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God is Love!
brothertoall:
Kat what a great thread. The problem I have is that I want to give love and also recieve love.
BUT the hardest thing is that sometimes I do not recieve that love back from some I have showed that love.
Does anyone else have that problem?
bobby
Kat:
Hi Gary,
Thanks for the input, there so much on love in the scripture,
I found a lot on the point you brought up.
I found ten scripture,
that say to love your neighbor:
Lev 19:18 Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.
Zec 8:17 Let no one have any evil thought in his heart against his neighbour; and have no love for false oaths: for all these things are hated by me, says the Lord.
Mat 5:43 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:
Mat 19:19 Honor thy father and mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Mat 22:39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Mar 12:31 The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
Luk 10:27 And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."
Rom 13:9 The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Gal 5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Jam 2:8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.
There are nineteen that say to love one another:
John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
John 15:12 "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
John 15:17 These things I command you, so that you will love one another.
Rom 12:10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
Rom 13:8 Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.
Gal 5:13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
Eph 4:2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Heb 10:24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,
1Th 3:12 and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you,
1Th 4:9 Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another,
2Th 1:3 Brothers, we are bound to give thanks to God always concerning you, even as it is right, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each one of you multiplies toward one another,
1Peter 1:22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,
1Peter 4:8 Most important of all, you must sincerely love each other, because love wipes away many sins.
1John 3:11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
1John 3:23 And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
1John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
1John 4:11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
1John 4:12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.
2John 1:5 And now I ask you, dear lady--not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning--that we love one another.
And these scripture on brotherly love:
Heb 13:1 Let brotherly love continue.
1Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
2Peter 1:7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.
1Jo 3:14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
All these scriptures make a pretty strong statement that we should love others.
mercy, peace, and love
Kat
buddyjc:
--- Quote from: brothertoall on October 25, 2006, 09:22:09 AM ---Kat what a great thread. The problem I have is that I want to give love and also recieve love.
BUT the hardest thing is that sometimes I do not recieve that love back from some I have showed that love.
Does anyone else have that problem?
bobby
--- End quote ---
Ditto Bobby. It's human nature to expect love in return. God has been dealing with me on this very thing. The thing about God's love, is that our love for him is not required. I know that I will learn this eventually. I hate learning patience.
Brian
YellowStone:
Bobby wrote:
The problem I have is that I want to give love and also recieve love.
BUT the hardest thing is that sometimes I do not recieve that love back from some I have showed that love.
Does anyone else have that problem?
Bobby, I was brought up with the belief that "Love" has no strings. I guess the following Scripture was focal in this belief.
Act 20:35
* I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Christ just like his Father is Love; they emanate love, they give love not for love but out of love (does that make sense)
Jhn 13:34
* A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Christ loved and died for not only his loyal and not so loyal followers, not only for those who did not know or like him; but even for those who hated him.
Jhn 15:18
* If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.
Bobby, please forgive me, for this might sound harsh; but please look deep inside yourself and ask: Was it truly love that I was giving or a pretense of love?
It is only for God to know the motives of your heart and the hearts of those you care for. Who else can know just how much good your love is doing on the inside? Do not ever be surprised that the love of Christ falls on barren hearts; for just as some seeds will fall on barren soil, but invariably some seeds will fall on fertile soil, just as your love will be received by open hearts.
Never stop loving Bobby, for your posts are filled with love, for I feel it everytime I read them.
Sending you much Love,
Darren
brothertoall:
Thank you Darren!
bobby
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