The rule of reciprocity

2 Samuel 9:1-13

1. How did David show unrepayable love?

David asked, "Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?"

Then David said to Mephibosheth, "for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table."

Romans 5:1-8

2. How did God demonstrate the nature of agape love?

Hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.