John 5:42 But I know you, that you have not the love of God in you. 1. We take delight in pleasing the object of our affection. 2. We delight in the society and conversation of those we love. 3. We naturally prize the approbation of one whom we love. 4. We have reference to the feelings of one whom we love, in all our conduct. 5. We naturally love to think of the object of our affection. 6. We delight in conversing about an object of our affections. 7. We are pained when separated from those we love. 8. We naturally love the friends of the object of our affection. 9. We naturally avoid the enemies of our friends. 10. We are grieved when our best friend is abused in our presence. 11. We are naturally credulous and pleased if we hear any good of those we love. 12. We love to see means used to promote the interest and happiness of those we love. 13. It is difficult for us to believe an evil report of one whom we love. 14. When we are compelled to believe an evil report of the object of our affection, we are careful not to give it unnecessary publicity. 15. We naturally try to put the most favourable construction upon any event that might be injurious to the interest or reputation of a friend whom we love. 16. When any of the friends of one whom we greatly love fall into any conduct that is greatly dishononrable to the object of our affection, it distresses us, and we are disposed, as far as possible, to prevent a repetition of the event.Nothing is more common than for impenitent sinners to affirm that they do love God; and yet nothing is more certain than that they do not love Him. (C. G. Finney.) Parallel Verses KJV: But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.WEB: But I know you, that you don't have God's love in yourselves. |
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