EDIFICATION COMPLEX of the SOUL

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] Philippians 2:14-16 Do all things (a command) without grumbling or disputing; 15) that you may (subjunctive mood) prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, 16) holding fast the “word of life” (B.D.), so that in the “day of Christ” (the Rapture), I (Paul) may have cause to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain. ECS – LESSON 29 (1-18-26) 6. The Bible states: Romans 14:7-8 For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; 8) for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. This emphasizes that believers belong to the Lord in both life and death, serving Him rather than ourselves, a principle rooted in Christ's resurrection and lordship over all. These verses highlight a Christian's purpose to glorify God in every action and circumstance. 7. There is a strong bond between believers in Church Families because they have a great capacity to love God and each other. They consistantly study Bible doctrine which they apply to their circumstances and to their brothers and sisters in their Bible Church. This bond can be stronger than family ties and friendships because it operates on a spiritual level. The last floor of the Edification Complex of the Soul is SHARING THE HAPPINESS OF GOD which is also known as OCCUPATION WITH CHRIST We will start with SHARING THE HAPPINESS OF GOD. What follows is a summary of Sharing the Happiness of God which is taken from Thieme’s Bible Doctrine Dictionary. The attitude of contentment, tranquility, optimism, reassurance, and joy that the spiritually mature believer maintains in every circumstance, whether adverse or prosperous. Sharing the Happiness of God is designated by the term “plus H” or the symbol +H. Read: Philippians 4:10-13 Sharing the Happiness of God is designated by the term “plus H” or the symbol +H. God exists in a state of perfect, unchangeable, absolute happiness, and God has designed a system whereby He can share His happiness with man in time. This genuine and enduring contentment comes to the believer as a result of residing in God’s grace plan, learning Bible doctrine and utilizing divine power (Prov.3:13; Jer. 15:16; Phil. 4:6-7; 2 Peter 1:2-4). Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7) and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 2 Peter 1:2-4 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3) as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4) by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. When doctrine saturates the believer’s soul, the “mind of Christ” becomes his mind – he thinks “God’s thoughts” and applies His truths to experience (1 Cor. 2:16). 1 Corinthians 2:16 For "who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?" But we have the mind of Christ.

----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] Hebrews 3:13-14 But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called "Today," lest anyone of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 14) For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast (v.aas) the beginning of our assurance firm until the end; Daily Encouragement: The core instruction is for constant, day-by-day support among believers. "Today" is Urgent: This emphasizes the present moment as the time for action, a call to live in faith now, not later. Sin's Deceitfulness: Sin isn't always obvious; it gradually hardens hearts by promising false pleasures and leading people away from God. Communal Faith: The verse highlights the importance of the community (brothers/sisters in faith) in helping individuals stay faithful and resist sin's gradual pull. In simpler terms, it means: "Keep building each other up every single day, because sin lies and can slowly make you resistant to God if you're not careful. 4. Hebrews 10:24-25 is a New Testament scripture encourage- ing Christians to actively support each other in faith by provoking love and good works, emphasizing the importance of regular church gatherings for mutual encouragement, especially as the return of Jesus nears. Key themes include intentional community, spurring one another toward Christ-like actions, and not forsaking fellowship as the final judgment approaches. Hebrews 10:24-25 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25) not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near. Proverbs 28:26 He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will be delivered. 5. Philippians 2:14-16 is a New Testament passage urging Christians to live without complaining or arguing, acting as blameless, pure children of God who shine as lights in a dark world by holding firmly to the "word of life," (B.D.) so that the Apostle Paul can one day boast of their faith being fruitful, not in vain. It emphasizes radiant Christian witness and contentment, contrasting with the Israelites' grumbling in the wilderness and highlighting the importance of obedience and trust in God's purpose, even amidst hardship. Philippians 2:14-16 Do all things (a command) without grumbling or disputing; 15) that you may (subjunctive mood) prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, 16) holding fast the “word of life” (B.D.), so that in the “day of Christ” (the Rapture), I (Paul) may have cause to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.

