Fearless Love (1 John 4:18)
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. (NIV)
1. The Protection of Perfect Love (there is no fear)
This gives us security and when we have perfect love we will make other people
feel secure around us.
2. The Power of Perfect Love (drives out all fear)
This enables us to change and experience freedom from fear and all its forms.
3. The Potential of Perfect Love (being made complete in love)
-living without condemnation
Condemnation is simply saying that your faith doesn’t work
-living free from rejection
A feeling of rejection is perpetuated by not knowing that you are accepted in the Beloved.
-living free from judgment
You have already been judged in Christ Jesus!
-living free from fear of man
We all must go through this: We are inoculated against the praise of man, the Lord then baptizes me in the criticism of man, until I die to the control of man. Fear is control and torment.
-living freely in a love that totally accepts you, forgives you, and restores you
4. The Problem of Imperfect Love (the one who fears...)
When we are not living in the knowledge of God's true love for us, we
cause other people to become enslaved through what we teach about God.
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