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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

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John 15:13, John 15:13, “Greater love has no one “Greater love has no one

than this, that one lay down than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”his life for his friends.”

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In verse 13,In verse 13,“Greater love has no one”. “Greater love has no one”.

In the past or the present In the past or the present there is no greater form of there is no greater form of

love in the entire KOSMOS love in the entire KOSMOS than what is about to be than what is about to be

described.described.

Jesus would soon Jesus would soon demonstrate for them demonstrate for them personally what this personally what this

“greater love” was that “greater love” was that they should emulate.they should emulate.

““Life” = PSUCHE which Life” = PSUCHE which literally means, “breath” literally means, “breath”

but stands for the soul and but stands for the soul and human life.human life.

Having life is the result of Having life is the result of God breathing lives God breathing lives

(NEHSHAMAH) into (NEHSHAMAH) into man. As a result man has man. As a result man has soul life and physical life. soul life and physical life.

Gen 2:7Gen 2:7

Gen 2:7, Gen 2:7, “Then the LORD God “Then the LORD God

formed man of dust from the formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his ground, and breathed into his

nostrils the breaths nostrils the breaths (NEHSHAMAH) of life; and (NEHSHAMAH) of life; and man became a living being.”man became a living being.”

““LifeLife” in the human race ” in the human race depends upon the depends upon the

possession of PSUCHE possession of PSUCHE soul life.soul life.

““Lay down” = TITHEMI - Lay down” = TITHEMI - Aorist, Active, Subjunctive. Aorist, Active, Subjunctive. It’s the sense of giving up It’s the sense of giving up your life for the benefit of your life for the benefit of someone else, (being self someone else, (being self

sacrificial).sacrificial).

Jesus Christ had developed Jesus Christ had developed this love in His humanity this love in His humanity

from the Virgin Birth all of from the Virgin Birth all of the way to Gethsemane.the way to Gethsemane.

The demonstration of this The demonstration of this love was that He obeyed love was that He obeyed

the Father’s Will and went the Father’s Will and went to the Cross. to the Cross.

The The Active VoiceActive Voice says that says that the positive mature or the positive mature or

maturing believer performs maturing believer performs the action.the action.

The The Subjunctive MoodSubjunctive Mood is for is for potential, your volitional potential, your volitional

responsibility.responsibility.

““For” - HUPER = “on For” - HUPER = “on behalf of, for the sake of.” behalf of, for the sake of.”

It’It’s the preposition of s the preposition of substitution. We should be substitution. We should be giving of ourselves in the giving of ourselves in the

place of others.place of others.

PHILOS = “beloved, dear, PHILOS = “beloved, dear, friend or friendly.” friend or friendly.” It’s It’s

category #3 love, human category #3 love, human friendship. It is a total soul friendship. It is a total soul love in contrast to AGAPE love in contrast to AGAPE which is a mental attitude which is a mental attitude

soul love. soul love.

AGAPE is only the AGAPE is only the beginning of human love beginning of human love

as it occurs in the mentality as it occurs in the mentality of the soul, but PHILOS is of the soul, but PHILOS is the total of human love, the the total of human love, the greatness of human love. greatness of human love.

John 15:13, John 15:13, ““No one has greater love No one has greater love

than this, tthan this, that someone lay hat someone lay down his life on behalf of his down his life on behalf of his beloved, (fellow members of beloved, (fellow members of the Royal Family of God).”the Royal Family of God).”

John 15:14, Jesus is John 15:14, Jesus is addressing the disciples as addressing the disciples as His beloved or loved ones His beloved or loved ones

and by extension all and by extension all believers. believers.

PHILOS - “beloved,” PHILOS - “beloved,” Speaking of the close intimate Speaking of the close intimate relationship He has with them relationship He has with them

which starts with AGAPE which starts with AGAPE love, (mental attitude), which love, (mental attitude), which

leads to PHILEO love, leads to PHILEO love, (relationship).(relationship).

If we are to realize this If we are to realize this type of love, there is a type of love, there is a

condition into which we condition into which we must enter to understand its must enter to understand its

true meaning. true meaning.

God does not PHILOS all God does not PHILOS all believers. God has AGAPE believers. God has AGAPE love for all believers on the love for all believers on the basis of propitiation and for basis of propitiation and for all members of the human all members of the human

race based on His grace and race based on His grace and mercy.mercy.

God has PHILOS only for God has PHILOS only for the spiritually mature the spiritually mature

believers; those who keep believers; those who keep His commandments. And His commandments. And

not all believers do.not all believers do.

““You are” = SU EIMI - You are” = SU EIMI - Present, Active, Indicative. Present, Active, Indicative. The The Progressive PresentProgressive Present

means that they are beloved means that they are beloved friends of Jesus and will friends of Jesus and will

remain that way as far as He remain that way as far as He is concerned. is concerned.

EAN - is a Third Class EAN - is a Third Class conditional if statement, conditional if statement, speaking of the volitional speaking of the volitional

responsibility of the responsibility of the believer.believer.

POIEO – “do”POIEO – “do”. The . The believer must keep on believer must keep on taking in and applying taking in and applying

God’s Word, if he is to be God’s Word, if he is to be His friend.His friend.

EGO ENTELLOMAI - “I EGO ENTELLOMAI - “I command”, Jesus’ authority command”, Jesus’ authority over the Church. He is the over the Church. He is the Head of the Church and we Head of the Church and we

must be oriented to the must be oriented to the authority of His Word if we authority of His Word if we are going to be His friend.are going to be His friend.

John 15:14, John 15:14, ““You all are and you keep on You all are and you keep on

being My loved ones being My loved ones (friends), if you all, (friends), if you all, maybe maybe

you will and maybe you will you will and maybe you will notnot, keep on doing what I , keep on doing what I myself command youmyself command you.”.”

The commands of Jesus The commands of Jesus Christ are found in His Christ are found in His

Word. Therefore, it means Word. Therefore, it means keeping God’s Word keeping God’s Word

resident within your soul and resident within your soul and applying it on a consistent applying it on a consistent

basis. John 15:4-13basis. John 15:4-13

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