38³⁸This is the first and great commandment. (Matthew 22:38).

With all the heart. Deut. 6:5⁵And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. (Deuteronomy 6:5), with Matt. 22:37³⁷Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. (Matthew 22:37).

Better than all sacrifices. Mar. 12:33.

PRODUCED BY

The Holy Ghost. Gal. 5:22²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, (Galatians 5:22). 2 Thess. 3:5⁵And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. (2 Thessalonians 3:5).

The love of God to us. 1 John 4:19¹⁹We love him, because he first loved us. (1 John 4:19).

Answers to prayer. Psa. 116:1¹I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. (Psalm 116:1).

Exhibited by Christ. John 14:31³¹But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. (John 14:31).

A characteristic of saints. Psa. 5:11¹¹But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. (Psalm 5:11).

SHOULD PRODUCE

Joy. Psa. 5:11¹¹But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. (Psalm 5:11).

Love to saints. 1 John 5:1¹Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. (1 John 5:1).

Hatred of sin. Psa. 97:10¹⁰Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. (Psalm 97:10).

Obedience to God. Deut. 30:20²⁰That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. (Deuteronomy 30:20). 1 John 5:3³For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. (1 John 5:3).

Perfect in obedience. 1 John 2:5⁵But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. (1 John 2:5).

Perfected, gives boldness. 1 John 4:17, 18¹⁷Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. ¹⁸There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. (1 John 4:17‑18).

God, faithful to those who have. Deut. 7:9⁹Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; (Deuteronomy 7:9).

THEY WHO HAVE

Are known of Him. 1 Cor. 8:3³But if any man love God, the same is known of him. (1 Corinthians 8:3).

Are preserved by Him. Psa. 145:20²⁰The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. (Psalm 145:20).

Are delivered by Him. Psa. 91:14¹⁴Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. (Psalm 91:14).

Partake of His mercy. Ex. 20:6⁶And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. (Exodus 20:6). Deut. 7:9⁹Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; (Deuteronomy 7:9).

Have all things working for their good. Rom. 8:28²⁸And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28).

Persevere in. Jude 21²¹Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. (Jude 21).

Exhort one another to. Psa. 31:23²³O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. (Psalm 31:23).

Pray for. 2 The. 3:5.

The love of the world is a proof of not having. 1 John 2:15¹⁵Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (1 John 2:15).

They who love not others, are without. 1 John 4:20²⁰If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? (1 John 4:20).

Hypocrites, without. Luke 11:42⁴²But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. (Luke 11:42). John 5:42⁴²But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. (John 5:42).

The uncharitable, without. 1 John 3: 17.

God tries the sincerity of. Deut. 13:3³Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. (Deuteronomy 13:3).

Promises connected with. Deut. 11:13-15¹³And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, ¹⁴That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. ¹⁵And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full. (Deuteronomy 11:13‑15). Psa. 69:36³⁶The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein. (Psalm 69:36). Isa. 56:6, 7⁶Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; ⁷Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. (Isaiah 56:6‑7) James 1:12¹²Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. (James 1:12).

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