The Perfected Love of God | 1 John 4:11-12

Lord's Day: August 3, 2025 Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: First John Topic: Love Scripture: 1 John 4:11–12; John 19:30; 1 John 4:7–9; Titus 3:4–7; 2 Corinthians 5:17; John 1:18; 4:24; 14:9; 13:34–35; Exodus 33:18–20

11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12No one has beheld God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us. 1 John 4:11–12

I. Regenerative: God’s love regenerates us, recreates us, causes us to adjust our course and walk in newness of life as renewed creations

• God’s love gives us repentance and faith, new spiritual life, gives us a new moral nature, a new disposition, by realigning our deepest convictions, thoughts, words, and actions to His Word and will

II. No one has seen God at any time

• Even though “no one has beheld God at any time,” yet He also demonstrates His abiding love through us and perfects His love in us, because He chose us to be the objects of His love and affections, and His love is regenerative and sanctifies us with a holy love for others, especially for our precious brothers and sisters in Christ
• Although Moses spoke to God “face to face,” anthropomorphism (Exodus 33:18-20)

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