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Meriom Webster's definition.
1love  Pronunciation: ˈləv Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lēof dear, Latin lubēre, libēre to please Date: before 12th century 1 a (1): strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties <maternal love for a child> (2): attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers (3): affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests <love for his old schoolmates> b: an assurance of love <give her my love>2: warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion <love of the sea>3 a: the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration <baseball was his first love> b (1): a beloved person : darling —often used as a term of endearment (2)British —used as an informal term of address4 a: unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another: as (1): the fatherly concern of God for humankind (2): brotherly concern for others b: a person's adoration of God5: a god or personification of love6: an amorous episode : love affair7: the sexual embrace : copulation8: a score of zero (as in tennis)9capitalized Christian Science : god
Jesus said:
14:15 If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.
John said: 1:7 But if we are walking in the light, as he is in the light, we are all united with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son makes us clean from all sin. 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true in us. 1:9 If we say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil. 1:10 If we say that we have no sin, we make him false and his word is not in us.
Pauls Definition was:
13:1 If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell. 13:2 And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing. 13:3 And if I give all my goods to the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it is of no profit to me. 13:4 Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride; 13:5 Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil; 13:6 It takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but has joy in what is true; 13:7 Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things. 13:8 Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end. 13:9 For our knowledge is only in part, and the prophet's word gives only a part of what is true: 13:10 But when that which is complete is come, then that which is in part will be no longer necessary. 13:11 When I was a child, I made use of a child's language, I had a child's feelings and a child's thoughts: now that I am a man, I have put away the things of a child. 13:12 For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me. 13:13 But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
I say the Lords way is way harder but quite a bit better. It has a purpose. Of course the Bible is a way better resourse than todays media. It's amazing what can happen when you turn the TV off. |
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| November 11, 2007 |
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Amen.
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| November 11, 2007 |
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| and amen! |
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| November 11, 2007 |
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| Good Scripture, Dave! |
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| November 12, 2007 |
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| Amen Dave! |
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| November 13, 2007 |
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OUTSTANDING BLOG may I add
LOVE, GOD’S WORD ON
A healthy definition of love is crucial to understanding the central message of the Bible. According to the Bible, love is not confined to sexuality, nor is it primarily a feeling at all. The Bible teaches that love is a commitment. As a commitment, love is not dependent on good feelings, but rather on a consistent and courageous decision to extend oneself for the well-being of another. That commitment then produces good feelings, not the other way around. Jesus became the perfect demonstration of God’s unconditional love for us by laying down his life for our benefit.
WHAT IS LOVE?
John 15:13 . . . Here is how to measure it-the greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends.
Love is willing to sacrifice for the good of others, even to death.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 . . . Love is patient and kind . . . Love does not demand its own way . . . Love never gives up.
This famous chapter about love gives us one of the most eloquent descriptions of love ever written.
WHAT ARE SOME SPECIAL THINGS THAT COME FROM A LOVING RELATIONSHIP?
Proverbs 10:12 . . . Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all offenses.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 . . . Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged. It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
The gifts that come from love are many. Here are a few: (1) forgiveness, (2) patience, (3) kindness, (4) love for truth, (5) love for justice, (6) love for the best in a person, (7) loyalty at any cost, (8) belief in a person no matter what. Love does not allow for (1) jealousy, (2) envy, (3) pride, (4) a haughty spirit, (5) selfishness, (6) rudeness, (7) a demand for one’s own way, (8) irritability, (9) grudges.
WHERE CAN I GET A TRUE LOVE FOR OTHERS? WHERE DOES THAT COME FROM?
Colossians 1:8 . . . He is the one who told us about the great love for others that the Holy Spirit has given you.
1 Thessalonians 3:12 . . . May the Lord make your love grow and overflow to each other and to everyone else, just as our love overflows toward you.
1 Thessalonians 4:9 . . . God himself has taught you to love one another.
HOW DO WE LEARN TO RECEIVE LOVE?
John 13:1-8 . . . “No,” Peter protested, “you will never wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “But if I don’t wash you, you won’t belong to me.”
We cannot receive God’s love until we put aside our pride and self-sufficiency.
Philippians 3:4-11 . . . I no longer count on my own goodness or my ability to obey God’s law, but I trust Christ to save me.
When we cease our striving to impress God with our accomplishments we are able to trust his gracious gift of love.
Luke 18:15-17 . . . Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Jesus encourages us to learn to receive his love with the trust of little children.
Hosea 2:19-20 . . . I will be faithful to you and make you mine, and you will finally know me as Lord.
God’s love is absolutely faithful. We will know the benefits and security of that love when we commit ourselves to faithfulness as well.
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| November 24, 2007 |
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| Thanks one and all. |
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