Really. Think about it. What do you mean when you say to someone, "I love you"? What are you saying? What does it mean to love someone; to love others? I'm a Christian and am looking to know what "love" really is... I want to truly love God with all my heart and I'm looking to do that... what it really means... Is it just a feeling? and affection for another person or God? Is it complete devotiion to another person? (explain what it means too) Is it putting the object of your love before yourself? this is a really gray area and I am really looking to know what love is. God has put it upon my heart to love others but I cant do that without really knowing what love is. Serious genuine answers only please... fellow believers please pray for me too... Thanks
2007-01-14 06:04:39 · 13 answers · asked by tim 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Love of God - is characterized not by mere sentiment or feeling but by action. we pursue love, we love in deed and truth (1 corinthians 12:3, 14:1, 1john 3:18). love of God impels us to do what is pleasing to Him, defend and uphold His Sovereignty, again in words and deeds. we thus avoid loving the world with its ungodly influence, we hate what is bad, and love what is good. ijohn5:3 "this is what the love of God means, that we observe his commandments and yet his commandments are not burdensome"
love of God also involves love of neighbour, which is included in your first question. 1 corinthians 13:4Love is long-suffering and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, does not get puffed up, 5 does not behave indecently, does not look for its own interests, does not become provoked. It does not keep account of the injury. 6 It does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.8 Love never fails. again it involves action
there is a difference between love of others in general, love of individuals as friends, or the love one shows to his/her mate. any more questions, email me.
2007-01-14 06:28:38 · answer #1 · answered by Special K 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1 cor. 13
4Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.
5It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God's love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].
6It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.
7Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].
8Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end]
2007-01-14 06:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is what comes to mind. Many words have meanings when
spelled in reverse.
Could Love be in relation to the process of (evol)ving. From the petty state of only caring about self. And learning to care for others?
2007-01-14 06:13:53 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Spock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many "kinds" of love and sadly the English language is very inadequate in differentiating among the various types. The one you refer to AGAPE is the Christian love. Philia is the love between friends and eros is the love between two mutually attracted individuals.
2007-01-20 11:51:32 · answer #4 · answered by emiliosailez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is a decision, not a feeling. Actually there are 3 kinds of love; euros, philo and agape. Agape is the unconditional love, brotherly love that we all should strive for in loving each other. Its the way Christ loves us. Euros love is "erotic" love. Philos love is "conditional" love.
We cannot love others until we love ourselves. Remember Jesus said that we are to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Once the Lord is our all in all, filling us completely with love and joy and peace, those things cannot help but to pour out of us as we show love to others; the Love of Christ. Love is the greatest commandment. Faith, Hope and Love. And the greatest of these is Love!
2007-01-14 06:24:01 · answer #5 · answered by Cyndi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This hit me the other day.
I have been married for 16 years. The last 8 have been happy. After my husband and I gave our lives to Christ we changed in many ways. ONe was toward each other.
We are not as selfish.
When I realized we both were happier and sacrificial it hit me. Love is sacrificial. God sent his son to be sacrificed for us=love!!
Wow, blow me over with a feather!!!
2007-01-14 06:13:10 · answer #6 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Read Corinthians
2007-01-14 06:09:43 · answer #7 · answered by timjim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is as strong of emotion as hate, but not the opposite
2007-01-14 06:25:54 · answer #8 · answered by Sean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 John 1:6
And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
2007-01-14 06:16:07 · answer #9 · answered by Holly Marie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of love as a verb rather than a feeling.
2007-01-14 06:08:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