Bible Teaching On Love
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Bible teaching on love. In this the love of god was manifested toward us that god has sent his only begotten son into the world that we might live through him. As with things loving persons may mean simply enjoying them and taking pleasure in their personalities looks achievements etc. 1 john 4 7 8 nkjv beloved let us love one another for love is of god. 1 john 4 8 16 he who does not love does not know god for god is love.
But there is another aspect of interpersonal love that is very important in the bible. He who does not love does not know god for god is love having said this we will also say that if you have a broken heart you will find god s commandments hard to keep until your heart is healed. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets matthew 22 40. The priority starts vertically with loving god above all things matthew 6 33 including ourselves but.
If you don t then you should really examine your spiritual condition before god. John says to the church that christians naturally should love one another. He that loveth not knoweth not god. Jesus commanded us you shall love the lord your god with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind matthew 22 37.
And everyone who loves is born of god and knows god. And the second is like it. No one has seen god at any time. Do you have a personal relationship with him.
This is the great and first commandment matthew 22 38. For god is love the essence of god is love this does not preclude his holiness and righteousness. Love doesn t run down others with jokes sarcasm or put downs. For love is of god.
Beloved if god loved us in this manner we also ought to love one another. 1 john 4 7 8 beloved let us love one another. There is the aspect of love for persons who. Love towards persons is more complex.
Do you know god. And every one that loveth is born of god and knoweth god. When directed toward things love means enjoying or taking pleasure in those things. In this is love not that we loved god but that he loved us and sent his son to be the propitiation for our sins.
You shall love your neighbor as yourself matthew 22 39.