ECS – LESSON #27 (1-4-26) Category #4 is CHURCH FAMILIES 1. Most Bible Churches are legitimate Church Families. Many have a prepared pastor-teacher who teach their flock enough Bible Doctrine that they know that God commands all of His children to love one another. 2. All Church Age believers are children of God which mean we are brothers and sisters. We are given many verses that explain to us how we should treat each other. Philippians 2:3-4 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself; 4) do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. This is a principle from, encouraging humility, selflessness, and valuing others' needs above your own by avoiding selfish ambition and pride, focusing on serving and uplifting people, much like the example of Christ. It means actively esteeming others highly, lifting them up, and putting their interests first, which shifts focus from self-centeredness to others-centeredness. 3. The following is a biblical verse urging believers to encourage each other daily ("exhort one another daily") while it is still "Today," to prevent their hearts from becoming hardened by sin's deceitfulness, emphasizing the need for ongoing community support and vigilance against spiritual deception and hardening of the heart. Hebrews 3:13-14 But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called "Today," lest anyone of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 14) For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end;

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] ECS – LESSON 25 (12-14-25) 8. Is love blind? Scripture says that human love is very blind. When you have a need, you are looking for something you admire. Your values may be very inferior. They may be values related only to exterior beauty or values related to some personality you admire. Blind love looks at a point of admiration in another person or a point of lust or a point of attraction; it focuses only on that one point. So human love does not see the entire person. It does not see failures, faults, and imperfections. Therefore, you go into marriage blind. 9. This is why romance falls apart and why marriages fail. Erroneous evaluation of blind love results in unrealistic expectation, which, when not fulfilled, becomes disillusion, disenchantment, disappointment, and frustration. You do not see a person of the opposite sex for what they really are. You get stuck in marriage and it is hell on earth. 10. As we develop in our spiritual life, we seem to change. We switch from focusing on people, to concentration on our relationship with God. Family and friends may be helpful with the exigencies of life, but they certainly cannot do what God can do. 11. Where little or no intimate knowledge of the entire person exists, avoid the phrase, “I love you.” If you do not know the whole person and you say, “I love you", you are not speaking the truth. 12. True Love is tone-oriented. This has to do with the fact that there is one person in your soul and you can tell if something is wrong by his voice, and that something is right by his voice — and vice versa. 13. Song of Solomon 6:3 "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine… This is a very beautiful sentiment that is found in the Song of Solomon. There are only two people in marriage and this is the way that God designed it to be. The husband belongs to his wife, and the wife belongs to her husband. They don’t mind that they belong to each other because they love one another so much that they consider their mate as being part of themselves. We find in 1 Corinthians 7:1-5 a similar mindset. At this point, there must be something made very clear, sex is not something dirty or nasty, it is just the opposite of that. God should be glorified for creating us male and female with different bodies and different sex. What is being discussed here is the role of sex inside of marriage. The Bible clearly emphasizes that God designed sex for pleasure, for recreation, and secondarily for procreation and the propagation of the species. All these things were designed from the very beginning in the garden of Eden to be part of marriage. Therefore, sexual promiscuity outside of marriage destroys the capacity for love. That is because sex outside of marriage emphasizes self-gratification and personal pleasure over an emphasis on the other person. These things have a negative effect on the development of a relationship and capacity for love. God made it simple for us, there is not to be any sex outside of marriage, but plenty of sex inside of marriage. Sex was not designed to satisfy sex lust, overactive hormones or an intensified libido. Sex was designed for the celebration of a union between a man and a woman.

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] ECS – LESSON 24 (12-7-25) 10. We need parents with a great sense of justice and discipline. Ephesians 6:1-3 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2) Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3) that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth. Colossians 3:20-21 Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord. 21) Fathers, do not exasperate your children, that they may not lose heart. One person cannot tell another person how to love someone. If you do not have capacity for love in your soul, you will live your life as a lie all of your life. If you only have pseudo love, you are of all people most miserable. You never have to teach someone with integrity in their soul how to love someone else. Why? Because they also have virtue and capacity to love as well. 2. Occasional love. 1. Occasional love is not true love nor does it represent any capacity for true love, nor does it have virtue love. There is no sense in loving anyone until you have the capacity. Virtue love is true love with a doctrinal capacity for love. 2. Occasional love represents infatuation, lust, a temporary state of pseudo love which is totally hostile to virtue love. Once you find out what this type of person is like, you start reacting to them. You are so arrogant that you cannot stand having another arrogant person around you, so you react to them. 3. Occasional love is based strictly on emotion. Emotion wears out after a while and you end up with a hangover. Under Occasional love, the carnal or loser believer only comes to God in time of trouble. The carnal believer has an Occasional love related to certain times of the year, like Birthdays, Mother’s Day, Christmas, Easter. 4. Business’s make tons of money off of men who feel obligated to buy gifts on certain special days. Many of them feel like they will get in trouble if they don’t come home with a gift. The best time to show your love is on a regular day, to purchase something that you think your wife will like. She will probably love it and love you also because you did it out of true love. 5. Occasional love is related to human beings in social acquaintances, immoral sexual relationships, flirting, falsely motivated love (“I love you because of what you can do for me.”).This is the “love” of a very selfish person. 6. The failure of marriage is nearly always the fact that it was an Occasional love. That type of “love” cannot make it in marriage because they have no capacity for love, for virtue, or for integrity. They are selfish believers who cannot make it in marriage because they constantly think only about themselves . 7. The spiritual life is the key to your love life. The key to love is to have the capacity for love. The capacity for love is your spiritual life. As goes your spiritual life, so goes your capacity for true love. 8. The greatest lovers in the world are believers who fulfill the unique spiritual life in all of history. The worst lovers are believers who have no spiritual life. 9. True love is always a potential in life that may or may not be fulfilled. The potential depends on faith alone in Christ alone and your positive volition toward Bible doctrine. The potential becomes a post salvation issue related to the unique spiritual life of the Church Age.

