And God knew what to expect initially from His wayward creatures-mostly grief. God wants to transform us so that our character is also defined by love.įirst, consider God's decision to create human beings. We can learn about love from Love Himself. "He who does not love does not know God, for God is love" ( 1 John 4:8 1 John 4:8 He that loves not knows not God for God is love.Īmerican King James Version ×, emphasis added throughout). In fact, love summarizes and epitomizes the ultimate nature of God.
Even without His help, people can have a grateful type of love and appreciation for their Creator.īut the Bible also reveals how we can experience love for God and love for people that far exceeds mere human capability! This highest and purest form of love is God's divine and sublime love that He offers to share with us! Many of the examples of human love in the Bible didn't involve any special help from God. This brief look is meant to help you get started. If you study it for yourself, you will learn far more about love than we can cover in this introduction to the subject. Ironically, when people are desperately trying to understand the "mystery of love," they seldom read the greatest book ever written about relationships, the Holy Bible. However, God's plan is for every person to eventually experience His love flowing to him and through him-so fully that each can honestly say, "My cup runneth over with love." Many people go through life receiving very little human love. But we will see that God also wants us to experience a greater love that transcends human emotions. God wants us to really feel love for Him and for other people. Love usually refers to strong feelings, and feelings are important.
We also find many kinds of love in the Bible. The word love can mean many things, as can be seen from the numerous dictionary definitions. Consider the countless love stories, songs and poems that have been written! Romanticists sing the praises of love, as in the song "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing!" It seems the world is in love with love.
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