How Christians Apply God's Love in Life (Church, Marriage, Family)?

 

How Christians Apply God's Love in Life (Church, Marriage, Family)?

 

1 John 4:16 "God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God"

Matt 5:44-45 "Love your enemies... For He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good"

1 John 4:16 "We have come to know and believe the love God has for us"

 

Aspects	Church Life	Marriage Life	Family Life
Reason	• Love among brothers and sisters may be superficial, lacking life supply and healing power • Need the element of divine love	• Marriage needs noble love • Purely emotional love is easily affected by moods	• Family needs stable and lasting love • Needs wise love
Method	• Love brothers and sisters with wisdom and discernment • Give appropriate amount of love according to individual needs • Not just emotional love, but with divine elements	• Love each other with divine love • Maintain consistent love	• Treat family members with divine love • Maintain moderate and discerning love
Explanation	• Divine love can supply life • Contains spiritual "antibiotics" effect • Not affected by emotional fluctuations • Consistent and discerning	• Not affected by emotions • Love with wisdom and discernment	• Love should be consistent • Must have wisdom and moderation
Examples	• When brothers have lacks or weaknesses, don't just teach or correct • Instead, love them with noble love for life supply and healing	• Husbands should honor wives according to their portion • Wives should learn to love beyond emotions	• More experienced believers can love family consistently • Express love in moderate and discerning ways
Application	• Love with wisdom • Don't spoil others with excessive love • Love within measure and boundaries	• Cultivate noble love in marriage • Express love unaffected by emotional fluctuations	• Practice divine love in family • Cultivate stable and wise love
Related Verses	• Matt 5:44-45 "Love your enemies... For He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good"	• 1 Peter 3:7 "Live with your wives in an understanding way... as heirs with you of the grace of life"	• 1 John 4:16 "We have come to know and believe the love God has for us"

 

Conclusion:

 The application of God's love across different life spheres emphasizes:

1.      Love must have wisdom and discernment

2.      Must transcend purely emotional level

3.      Emphasizes consistency

4.      Need to give appropriate love according to recipients' needs

 

*Please refer to the 2024 Thanksgiving International Blending Conference for God’s Economy, Living the Christian Life and the Church Life under God’s Administration, Chapter 6 Participating in the Divine Nature and Developing the Divine Life and the Divine Nature , enter the eternal kingdom with abundance