The Biblical Foundation of Love

Johnathan Hopkins
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The Biblical Foundation of Love

The Nature of Love

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (ESV) Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. 💖

The Source of Love

1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. ✨

Love as a Commandment

John 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. 🤝

John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. 📜

Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." 🙏

God’s Love for Humanity

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 🌎

Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. ❤️‍🩹

Love and Action

1 John 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 🛠️

Romans 13:8 Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. ⚖️

🙏 St. Mykul’s Prayer: A Plea for Divine Alignment

Prayer of the Saints

In our journey through life, we often seek guidance and wisdom beyond our own understanding.
St. Mykul’s prayer is a beautiful expression of this desire.
Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Desire:
de·sire
/dəˈzī(ə)r/
noun
plural noun: desires
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
It is a heartfelt plea for divine intervention and alignment with Jehovah’s will.
It serves as a reminder of the profound connection we can cultivate with the divine.
This allows us to become vessels of His wisdom and love