God’s love and our human concepts of love

[Robert]

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[Q.E.D.]

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[Gibs]

"Filled with the love of God" Paste that into the search box of your EGW disc and you will get 45 hits. Here is # 9 down the list of them. Agape' Love is ours to have but self is in the way for most and must take a deadly hit. Self must die to have Agape' Love!

"Obedience to the laws of God develops in man a beautiful character that is in harmony with all that is pure and holy and undefiled. In the life of such a man the message of the gospel of Christ is made clear. Accepting the mercy of Christ and His healing from the power of sin, he is brought into right relation with God. His life, cleansed from vanity and selfishness, is filled with the love of God. His daily obedience to the law of God obtains for him a character that assures him eternal life in the kingdom of God. {AG 146.2}

But Christ has given us no assurance that to attain perfection of character is an easy matter. A noble, all-round character is not inherited. It does not come to us by accident. A noble character is earned by individual effort through the merits and grace of Christ. God gives the talents, the powers of the mind; we form the character. It is formed by hard, stern battles with self. Conflict after conflict must be waged against hereditary tendencies. We shall have to criticize ourselves closely, and allow not one unfavorable trait to remain uncorrected. {AG 146.3}

The truth is no truth to the one who [color:#FF0000]does not reveal, by his elevated spiritual character, a power beyond that which the world can give, and influence corresponding in its sacred, peculiar character to the truth itself. He who is sanctified by the truth will exert a saving, vital influence upon all with whom he comes in contact. This is Bible religion. {AG 146.4}

We need constantly a fresh revelation of Christ, a daily experience that harmonizes with His teachings. High and holy attainments are within our reach. Continual progress in knowledge and virtue is God's purpose for us. His law is the echo of His own voice, giving to all the invitation, "Come up higher. Be holy, holier still." Every day we may advance in perfection of Christian character. {AG 146.5}

1Jo 4:4 ¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

[Robert]

A noble character is earned by individual effort through the merits and grace of Christ

Terrible wording....

[Gibs]

I see I need to bring this down again from my post above as I got the color in wrong and the words of this important paragraph to me at least were unreadable,

The truth is no truth to the one who does not reveal, by his elevated spiritual character, a power beyond that which the world can give, and influence corresponding in its sacred, peculiar character to the truth itself. He who is sanctified by the truth will exert a saving, vital influence upon all with whom he comes in contact. This is Bible religion. {AG 146.4}

Agape' Love is having the love of God in us. His law is a law of love and when we have His Love in us, we too love the law of Love, and it is our Love to do.

Yes it is that simple, do we really love Him? Show it by what you love to do, it tells on you!

1Jo 4:4 ¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

[Robert]

Yes, but we are posting on human concepts of God's love.

[Gibs]

Sure Robert, God is so far much greater than we and so of course we in no way can equal His Love, but we are to have it in us. That is agape' love in us, the love of God in us and to love what He does.

It is a power we all need. It is the crux of the matter to please Him and of our hearts desire and love then to do.

1Jo 4:4 ¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.