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Synopsis: In First Corinthians we are told that love is patient and love is kind; that it does not envy, or boast and isn't proud; love isn't rude or self-seeking or easily angered; it doesn't keep a record of wrongs; love always protects, it always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres; it never fails. God has a character of complete love and he calls us to love like he does.


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Main article

Love is a word that is hard to define. In First Corinthians we are told that love is patient and love is kind; that it does not envy, or boast and isn't proud; love isn't rude or self-seeking or easily angered; it doesn't keep a record of wrongs; love always protects, it always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres; it never fails. God has a character of complete love and he calls us to love like he does.

Love in the Bible

One of the clearest themes in the Bible is the theme of love. The word is used on hundreds of occasions and there are hundreds of stories illustrating love.

God's love

The author of love is God. 1 John 4:8 says that "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." The pattern of God's love is clear through both the Old Testament and New Testament. Throughout the history of ancient Israel he repeatedly brings them help and good things, and this is despite the people repeatedly turning away from them. Ultimately, God has shown his love by sending Jesus who sufferred to save us.

Translating love

In the New Testament, the word love has been translated from three different Koine Greek words: philia, agape and storge. Philia is the brotherly love of friendship. Agape' is the love of choice of the mind - it is is unconditional, limitless, unbounded. And storge is the the natural affection of families.

Loving each other

Jesus said that the second great commandment was that we love our neighbours as ourselves. The account is found in Luke 10:25-27 just before Jesus tells the story of The Good Samaritan.

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Later, in the Gospel of John, Jesus says

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Jesus shows us this love when he lay down his life for us.

Passages about love

Perhaps the most famous Bible passage about love comes from 1 Corinthians 13

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Stories of love in church history

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