noun
an intense feeling of deep affection. "babies fill parents with feelings of love"
a great interest and pleasure in something. "his love for hockey"
a feeling of deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone. "they were both in love with her"
a person or thing that one loves. "she was the love of his life"
Life Questions
Love is a many splendored thing and always has been a complex concept. Is it an emotion, a state of being, a choice, an ability, a gift, a force, or all of the above? What does it mean to you? Rooted in the very nature of God, love, stands as a central theme throughout Scripture, offering a transcendent and selfless understanding of affection. It is the greatest commandment from Christ and something we are prompted to show others every day. Check out these verses that scratch the surface on this incredible topic.
'Deuteronomy 7:8-10 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
Matthew 22:36-38 Jesus replied: "`Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
Luke 16:12-14 "No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."
John 3:15-17 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Romans 5:7-9 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 8:38-40 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Corinthians 13:1-2 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
1 Corinthians 13:1-3 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2-4 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:3-5 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
1 Corinthians 13:5-7 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
1 Corinthians 13:7-9 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 1 Corinthians 13:12-14 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Philippians 1:8-10 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
1 Peter 1:7-9 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
Jude 1:20-22 Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
Revelation 2:18-20 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
Faith Questions
Impossible to measure, but where does God fit on your priority scale of love? Who/what do you place ahead of Him? Where do you think you fit on His priority scale?