We need to fill our hearts and minds with God's message on how
to love if revival can come through us! We need to see how the Lord continually draws and loves and sees what
He wants to do with those who have fallen… the Davids after they commit
adultery and murder while on the throne professing God, the Josephs with their
broken dreams in prison falsely accused, the Jacobs grasping for all they can
get until they wrestle with God…
In my previous blog, I wrote on how Revival Can't Come Through Pharisees' Hearts. Here are some Bible verses to emphasize and learn about how to LOVE: print these verses out; proclaim
them; memorize them; LIVE them out through the power of God, and let’s show the
world a REvival of what God wants to do through our REstored RElationship with
Him that results in REdemption and REconciliation of others!
I give you a new commandment: that you should love one
another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this
shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you
keep on showing love among yourselves]. (John 13:34-35)
This is My commandment: that you love one another [just]
as I have loved you. (John 15.12)
This is what I command you: that you love one another.
(John 15.17)
Love one another with brotherly affection [as members of
one family], giving precedence and showing honor to one another. (Romans 12.10)
Keep out of debt and owe no man anything, except to
love one another; for he who loves his neighbor [who practices loving others]
has fulfilled the Law [relating to one’s fellowmen, meeting all its
requirements]. (Romans 13.8)
For you, brethren, were [indeed] called to freedom; only
[do not let your] freedom be an incentive to your flesh and an
opportunity or excuse [for selfishness], but through love you should
serve one another. (Galatians 5.13)
Living as becomes you] with complete lowliness of mind
(humility) and meekness (unselfishness, gentleness, mildness), with patience,
bearing with one another and making allowances because you love one
another. (Ephesians 4.2)
And may the Lord make you to increase and excel and
overflow in love for one another and for all people, just as we also do for
you,… (1 Thessalonians 3.12)
But concerning brotherly love [for all other Christians],
you have no need to have anyone write you, for you yourselves have been
[personally] taught by God to love one another.
(1 Thessalonians 4.9)
And let us consider and give aattentive,
continuous care to watching over one another, studying how we may stir up
(stimulate and incite) to love and helpful deeds and noble
activities, (Hebrews 10.24)
Since by your obedience to the Truth through the [Holy
] Spirit you have purified your hearts for the sincere affection of the
brethren, [see that you] love one another fervently from a pure
heart. (1 Peter 1.22)
Finally, all [of you] should be of one and the same
mind (united in spirit), sympathizing [with one another], loving [each other]
as brethren [of one household], compassionate and courteous
(tenderhearted and humble). (1 Peter
3.8)
For this is the message (the announcement) which you have
heard from the first, that we should love one another,… And this is His order
(His command, His injunction): that we should believe in (put our faith and
trust in and adhere to and rely on) the name of His Son Jesus Christ (the
Messiah), and that we should love one another, just as He has commanded us. (1
John 3.11, 3.23)
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is (springs)
from God; and he who loves [his fellowmen] is begotten (born) of God and is
coming [progressively] to know and understand God [to perceive and
recognize and get a better and clearer knowledge of Him]. 1 John 4:7
Beloved, if God loved us so [very much], we also ought to
love one another. No man has at any time
[yet] seen God. But if we love one another, God abides (lives and remains) in
us and His love (that love which is essentially His) is brought to completion
(to its full maturity, runs its full course, is perfected) in us! 1 John 4:11-12
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and
evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Eph. 4:31-32
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly
Father will also forgive you: But if ye
forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses. Matt. 6:14-15
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest
in the sight of all men. If it be
possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but
rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine;
I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore
if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing
thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12.17-21
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought
against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your
trespasses. Mark 11.25
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the
children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am
the LORD. Leviticus 19.18
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is
his glory to pass over a transgression. Proverbs 19.11
Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be
judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And
why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not
the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me
pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own
eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then
shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye. (Matthew
7.1-5)
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my
brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee,
Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. (Matthew 18.21-22)
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any
man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do
ye. (Colossians 3.13)
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather
give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will
repay, saith the Lord. (Romans 12.19)
But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set
at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of
Christ. For it is written, As I
live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall
confess to God. So then every one of us
shall give account of himself to God. (Romans 14.10-12)
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one
another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so
also do ye. And above all these
things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. (Colossians 3.12-14)
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain
mercy. (Matthew 5.7)
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh
evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law,
and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law,
but a judge. 12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and
to destroy: who art thou that judgest another? (James 4.11-12)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (Galatians 5.22-23)
1 Cor. 13 – the “love”
chapter—shows how to love when up against ADVERSITY (why would you have to be
reminded to be LONGsuffering or hope and believe the best, etc. unless the
opposite is likely?! These
admonishments are all demonstrated when it is DIFFICULT or nearly IMPOSSIBLE to
love except through Christ!) Though I speak with the tongues of men and of
angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a
tinkling cymbal. And though I have
the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and
though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not
charity, I am nothing. And though I
bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be
burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity suffereth long, and
is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed
up, Doth not behave itself unseemly,
seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in
iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth
all things. Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they
shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there
be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then
that which is in part shall be done away.
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I
thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but
then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am
known. And now abideth faith, hope,
charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye?
for sinners also love those that love them. And if ye do good to them which do
good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. And if ye
lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners
also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love ye your enemies, and
do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great,
and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful
and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is
merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not
be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: Give, and it shall be given
unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over,
shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal
it shall be measured to you again. And he spake a parable unto them, Can the
blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is
not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. And
why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not
the beam that is in thine own eye? Either how canst thou say to thy brother,
Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself
beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first
the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the
mote that is in thy brother’s eye. (Luke 6.32-42)
And above all things have fervent charity among
yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. (1 Peter 4.8)
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of
the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his
neighbour for his good to edification. (Romans 15.1-2)
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house,
behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his
disciples. And when the Pharisees saw
it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and
sinners? But when Jesus heard that,
he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are
sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not
sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
(Matthew 9.10-13)
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not
to doubtful disputations. (Romans 14.1)
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless
them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your
Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the
good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which
love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye
salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the
publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven
is perfect. (Matthew 5.43-48)
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art
that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for
thou that judgest doest the same things.
But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against
them which commit such things. And
thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest
the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness
and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth
thee to repentance? (Romans 2.1-4)
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because
we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. (1 John 3.14)
So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by
the law of liberty. For he shall have
judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against
judgment. (James 2.12-13)
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should
do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. (Matthew 7.12)
Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same
love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through
strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than
themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the
things of others. (Philippians 2.2-4)
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother,
is in darkness even until now. He that
loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of
stumbling in him. But 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. (1 John 2.9-11)
If 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? And this
commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. (1 John 4.20-21)
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that
loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou
shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and
if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this
saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour:
therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. (Romans 13.8-10)
When we love rightly, God first
then others, the whole law if fulfilled. But when the Pharisees had heard that
he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked
him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This
is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On
these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. (Matthew 22.34-40)
