1Joh4:8God is
love.
God's Love for
Jesus
Mat3:16As
soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven
was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on
him. 17And
a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well
pleased.”
Mar1:9At
that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the
Jordan. 10As
Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the
Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11And
a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well
pleased.”
Luk3:21When
all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was
praying, heaven was opened 22and
the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And
a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well
pleased.”
Mat12:15 ..... Jesus withdrew from that place. Many followed him,
and he healed all their sick, 16warning
them not to tell who he was. 17This
was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
18“Here
is my servant whom I have chosen,
the one I love,
in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19He
will not quarrel or cry out;
no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20A
bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he leads justice to victory.
21In
his name the nations will put their hope.” (Isa42:1-4)
Joh3:31“The one
who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the
earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above
all. 32He
testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. 33The
man who has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34For
the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God; to him God gives the Spirit
without limit. 35The
Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. 36Whoever
believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see
life, for God's wrath remains on him.” - words of John the
Baptist
Joh5:19Jesus gave them
this answer: “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he
can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the
Son also does. 20For
the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your
amazement he will show him even greater things than these. 21For
just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives
life to whom he is pleased to give it. 22Moreover,
the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, 23that
all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the
Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.” - words of Jesus
Joh10:14“I
am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15just
as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the
sheep. 16I
have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They
too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17The
reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again.
18No
one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to
lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my
Father.” - words of Jesus
Joh17:24Father,
I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory,
the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the
world. - words of Jesus
2Pet1:16We did not
follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17For
he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from
the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am
well pleased.” (Mat17:5; Mar9:7; Luk9:35) 18We
ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the
sacred mountain. 19And
we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay
attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and
the morning star rises in your hearts.
Eph1:3Praise
be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, ..... 4In love 5he
predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in
accordance with his pleasure and will— 6to
the praise of his glorious grace, which
he has freely given us in the One he loves.
Col1:11 .....
joyfully 12giving
thanks to the Father, who has
qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.
13For
he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom
of the Son he loves, 14in
whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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