Gerber Bible Fellowship

WATERMARKS OF LOVE 1 John 4:16 says, “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.” Jesus described this love in John 15:9. It says, “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.” This verse holds up His standard, and a perfect ruler to check our growth. Unconditional means: wholehearted, unqualified, unreserved, unlimited, unrestricted, unquestioning; complete, entire, full, absolute, unequivocal. There is no ulterior motive or hidden agenda. 1 Corinthians 13:1 says that if we don’t have His love we will just be an irritating noise to those around us. Romans 5:5 says that His love was poured out in our hearts at salvation. We have His love in our hearts. John 15:12 says, “This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” There is the qualifier. We are to love AS we have been loved by Him. Impossible in our flesh, but He has equipped us to love through His love!