How You Can Love By Faith
Self-Study Guide
- How would you
explain the difference between eros, phileo and agape love?
- What is unconditional
love? How do you show this kind of love to others?
- Is the depth
of God's love real to you? If so, what affect does that realization
have on your life? If not, what can you do to increase your realization
of His love?
- How could you
express love in the following situations?
a. At home
b. At school
c. At work
d. At church
e. At a sporting event
- Why is it important
to love yourself? How do you do this? What often keeps a person from
loving himself? How does this affect his love for others?
- How and why
is love powerful enough to overcome prejudice, hatred, rebellion,
anger, fear, or jealousy?
- How can you
claim God's love? Why is faith important in love?
- What resources
can you cling to when you find it difficult to love someone?
- How can you
relate the promise in 1
John 5:14, 15 to claiming God's power to love others by faith?
How does it relate to your own involvement in personal evangelism?
- Make a list
of people you do not like and begin to love them by faith. Ask the
Holy Spirit to fill you with Christ's love for each of them. Pray
for each person. Think of ways you can demonstrate Christ's love to
them this week.
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