What Does the Bible Say About Love?
The Bible teaches that love is not merely an emotion — it is the very nature of God. All genuine love flows from Him, and the most complete picture of love is found in how God gave Himself for us.
What Scripture Says
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud."
1 Corinthians 13:4"It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
1 Corinthians 13:7"We love because He first loved us."
1 John 4:19"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love."
1 John 4:8"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
John 3:16Going Deeper
The Bible's definition of love is not about feelings that come and go — it is about a commitment that stays. First Corinthians 13 describes love as patient, kind, enduring, and hopeful. And the source of that kind of love is God Himself, who demonstrated it by giving everything. When you love others, you are participating in something divine.
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