- Exhibited by God Mt 17:5; Joh 5:20
- Exhibited by saints 1Pe 1:8
- His personal excellence is deserving of So 5:9-16
- His love to us a motive to 2Co 5:14
- MANIFESTED IN
- Seeking him So 3:2
- Obeying him Joh 14:15,21,23
- Ministering to him Mt 27:55; 25:40
- Preferring him to all others Mt 10:37
- Taking up the cross for Him Mt 10:38
- A characteristic of saints So 1:4
- An evidence of adoption Joh 8:42
- SHOULD BE
- Sincere Eph 6:24
- With the soul So 1:7
- In proportion to our mercies Lu 7:47
- Supreme Mt 10:37
- Ardent So 2:5; 8:6
- Unquenchable So 8:7
- Even to death Ac 21:13; Re 12:11
- Promises to 2Ti 4:8; Jas 1:12
- Increase of, to be prayed for Php 1:9
- Pray for grace to those who have Eph 6:24
- THEY WHO HAVE
- Are loved by the Father Joh 14:21,23; 16:27
- Are loved by Christ Pr 8:17; Joh 14:21
- Enjoy communion with God and Christ Joh 14:23
- Decrease of, rebuked Re 2:4
- Want of, denounced 1Co 16:22
- The wicked, destitute of Ps 35:19; Joh 15:18,25
- Exemplified
- Joseph of Arimathaea Mt 27:57-60
- Penitent woman Lu 7:47
- Certain women Lu 23:28
- Thomas Joh 11:16
- Mary Magdalene Joh 20:11
- Peter Joh 21:15-17
- Paul Ac 21:13
The New Topical Text Book
Love to Christ
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.