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Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Cor. 13:4–7)
Topics. 1 -- "An Over-View of Love from Scripture". 2 -- "The Importance of Biblical Love". 3 -- "What Makes Divine Love so Different?" 4 -- "Love in Action". 5 -- "Love for God: The Greatest Commandment". 6 -- "Love and the Church". 7 -- "Love in the Home". 8 -- "Love in the Community".
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Reflection: Love (26/agapē) is Christ sharing His life through us which operates as we hear God's voice (experience faith) and are empowered by Him to do what we hear (= "the obedience arising from faith," cf. Ro 1:5, 16:26).
6. What do you think God means when He says to love him with all you are and to love your neighbor as yourself? 7. Is your definition of love based on your ideas, what you learned, or what you have taken from scripture?
love extends there. Love is both centripetal and centrifugal: it both attracts people toward those who love and thrusts us out to love people wherever they live and whatever their stance. Our love is based on Gods love for us, “God is love” (I John 4:8), and thus we are to love those around us.
Jun 7, 2022 · " Storge (Pronounced: STOR-jay) is a term for love in the Bible that you may not be familiar with. This Greek word describes family love, the affectionate bond that develops naturally between...
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Love in the Bible, as in our everyday usage, can be directed from person to person or from a person to things. When directed toward things, love means enjoying or taking pleasure in those things. Love towards persons is more complex.