WORLDLY LOVE
Love of self,
Love of the world,
Love of pleasure,
Love of sin,
Love of ease,
Love of popularity,
Love of money,
Love of being praised.
Sadly, it appears that such love is running rampant, with almost no hope of stopping or reversing the plague.
GOD'S LOVE
Holy love,
God-like love,
Self denying love,
Pure love,
Perfect love,
is at a premium,
is a rare jewel,
is a precious gem.
THIS CHRIST-LIKE LOVE MORE CAUGHT THAN TAUGHT
But sadly, there is no indication that such a love is breaking into an epidemic, because there are so few carriers.
PASSAGES...
1 John 4:7-8
(7) Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
(8) He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
1 John 5:2-4
(2) By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
(3) For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
(4) For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Jude 1:20-21
(20) But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
(21) Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
