The Love Of Men For Others - 2

7] Love must begin in the family –

Eph. 5:25
Husbands, love your wives,  just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her

Eph. 5:28
In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives  as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Eph. 5:33
However, each one of you also must love his wife  as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Titus 2:4
Then they can urge the younger women  to love their husbands and children,

8] It must abide towards all brethren –

1 Peter 1:22
“He committed no sin,
 and no deceit was found in his mouth.”

1 Peter 2:17
Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers,  fear God, honor the emperor.

9] It must reach our neighbours –

Luke 10:27
He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’;  and, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’”

Rom. 13:9-10
The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”  and whatever other command there may be, are summed up  in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”    Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

10] It must extend even to our enemies –

Luke 6:27-28
But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,    bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Matt. 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

[Message No: 6582]