"What are you willing to do for love? Will you go the extra mile? Will you care who sees you in love? Do you have that one true love in your life? Instructions for love. It's all in the big Holy book called the Holy Bible. So my friend...what are you sitting there waiting on? Get into the book."

In the message "So We May Know" we looked at some indicators of a "born
again" life. We saw that such a life should be characterized by love;
"we know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our
brothers" (1 John 3:14). Although loving others will not save us, John
forcefully states that if we are truly saved we will love one another;
"whoever does not love does not know God" (1 John 4:8).

It's interesting to note that in the five chapters of 1 John, the word
love is used 47 times. If love is this important, we ought to
understand what it means.

The dictionary defines love as...... love ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lv)
n.
A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance.

Sexual passion.
Sexual intercourse.
A love affair.
An intense emotional attachment, as for a pet or treasured object.
A person who is the object of deep or intense affection or attraction; beloved. Often used as a term of endearment.
An expression of one's affection: Send him my love.

A strong predilection or enthusiasm: a love of language.
The object of such an enthusiasm: The outdoors is her greatest love.
Love Mythology. Eros or Cupid.
often Love Christianity. Charity.
Sports. A zero score in tennis.

v. loved, lov·ing, loves
v. tr.
To have a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward (a person): We love our parents. I love my friends.
To have a feeling of intense desire and attraction toward (a person).
To have an intense emotional attachment to: loves his house.

To embrace or caress.
To have sexual intercourse with.
To like or desire enthusiastically: loves swimming.
Theology. To have charity for.
To thrive on; need: The cactus loves hot, dry air.

v. intr.
To experience deep affection or intense desire for another.

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[Middle English, from Old English lufu. See leubh- in Indo-European Roots.]
Synonyms: love, affection, devotion, fondness, infatuation
These nouns denote feelings of warm personal attachment or strong attraction to another person. Love is the most intense: marrying for love. Affection is a less ardent and more unvarying feeling of tender regard: parental affection. Devotion is earnest, affectionate dedication and implies selflessness: teachers admired for their devotion to children. Fondness is strong liking or affection: a fondness for small animals. Infatuation is foolish or extravagant attraction, often of short duration: lovers blinded to their differences by their mutual infatuation.



But what does the Word of God have to say about it?

1 John 3:16-18
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for
us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has
material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on
him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love
with words or tongue but with actions and in truth."

John is saying that Jesus set the example for love and that our love
for others is a direct result of the love of God within us. As we love
God and surrender our life to Jesus Christ, His love fills us and
overflows into the lives of those around us. If love for others is
lacking, we must lay down our life and increase our love for God; an
increased love for God will automatic increase our love for others.

John also makes it clear that a Godly love for others is not simply an
emotional "feeling" or gentle and kind words. When we begin to
understand God's love for us - when we catch even a glimpse of His
mercy and love in giving us His Son - we will be compelled to express
our love with meaningful action such as meeting physical needs, readily
forgiving when wronged, and showing Godly compassion when others are
hurting. God so desired to be with us for all eternity that He gave
His Son and loved us all the way to the cross. We are to love others
in this same manner, "because He first loved us" (1 John 4:19).

Our love for God is demonstrated by our real love for others. Jesus
made this clear when He said; "whatever you did for one of the least of
these brothers of mine, you did for Me" (Matthew 25:40). We are
actually loving and serving God as we love and serve others: "I was
hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me
something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited Me in, I needed
clothes and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was
in prison and you came to visit Me" (Matthew 25:35-36).

Love must be an integral part of our Christian walk. Love must be
directed up; "love the Lord with ALL your heart" (Mark 12:30), and love
must be directed out; "love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark
12:31). Let's love as Jesus loved us! Let's look for ways to love
with more than words - let's love with an active love.

JESUS IS LORD.
"Let The Praise Begin"

Min. Nina
"It was His "LOVE" that kept me strong"
Proverbs 31 Virtuous Woman..

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