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] Definition - THE EDIFICATION COMPLEX OF THE SOUL (ECS): The Immaterial “structure” in the soul of a mature believer; the foundation is doctrine stored in the human spirit. Composed of “Five Floors”: 1. Grace Orientation; 2. Relaxed Mental Attitude; 3. Mastery of the Details of Life; 4. Three Categories of Love: for God: for Opposite Sex: for Friends; 5. Sharing the Happiness of God E. Category Two Love 1. Love is not an overt function, but love comes from the soul. 2. If you do not have character and values in the soul from the execution of the plan of God, even if you are sincere when you say, “I love you,” it is meaningless. 3. We are not born with the capability of loving anyone. We are born spiritually dead with built in arrogance. We are born with built in self-deception. If we lie to ourselves, we are lying to others when we tell them we love them. 4. If you say to someone, “I love you,” and this is sex outside of marriage, you have lied to yourself and to the person to whom you have said these things. The supreme court of heaven severely disciplines any person who lies in this way. 5. Category 2 love is exclusive. It is extended to one person of the opposite sex. All others are excluded! Sex love and sex happiness are found in ONE PERSON ONLY! This knocks out three things as a basis for sex happiness: homosexuality, lesbianism, and adultery. Hebrews 13:4 Let marriage be held in honor among all and let the marriage bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge. Proverbs 15:17 Better is a dish of vegetables where love is, than a fattened ox and hatred with it. The strength of Category 2 love is declared in Song of Solomon: Song of Solomon 8:6 "Put me like a seal over your heart, Like a seal on your arm (finger). For *love is as strong as death, Jealousy is as severe as Sheol; Its flashes are flashes of fire, The very flame of the LORD. *love is as strong as death - It is as strong as death, and it cannot be quenched by any pressure in life. Once a husband or a wife is in your soul, he or she stays there. One or the other may never do anything of which the opposite one approves; but both are there to stay. 6. The glory of Category 2 love is declared in 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 7. The only way you will ever have a consistent spiritual life is by true love or spirituality versus pseudo love or arrogance. a. Rapport with God is a harmonious relationship with Him. It begins at the moment of faith in Christ. This rapport is initiated by God at salvation and is fulfilled by the unique spiritual life of the Church Age. b. We do not establish rapport with God on the basis of what He can do for us. We establish rapport with God only through the fulfillment of the unique spiritual life of the Church Age. c. Rapport with God must precede rapport with people. You are always going to be in trouble with people if there is something wrong with your relationship with God. d. Love relationships interacting in the human race only are effective for the believer when the principle of advancing spiritually is being employed. e. The believer cannot love God or even have compatibility with God apart from the unique spiritual life. We establish rapport with God on His terms which are the values of the post salvation spiritual life. f. Those who have no human capacity for love are self-serving. They have pseudo love that functions under self-deception by responding to flattery and various lust patterns of the sin nature which always lead believers astray. g. The result is self-justification which distorts pseudo love into failure to take responsibility for one’s own bad decisions. 8. We must understand how God uses His love to solve problems. We are born spiritually dead and helpless to do anything about it. God the Son used His love as the motivation to go the Cross and bear our sins as a substitute for us. a. Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died as a substitute for us.” b. John 3:16 “For God loved the world so much that He gave His uniquely-born Son that anyone who believes in Him shall never perish but have eternal life.” 9. No one has to tell you how to love someone else or please someone else, if you are virtuous. You must have the capacity in your soul to love them. Love is not a matter of attraction, but capacity. We are born arrogant and without capacity for love so we must learn it through Bible doctrine. (see G. Capacity to love others… just above Lesson 22).

