1) Exhibited by God
# Mt 17:5 Joh 5:20

John 5:20
"For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
(NKJ)

2) Exhibited by saint
1 Pet 1:8
whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
(NKJ)

3) His personal excellence is deserving of
Song 5:9-16
9 What is your beloved more than another beloved, O fairest among women? What is your beloved more than another beloved, that you so charge us? THE SHULAMITE
10 My beloved is white and ruddy, chief among ten thousand.
11 His head is like the finest gold; his locks are wavy, and black as a raven.
12 His eyes are like doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
13 His cheeks are like a bed of spices, banks of scented herbs. His lips are lilies, Dripping liquid myrrh.
14 His hands are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is carved ivory Inlaid with sapphires.
15 His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of fine gold. His countenance is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
16 His mouth is most sweet, yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem! THE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM (NKJ)

4) His love to us a motive to
2 Cor 5:14
For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; (NKJ)

5) MANIFESTED IN
5a) Seeking him
Song 3:2
"I will rise now," I said, "And go about the city; in the streets and in the squares I will seek the one I love." I sought him, but I did not find him. (NKJ)

5b) Obeying him
# Joh 14:15,21,23

John 14:15
"If you love Me, keep My commandments. (NKJ)

John 14:21
"He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."
(NKJ)

John 14:23
Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
(NKJ)

5c) Ministering to him
Matt 27:55
And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, (NKJ)

5d) Preferring him to all others
Matt 10:37
"He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

5e) Taking up the cross for Him
Matt 10:38
"And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. (NKJ)

6) A characteristic of saints
Song 1:4
Draw me away! THE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM we will run after you. THE SHULAMITE the king has brought me into his chambers. THE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM we will be glad and rejoice in you. We will remember your love more than wine. THE SHULAMITE rightly do they love you. (NKJ)

7) An evidence of adoption
John 8:42
Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. (NKJ)

8) SHOULD BE
8a) Sincere
Eph 6:24
Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. (NKJ)

SINCERITY GREEK
861 aphthrsia (af-thar-see'-ah);
from 862; incorruptibility; genitive case unending existence; (figuratively) genuineness:
KJV-- immortality, incorruption, sincerity.

8b) With the soul
Mark 12:30
`And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment. (NKJ)

8c) In proportion to our mercies
Luke 7:47
"Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little." (NKJ)

8d) Supreme
Matt 10:37
"He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. (NKJ)

8e) Ardent
Song 2:5
Sustain me with cakes of raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am lovesick. (NKJ)

8f) Unquenchable
Song 8:7
Many waters cannot quench love, nor can the floods drown it. If a man would give for love all the wealth of his house, it would be utterly despised. THE SHULAMITE'S BROTHERS (NKJ)

8g) Even to death
Acts 21:13
Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." (NKJ)

Rev 12:11
"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. (NKJ)