1. Perfect Love 1 Peter 1:22-25

2. Divine Provision Obedience to the Truth (Gal 2:5,14; Eph. 1:13; 2 Cor. 9:13; 1 Pet. 2:8) Purity of the Soul (Titus 2:14; 2 Cor. 5:17; Rom. 6:3)

3. Without Hypocrisy anupokriton = without hypocrisy Romans 12:10 – Let love be without hypocrisy 1 John 3:18 – In deed and truth

4. Between Brethren philadelphian = brotherly (emotional) agapasate = (volitional) Romans 12:10 – Brotherly love Colossians 1:4 – Love for saints 1 Thessalonians 1:4 – Taught to love one another 1 John 4:7-21 – Reciprocal love

5. Hard Work ektenos = earnest / constant / strenuous 1 John 5:3 – Not burdensome (but hard work) Luke 22:44 – Jesus in garden Acts 12:5 – Church for Peter

6. Consistent With New Life 1 John 5:1-2 – Created to love Living and enduring word of God Hebrews 4:12; Romans 1:16; Isaiah 40:8

7. John 13:34-35 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."