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] We started the Edification Complex of the Soul on 6-15-25. The reason I picked this study was to help us to grow in our spiritual life by advancing through the levels of growth to reach the top where we can share the happiness of God. You have learned several important words that you can use in your spiritual vocabulary, so you can start using them as part of your spiritual growth. Words like, “the Divine Dynasphere”, “the Cosmic System”, “Cosmic One”, “Cosmic Two’, “Personal Love”, Unconditional Love”, etc. It is important to learn from each level of growth but we also need to apply what we have learned. That is when we start to understand that we can do nothing without the help of Jesus and the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit. One aspect of this is to think that we have plenty of time to go over each learning level but we don’t. We have good intentions, but time is moving faster than we notice and we have so many things to do that we forget what we studied. So, what can we do? We can pray to God to help us make priorities and how to keep them. Here is an example: For a long time, we haven’t had any young people in our church. We have prayed to God to send us not only children but also grownups. We haven’t heard from God on this issue but we continue to be consistent with our prayers, but there are things we can do to bring children and people to our church. Parents and Grandparents can talk to their children about how he or she can learn about the Bible and let them know that it is the best way to learn about life because God is the teacher. They may not be interested so you may need to be more persuasive and keep staying in contact with them. A good way to keep them interested is to ask them questions, questions, and more questions about what our live is all about and we can answer those questions with the Bible. Our website has a tab for Podcasts and there are many great teachers that can reach young people. Rick Hughes has spent most of his life teaching young people about the Bible. His broadcast only lasts 30 minutes but you can learn a lot in that amount of time if you have a good teacher. It is better when you & the child hear the lessons together so the young person can ask you questions.

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] ......continued from 11/9/25...... ECS – LESSON 21 (11-16-25) 8. Love was designed to have capacity for love, integrity, and virtue in the soul. Love is based upon your integrity, virtue, and the capacity to love. Deuteronomy 30:15-16 See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and adversity; 16) in that I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, that you may live and multiply, and that the LORD your God may bless you in the land where you are entering to possess it. Deuteronomy 30:20 by loving the LORD your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, that you may live in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them." 9. The (unconditional) love of believers toward other believers. John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 10. The differences between Personal Love and Unconditional Love. a. Unconditional love is just the opposite of Personal Love because the object of Personal Love relies on himself, not the Lord. b. Believers who employ Unconditional Love (the subject) rely on the Lord, not themselves. 11. Profiles of the object and the subject a. The object: 1) Can be a believer or an unbeliever 2) Can be repulsive, ugly, attractive, obnoxious, well mannered, rich, poor, kind, mean, smart, or dumb. The point is that none of that matters. 3) They can turn against anyone but especially the one who has Personal Love towards them and has Unconditional Love for them, the subject. a. The subject: 1) Must be a believer with a strong spiritual life. 2) Must consistently take in Bible doctrine. 3) Must be at least an adult believer or even better, a spiritually mature believer. 4) Must rely on the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit and acknowledge his sins to (God the Father). 12. The object often has a problem or is a problem, that is when the subject solves the problem by using the problem-solving devices of Bible doctrine, integrity, and virtue. a. Unconditional Love requires obedience to the mandates of the plan of God for it to work. b. Since unconditional love can be impersonal, it emphasizes the subject rather than the object. The subject carries the possibility of bringing the object to a better relationship and a better life. c. Unconditional love has all the integrity in human relationships. It is not easy to put Unconditional Love into operation. In fact, we cannot do it unless we are filled with the Holy Spirit and utilizing His power. d. The motivation to give unconditional love to someone has nothing to do with any merit they may possess. The motivation comes from our desire to please God and grow in our spiritual life. e. Personal Love emphasizes the attractiveness of the object. Unconditional Love emphasizes virtue integrity, and the capacity for love for those in spiritual adulthood (the subject). f. Unconditional Love is a professional function of the royal family of God who reach spiritual adulthood. g. Capacity to Love others includes devotion, maximum esteem, loyalty, self-sacrifice, forgiveness, respect, appreciation, kindness, thoughtfulness, encouragement, trustworthiness, praise, and patience.

