TRUTHFUL LOVE

#4 in the 1 John series That You May Believe
Dave Tate

Way of Life and Death

• 1 John 3:11-15

“Our ______________ with each other is the criterion the world uses to judge whether our message is truthful – Christian community is the final apologetic.” – Francis Schaeffer

Love Acts

• 1 John 3:16-18

“It is easier to be enthusiastic about _________ with a capital “H” than it is to love individual men and women, especially those who are uninteresting, exasperating, depraved, or otherwise unattractive. Loving everybody in general may be an excuse for loving nobody in particular.” – C.S. Lewis

Reassured Hearts

• 1 John 3:19-24

Love is not naïve.

• 1 John 4:1-6

“We should avoid both __________, the superstition which believes everything and suspicion which believes nothing.” – John Stott