The Love that God Loves

Three words for love in the Greek language

1. Eros love -- sensual type of love
2. Philos love -- more of a brotherly affection of love
3. Agagpe love -- more of a self-sacrificing type of love

I. The Law of Love Commanded (vv. 7-8)
A. Love as a old commandment (v. 7)
B. Love as a new commandment (v. 8)

II. The Life of Love Applied (vv. 9-11)
A. The positive result (v. 10)
1. The test -- 'He that loveth his brother. . .'
2. The result -- 'abideth in the light. . .'
3. The application -- 'and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.'
B. The Negative result (vv. 9, 11)
1. The claim -- 'He that said he is in the light. . .'
2. The test -- '. . .and hateth his brother. . .'
3. The consequences -- '. . .is in darkness until now.'