Al Robertson
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And it became ultimately this self-giving, sacrificial love.
And so another thing I found interesting is that verse in 1 John, because it started in 3.16 when he just made this profound statement.
He said, this is how we know what love is.
I mean, you want to know what love is?
We can save you some Google search.
Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.
Period.
And you know what I found fascinating I'd never noticed before?
I'm going to give you a couple of other verses here that seems to say the same thing when defining love.
Galatians 2.20 is the one that says, I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live.
But watch what it says.
But Christ lives in me.
The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.
I don't know.
We're almost out of time, so I'll give you one more.
But it's all over the place.
Ephesians 5.
He says, be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children.
Same language John used.
And live a life of love.