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Definition for Love A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Love: Love is a central and reoccurring theme in the Bible and among the followers of Jesus. Succinctly, God is love (1 John 4:8 and 1 John 4:16) Although the modern usage of love paints it as an emotion (as in, "I love rain") or an intensifier (as in, "I'd love to!"), we will do well to consider love as an attitude, an act of will and determination. Even to claim love for a pet, is stretching things a bit. We can rightly love a person and we should love God. A person can love us back, but such love is often ultimately conditional; God's love for us is unconventional. Supreme and absolute love is shown in giving one's life to save another (Romans 5:7). Jesus embodied this in dying to make us right with God (Romans 5:8); that is, to save us. Faith, hope, and love are a major triad in the Bible (1 Corinthians 13:13, Colossians 1:5, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, and 1 Thessalonians 5:8). (See our Internet resources page for sites with more information on this topic.) |
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