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1 | What is love? | Matt 22:37 | wkim | 216893 | ||
Jesus commands us to love God, but what does love consist of? How do we love Him? What does it mean to love God? Is it just a special feeling one needs to have for Him? What is love? | ||||||
2 | What is love? | Matt 22:37 | MJH | 216977 | ||
Love isn't a feeling, but an action. If you love me, you will keep my commandments. It's that simple. Why did Jesus say, when asked the greatest commandment, quote Deut 6, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind." and then add the second? "Love your neighbor as yourself?" Why did Jesus need to include the second greatest command when giving the first? Why does Paul say the greatest commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself? Is he disagreeing with Jesus? No. He isn't. No one can Love God with "special feelings." They can only love God by showing love to His people. And since Love is the fulfillment (purpose) of the commandments, when we Love Jesus we obey his commandments. MJH |
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3 | What is love? | Matt 22:37 | dwilliamson | 217289 | ||
I think its important to note that love as urged often upon us in the Bible is much more than a feeling as has been stated by MJH. When we read that "God so loved the world..." it is not merely stating that He has a feeling of kindness towards the world, though this be true! The love in question has its root not in the emotions but in the will and therefore, even though at times we might dislike what a person does and is, we can still choose to love that person! Our "love" towards God is a direct response to His love for us and is the result of us choosing to love Him, which will be evident in our obedience to His word. Of course the greatest example of this "love" was the Lord Jesus Himself. dwilliamson |
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