We just saw that our origin began in GOD and that it will also end in GOD! John now reveals the mystery of Agape, which mans fake facade of religion delays or speaks of as a future existence that never happens. Lets jump right into what John now reveals and that which Paul spoke of in spiritual language meant for the adult among the children of GOD, for he referred to it as meat. Lets see how many can catch what John is saying while reading the good old boy KJV, the every reason that I show the word study method used in the Mirror Study Bible, as our aid and our help.
1John 4:7-14 "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world." (KJV)
1John 4:7-14 "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world." (ESV)
1John 4:7-14 "Beloved, [1]loce always includes others, since love springs from GOD; its source is found in the fellowship of Father, Spirit and Son (Hebrew, Eloyim or Elohim). Everyone who encounters love immediately knows that they too are born of the same source! It is not possible to fully participate in love without discovering GOD. To love is to know GOD; to know GOD is to love. ([1, G25 agapaō compare H5689, from G26 ] Agape, is from (G71 see also G1877) agoo, it means to lead, and (G373 from G3973 pauō ) pao, means (Genesis 2:1-3) rest - love is where the Sabbath of GOD is perfected and celebrated.) Not to love, is not to know GOD.There is nothing in love that distracts from who GOD is. Love is who GOD is - they are inseparable. The Agape of GOD is unveiled [1]within us in the Son (housed in humanity's flesh); he was [2]begotten of Father in our flesh and sent into the world that we might live because of him. Our lives are mirrored and definded in him. Both his birth in our flesh as well as his commission into the world were [3]entirely GOD'S doing. (Unfortunately most English translations read, "The love of GOD was manifested towards us, or amongst us, rather than in us! The Greek word is clear, (it is composed of G1722 and G2254 ἐν ἡμῖν, or en hēmin ) this means, in us, of John 17:21.
The incarnation is not the origin of Jesus. The word, [2, G3439] monogenes, means born only of GOD, or entirely begotten of GOD, refers to the physical birth of Jesus, which was the incarnation of the Word (of promise). Look at John 1:1, "To go back to the very beginning is to find the Word already present there; face to face with GOD, in GOD, is very GOD. The Word is I am; GOD'S eternal eloquence echos and conclusion in him. The Word, logos , was "with" GOD; here John uses the Greek preposition pros, towards; face-to-face. Three times in this sentence John uses the active imperfect form of the verb [3, G1510] eimi, namely (G2258) aen [ἦν] to be, [in the beginning 'was' the Word etc.....] which conveys no idea of origin for GOD or for the Logos, but simply continuous existence, "I am." Quite a different verb egeneto, "became," appears in John 1:14, "was made(G1096) to be flesh," for the beginning of the Incarnation of the Logos. The Word 'became' flesh. The incarnation is not the origin of Jesus. Look at the distinction sharply drawn in John 8:58, "before Abraham was [born, genesthai from ginomai] I am." The word, eimi, I am; the essence of being, suggests timeless existence. Look also at the note on 1Peter 1:16.) Love is not defined by our love for GOD, but by his Agape for us! it is noy our responce to GOD that attracts his attention; we have always had his undivided affection as declared in the prophetic promise and finally demonstrated in his Son's commission and work of atonement (redemption) for our sin nature. (Look at 1John 2:2, Jesus is our at-one-ment, he has cancelled, exonerated us to himself and has taken our sins and distortions out of the equation. What he has accomplished is not to be seen as something that belongs to us exclusively; the same at-one-ment includes the entire cosmos of humanity's make up! [The word hilasmos, means to conciliate, to bring about atonement, from hileos, gracious, merciful. Also reminds of the word hilaros, cheerful, joyous, hilarious!]) Loved Ones! If this is true about GOD'S love for us, it is equally true of his love in us for others! GOD was never more visible to anyone until Jesus brought him into full view in himself and in us; now our love does the same! Our agape for one another is evidence of GOD'S seamless union with humanity as witnessed in his agape perfected within us! (Look at John 1:18, Until this moment GOD remains invisible to everyone; now the authentic begotten Son, [monogenes, begotten only of GOD] the blueprint of our design, who represents the innermost being of GOD, [the Son who is in the bosom of Father], brings him into full view! he is the official authority qualified to announce GOD! He is our guide who accurately declares and interprets the otherwise invisible GOD within us.) His own Spirit is the [1]source of this gift, of knowing that we are [2]continuously, seamlessly and very consciously present in him and he in us. (The preposition [1] ek, always denotes source or origin. The word [2] meno means to continue to be present.) We bear witness to this which has arrived and arrested our attention concerning Father's intent in commissioning his Son as Savior of the world! (John uses the word, [1, G2300, translated behold] theomai, to view attentively, to contemplate, to learn by looking. Realizing authentic, redeemed sonship is what rescues the world!) (The Mirror, with editing.)
Now what do we do?
For GOD holds us accountable to himself for all that we've learned of His Son as asked in Matthew 11:29 (KJV), are you ready to: "'Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.'"
This was asked of me August 14th of 2007 and it led to this blog now an international out reach by his doing as shown me, back in the spring of 1988.
Now may the LORD of lords show his great truth within us all.
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