1Ⅳ Christ should have the preeminence in our love—Rev. 2:4:
2一 让主在凡事上居首位,就是用起初的爱来爱祂;我们需要维持并发展我们向主起初的爱—4节。
2A To give the Lord the first place in all things is to love Him with the first love; we need to maintain and develop our first love toward the Lord—v. 4.
4C Whether there would be a day of glory in the church’s victory or grievous days of the church’s decline depends on what kind of love we have—Rev. 2:4; 2 Tim. 3:2-4.
6E We love the Lord because He first loved us, infusing His loving essence into us and generating within us the love with which we love Him—1 John 4:19, 8, 16.