Love
Mark 12:28-34
28 Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them
reasoning together, perceiving that He had answered them well,
asked Him, “Which is the first commandment of all?”
29 Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments
is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one. 30 And
you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your
soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the
first commandment. 31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall
love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment
greater than these.”
32 So the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have
spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but
He. 33 And to love Him with all the heart, with all the
understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to
love one’s neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt
offerings and sacrifices.”
34 Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to
him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” But after that no
one dared question Him.
Love
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Strong’s
– G25 agapao to love (in a social or moral sense)
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
– While the Hebrew and Greek words for "love" have various shades
and intensities of meaning, they may be summed up in some such
definition as this: Love, whether used of God or man, is an
earnest and anxious desire for and an active and beneficent
interest in the well-being of the one loved. Different degrees and
manifestations of this affection are recognized in the Scriptures
according to the circumstances and relations of life, e.g. the
expression of love as between husband and wife, parent and
child, brethren according to the flesh, and according to grace;
between friend and enemy, and, finally, between God and man. It
must not be overlooked, however, that the fundamental idea of
love as expressed in the definition of it is never absent in any one
of these relations of life, even though the manifestation thereof
may differ according to the circumstances and relations.
From Thayer’s
Love God
Keep His commandments
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep
His commandments. And His commandments are
not burdensome.
John 14:21 He who has My commandments and
keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who
loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love
him and manifest Myself to him.”
Love God
Revere Him
Psalm 111:9
He has sent redemption to His people;
He has commanded His covenant forever:
Holy and awesome is His name.
Psalm 139:7-8
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
Love God
Revere Him
Romans 11:22 Therefore consider the goodness
and severity of God: on those who fell, severity;
but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His
goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
Matthew 10:28 And do not fear those who kill the
body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear
Him who is able to destroy both soul and body
in hell.
Love God
Hate Sin
Psalm 5:4-5
For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness,
Nor shall evil dwell with You.
5 The boastful shall not stand in Your sight;
You hate all workers of iniquity.
Romans 12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil.
Cling to what is good.
1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from every form of evil.
Psalm 119:104
Through Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
Love God
Be Grateful
James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above, and comes down from the Father
of lights, with whom there is no variation or
shadow of turning.
Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Love God
Be Grateful
Psalm 103:1-2
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every
spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Love God
Respect His word
Psalm 119:129-136
Isaiah 66:2
“ But on this one will I look:
On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
And who trembles at My word.
Love God
Respect His word
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
Jeremiah 10:23 O LORD, I know the way of
man is not in himself;
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
Love Man
1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls in
obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of
the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure
heart,
Romans 12:9-10 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor
what is evil. Cling to what is good. 10 Be kindly
affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in
honor giving preference to one another;
1 John 4:20 If someone says, “I love God,” and hates
his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his
brother whom he has seen, how can he love God
whom he has not seen?
Love Man
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Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath
forgiven you.
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1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
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Philippians 2:3-4 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition
or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others
better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his
own interests, but also for the interests of others.
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Galatians 6:2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law
of Christ.
Love Man
John 15:12-13, 17 This is My commandment, that you
love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love
has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for
his friends. …17 These things I command you, that
you love one another.
1 John 3:17-18 But whoever has this world’s goods, and
sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from
him, how does the love of God abide in him?
18 My little children, let us not love in word or in
tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Matthew 25:31-46
Love Man
Galatians 6:7-10
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for
whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8
For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh
reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit
will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. 9 And let
us not grow weary while doing good, for in due
season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 10
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do
good to all, especially to those who are of the
household of faith.
Love
Mark 12:29-31
Jesus answered him, “The first of all the
commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the LORD our
God, the LORD is one. 30 And you shall love the
LORD your God with all your heart, with all your
soul, with all your mind, and with all your
strength.’ This is the first commandment. 31 And
the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your
neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other
commandment greater than these.”
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