What is love of God according to the Bible?
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What is love of God according to the Bible?
Love is a key attribute of God in Christianity. 1 John 4:8 and 16 state that “God is love; and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” John 3:16 states: “God so loved the world…” In the New Testament, God’s love for humanity or the world is expressed in Greek as agape (ἀγάπη).
What are the characteristics of God’s love?
The generosity, faithfulness, eternalness, vastness, or passion? All are qualities of love that we can grow in as we grow closer to God. Like Ephesians 3, I too pray that you will come to a greater understanding of God’s amazing love for you.
How big is God’s love for us?
“God’s love is so big, almost nobody can explain it,” says Jamie, age 8. “It’s bigger than 999,999,999 gallons of chocolate milk.
What is love for God meaning?
The Greek term theophilia means the love or favour of God, and theophilos means friend of God, originally in the sense of being loved by God or loved by the gods; but is today sometimes understood in the sense of showing love for God.
Why is God’s love so great?
We all need God’s love because it goes beyond human comprehension. God demonstrated his love by sacrificing his only son so that by putting our faith in his son our sins would be forgiven. Although we reject God, he looks for us and embraces us in his open arms.
What is the link between God’s love for us and our love for others?
The main teaching of the Bible is that our love for each other is a reflection of God’s love for each and every one of us. The Torah’s commandment to love God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your might (Deuteronomy 6:5) is the essence of Judaism’s understanding of our obligations to God.
How do you see God’s love for you?
God’s love is shown by justifying us (or declaring us innocent) by grace through faith in Christ. Christ is treated as if he were the sinner, and the sinner is treated as if he were the righteous one. God now sees us through Christ’s righteousness instead of through our sin.
