The Law of Love

The Bible tells us that God is Love. This means that love is the essence of God’s character.

Love fullfills the law of God or in other words if we walk in God’s love, we (The body of Christ) are keeping God’s moral laws.

The Levitical laws were for the Nation of Israel. The church is NOT Israel.

The Church of Jesus Christ is in the dispensation of Grace.

If indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel. Ephesians 3:2-6

And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Galatians 5:14

Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Romans 13:10

Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. Romans 13: 8-10

Loving God and loving our neighbor fullfills all the righteous requirments of the moral law.

And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 22: 37-40

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. John 13:34

God’s love has been poured out in the hearts of his people, those born of God.

Unless one is born of God, they cannot love with God’s love. God’s love starts with loving God.

Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Romans 5:5

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:7-11

You Must Be Born Again

God’s love is not humanist love. God’s love is selfless. God’s love speaks truth. God’s love does NO HARM to another person. God’s love is sacrifical. God’s love operates by faith. (It is not based on emotion).

God’s love is described by the Greek word, Agape.

Agape is benevolent. It is an action word.

Agape is demonstrated through acts of kindness and generousity.

Agape is not based on reciprocisty. That is God’s love gives without wanting anything back. God’s love does not charge interest. God’s love forgives debts.

God’s love empathizes. God’s love does good to others.

God’s love does not soft soap. It does not spare one’s feelings. God’s love speaks truth because God is truth.

God’s love has the best interests of others as its motive. God’s love motivates others to be successful. God’s love corrects but God’s love also restores.

God’s love is selfless. God’s love prioritizes other people’s well-being before its own.

God’s love serves. It does not control or demand.

God’s love overlooks offenses. Gods love builds up, it does not tear down.

God’s love forgives.

God’s love is lowly, humble and non imposing.

God’s love is God’s character.

Anyone who does not love with God’s love does not know God, according to the Bible. God’s love demonstated shows that one is born of God.

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:8

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4: 7,8

Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. John 3:18

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 5:13

But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them. Luke 6: 27:38

Faith operates by God’s love. Fear hinders faith. Fear is not trusting God. God’s love casts out all fear.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18

In conclusion, God’s love, Agape fullfills all the moral laws of God. The levitical laws are done away with in Christ. Those born of God, have God’s love in their hearts. They have the ability to love because God who lives in them is love.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love. Galatians 5:6