----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] ECS – LESSON 20 (11-9-25) 11. Witnessing must be motivated by category one love. 2 Corinthians 5:14, “The love of Christ controls us.” 12. The Description of Category One Love, Read: 1 John 4:15-19. The mature believer isn’t afraid of anything. God the Father expects you to love God the Son as much as He does. That is the divine standard, but it is only possible through the enabling power of the Holy Spirit inside the Divine Dynasphere. B. Love in itself and the capacity for that love is found in the doctrine in the soul. 1. So that perpetuation of love comes from doctrine which keeps your relationship with God. 2. Only doctrine in the soul gives stability to love. Love is a thought, not an emotion. 3. Personal love for God means you now have the ability to love your husband, your wife, and your friends. 4. When God is the object of the believer’s personal love, it is classified as Virtue-Love. VIRTUE adjective, a: upholding high moral standings, b: having virtue, c: morally excellent : d: Efficacious, Potent- (having or wielding force, authority or influence, powerful), Righteous. 5. When human beings are the object of the believer’s personal love, it is classified as virtue dependent love. 6. Personal love, as a virtue, can only exist where the spiritual skills (Filling of the Holy Spirit, cognition of doctrine, execution of the plan of God) are functioning. 7. Unconditional love for all mankind is the basis for problem solving in human relationships. Virtue-Love is also a problem solving device for the Christian life including capacity for love, life, happiness, and thanksgiving. 8. Personal love for God the Father emphasizes the virtue of the object (God). Emphasis on the virtue and integrity of God as the perfect and virtuous object eliminates arrogance in the subject (us) and brings about the genuine humility that goes with doctrine circulating in the soul. 9. When the believer loves God the Father, his motivation is compatible with the virtue of the object (God), not the merit of the subject (us). 10. This means that all personal love that has virtue begins with God as the object. There is no virtue in personal love as it relates to human beings; this applies to friendships, to romance, and to marriage. Personal love is related to the human race by being virtue dependent. C. Scriptures 1. 1 John 2:5 But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected (complete) in him. This is the way we may know that we are in union with him: 2. Jude 21 “Keep yourselves in the love for God.” You do this by keeping Bible doctrine as your number one priority. 3. Matthew 22:37 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all of your thinking.” Love for God starts in the soul with doctrine, but it moves throughout your entire soul. 4. James 1:12 “Blessed is the person who perseveres under testing, because when he becomes approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.” 5. James 2:5 “Listen, my beloved brethren, did God not choose the poor in the world’s estimation but rich in doctrine and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?” 6. Ephesians 6:23-24 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24) Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with a love incorruptible. D. Categories of Love. 1. The love of the Father for the Son, John 15:9 Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. 2. The (unconditional) love of God for the human race. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9) not of works, lest anyone should boast. 3. The (personal) love of God for believers. 1 John 4:19 We love Him because He first loved us. 4. The (personal) love of believers for God, Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. This includes personal love for God the Father, occupa- tion with Christ, and fellowsh ip with the Holy Spirit, 2 Corinthians 13:14, “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love for God [the Father], and the fellowship with the Holy Spirit be with all of you.” 5. Maximum love comes from the edification complex of the soul, which is built from maximum metabolization of doctrine. The Edification Complex of the Soul gives phenomenal response to God’s love.

-----Complete notes can be downloaded from our website - www.countrybiblechurch.us -----You may contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] THREE CATEGORIES OF LOVE (3 CL) A. CATEGORY ONE LOVE 1. Definition - Love comes in three categories for the royal family of God: a. Category one is toward God. b. Category two is between the Husband and the Wife. c. Category three is toward friends. 2. Category one love is the believer’s capacity to love God and to respond to His love based on Bible doctrine in his soul. 3. Category one love is maximum when the believer reaches spiritual maturity or occupation with Christ. 4. The command to have category one love is found in Deut 6:5, 11:13, 10:12. Apart from the daily function of the Grace System of Perception, it is impossible to love God, Heb 12:2. Deuteronomy 6:5-6 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6) "And these words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart; Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require from you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him … Deuteronomy 11:13 And it shall come about, if you listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul, B. The Means of Category One Love. 1. Since God is invisible and the object of category one love, we must see and love Him through doctrine in the soul. We can only see God and love Him through His Word. 2. The reversionist doesn’t love God because he is under Satan’s policy of evil from his Cosmic System. 3. The immature believer doesn’t love God because he too lacks Bible doctrine in the soul. 4. You cannot love God unless you know God, and you cannot know God unless you have metabolized enough pertinent doctrine, 1 Peter 1:8, Eph. 3:19, Heb 6:10, 2 Tim 1:13-14, Colossians 3:1-2. 1 Peter 1:8 and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory. Ephesians 3:19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fulness of God. 5. Category one love sets up the standard for grace, Psalm 119:132, Psalm 31:23. You have to have capacity to be grace oriented and if you don’t have it, you can’t have category one love. 6. Category one love is the basis for supergrace blessing, 1 Corinthians 2:9, Psalm 37:4-5. 7. Category one love is the basis for personal and national blessing, Read: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 8. Category one love motivates combat courage and military victory, Read: Joshua 23:10-11. 9. Category one love provides strength for adversity and pressure, Read: Hebrews 11:27, and 12:3. 10. There is a special curse on believers who fail to have category one love 1 Corinthians 16:22 - If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be accursed. Maranatha. They are said to be “cursed until the Lord comes.”