February 14 2016

9 weeks 5 days to Passover

Hosea 8:2 – False Profession

MT 7:22, LK 6:46, JN 8:54-55

2 Pet. 1:1 – 21(5)

Faith – Hab. 3:16-19, Ro. 10:14, 14:23, Heb 11:1,6,7, Ja 1:5-8

Virtue – Excellence Phil 4:8 1 Pet 2:9

Knowledge – Intellect, facts – 1 Cor. 12:8, Eph 3:19, 1 Pet 3:7

Self Control – The ability to control oneself, ones emotions, ones desires, or the expression of them in ones behavior, especially in difficult situations. Self-Discipline, restraint, possession, command. 1 Cor. 9:23-27, Gal. 5:22 fruit

Patience – Endurance/ Grows only in Trials. Ja. 1:3, LK. 8:15, LK. 21:19, 1 Pet, 1:22, Rev. 3:10

Godliness – Denotes a character that is like God 1 Tim. 6: 3,5,6,11; Jn. 5:19

Brotherly Kindness – Family + more. Gal. 6:10

Love – Acapao (verb) Acape (noun) – “The one whom Jesus loved” – His writings 81 times, Pauls writing – 83 times

1. Our love as believers had God first and foremost
2. It shows itself first in the absolute, complete, whole hearted, perfect obedience to His commandments. Jn. 14:15,21,23,15:10, 1 Jn 2:5,5:3; 2 Jn 6
3. This love is only known by the actions it produces
4. This Love had its perfect manifestation in CHrist
5. A love that lies in the very nature of God Himself Deut. 7:7-8
6. This love is excersise of Divine will, in a deliberate choice 1 Jn 4:9-10 – Not based on impulse from feelings
7. Self will, that is self planning, is the denial or opposite of this Love/ Acapo/ Acape