God's Love Is Truly Made Complete In Him

1 John 2:5-6 - But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.

John 14:15 - "If you love me, you will obey what I command.

1 John 4:12 - No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

John 17:20-21 - "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

Conclusions:

• Love, like faith, cannot be separated from obedience
• Since our love has its source in God’s love, His love reaches full expression when we love fellow Christians
• The God whom no one has ever seen is seen in those who love, because God lives in them
• The unity of believers should have an effect on outsiders, to convince them of the mission of Christ
• Jesus prayer is a rebuke of the groundless and often bitter divisions among believers

Application:

• Do you love Jesus?
• Do you love fellow Christians?
• Are there divisions between other believers and you?

All Scripture verses taken from NIV

Conclusions derived from NIV Study Bible