Nature of love

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Scripture offers an understanding of the source, character and value of love, based on the nature and actions of God.

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God is the source of love

His very character is love

1 John 4:7–8 NLT
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
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The love of God is revealed in the cross of Jesus Christ

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Love is part of the Holy Spirit’s fruit

Galatians 5:22 NLT
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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The loving-kindness of God referred to in the OT

Jeremiah 31:3 NLT
Long ago the Lord said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.
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The love of God in the NT

To describe God’s love for humanity

John 3:16 NLT
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
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To describe love for God

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To describe brotherly love

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To describe love expressed by eating together

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To describe love in a negative sense

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Characteristics of love

1 Corinthians 13:4–8 NLT
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever!
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Love is shown by deeds

1 John 3:17–18 NLT
If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person? Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.
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The pre-eminence of love

1 Corinthians 13:13 NLT
Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
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