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This book was written primarily for the use of Christian teachers, preachers, and lay bible scholars. It attempts to bring to one's attention, most of all, to scriptures containing the word "love" in the New Testament. The book presents the practical way of living for God's people. It describes what God wants of his people. It gives the reasons why. It is all based on Biblical statements. The author has endeavored to combine Bible verses relating to the same or similar subjects. The subjects are addressed in a logical way, trying not to overlook anything pertaining to the main subject. Bible verses are all taken from the K.J.V. (King James Version) except for a word or two from other versions that are seemingly somewhat different in meaning. This was done because any serious scholar of the Bible, using the English language, would be knowledgeable of the K.J.V.. This is not to say that the K.J.V. is an any more accurate version than other. Since Godly love is the primary subject of this writing, it must include a study of the Commandments of God; since, God's commandments are all about God-like love. As the study proceeds, other elements enter these principles. Things like salvation, grace, works, God's will, the meaning of Godly love, the blessings given, the law, the various laws, the New Covenant, obedience, righteousness, holiness, graceful believers, faith and one's behavior. These other principles are discussed in detail, with Bible verses given in the text. The author has included the actual Bible verses, not just references, in the text for the convenience of the reader. The whole writing is about what kind of life God wants (according to his Word) his people to have. That life is a practical way for a child of God to live for him. The special assignments that God might give to some individuals are not discussed, except that those individuals are also expected to obey the standing requirements that God has for everyone. The first three chapters of the book present Bible quotations that seem to contradict one another. They present Christ giving salvation, then the dire result of not obeying the commandments, and then the solution of the seeming contradictions. Chapter four explains what God expects of believers, the saved ones. Jesus said, one that loves him must obey his commandments. The meaning of commandment is discussed and a review of the commandments is given in chapter five. More information about commandments is in chapter six. Chapter seven begins to explain what God wants believers to do with their lives. The preceding chapters need to be read before chapter seven in order to properly understand it. The concept of grace in relationship to the previous chapters is discussed in chapter eight. Chapter nine goes back to the commandments, especially the ones that Jesus called "great". The next chapter concentrates on the meaning of "love", often mentioned in the Bible. Love and charity (both are from the same Greek word) are rendered in this work by the terms "Godly love" and "God-like love". This was done to make certain that any other use from the word is not what the Bible means by the term "love". Chapters ten to fourteen all explain and discus more about what Godly love in the N.T. means. Chapter fifteen presents the new commandment that Jesus gave believers. This commandment is an embellishment of the second great commandment; and, it emphasizes an aspect of that great commandment. Chapters sixteen and seventeen cover the writings of the apostle John with regard to Godly love. Chapter eighteen instructs us about God loving we humans. It discusses the unfathomable love that God has for us. It explains that God wants people to love people like He loves people. We get an understanding of how we are supposed to love God in chapter nineteen. Chapter twenty discusses how that believers are supposed to love other people. Jesus made many statements about God-like love without using the
