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I. THE NATURE OF CHRISTIAN LOVE.

1. Heartfelt.

2. Holy.

II. THE SOURCE OF CHRISTIAN LOVE.

1. God gives it susceptibility.

2. God maintains it in the heart.

III. THE OBJECT OF CHRISTIAN LOVE.

1. The whole Christian Church.

2. The whole family of man.

IV. THE DEGREE OF CHRISTIAN LOVE.

1. Abundant.

2. Increasing.

V. THE EFFECTS OF CHRISTIAN LOVE.

1. They are blessed to each other.

2. They are blessed to the Church.

3. They are blessed at the coming of the Lord.Improvement:

(1)  The text leads to inquiry.

(2)  The text leads to humiliation.

(3)  The text leads to prayer. (W. H. Cooper.)

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KJV: And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

WEB: and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,