LIVO is to LOVE as LOVE is to LIVE
LIVO is to LOVE as LOVE is to LIVE. This caption is our embodiment in this Vision. 1 John 4:16-21
The evidences of the truth of the gospel are so much complete, that those who receive it not, may justly be scolded with their unbelief. Our blessed Lord renewed his choice of the eleven as his apostles, and commissioned them to go into the entire world, to preach his gospel to every creature.
The commission of Christ’s ministers extends to every creature throughout the world, and the declarations of the gospel contain not only truths, encouragements and principles, but also most dreadful warnings. Observe what power the apostles should be endued with, for confirming the doctrine they were to preach. These were miracles to confirm the truth of the gospel, and means of spreading the gospel among nations that had not heard it.
For all that love the Saviour should continue in their love to him, and take all occasions to show it. The joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment, but the joy of those who abide in Christ’s love is a continual feast. They are to show their love to him by keeping his commandments. Christ’s love to us should direct us to love each other. He speaks as about to give many things in charge, yet names this only; it includes many duties.
The Spirit of God is the Spirit of love. If you do not love the image of God in people, you have no saving knowledge of God. For it is God’s nature to be kind, and to give happiness. The law of God is love; and everyone would have been perfectly happy, had everyone obeyed it.
Search the whole universe for love in its most glorious displays? It is to be found in the person and the cross of Christ.
Does love exist between God and sinners?
Here was the origin, not that we loved God, but that he freely loved us. His love is not designed to be fruitless upon us.
We understood that love cannot be hidden, it cannot be seen
Love is not love until is displayed,
Love is not love until is expressed and love is the strongest force that when expressed to others no matter their state of grief, will stimulate their joy.
A man that goes about a business with ill will, always does it badly, so also, any one goes about a business of his life without love is living aimlessly.
Without the atoning blood of Christ, sinners can neither have communion with a holy God, nor do anything acceptable to him; his righteous law condemns everyone who, at any time, or in anything, transgresses it. Under its awful curse we remain as transgressors, until the redemption of Christ is applied to our hearts. Wherever the grace of God brings salvation, it teaches the believer to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world, consenting to, and delighting in the words of God, after the inward man. In this holy walk, true peace and solid joy are to be found.