Bible Study Is there love without love for God?

[arunangelo]

To Love, we must love God. God is the Spirit of love. Therefore, to love others, we must first accept God’s spirit; and to accept his spirit, we must love Him. Love has no place for hate, because pure love hates no one. We can, therefore, never love God, if we hate even one person. To love God, is to express the love, Jesus expressed for us on the cross. Our love, therefore, must be pure, unconditional, total, selfless and sacrificial. Furthermore, we should avoid sin, out of pure love for God and our fellow human beings, and not out of fear of punishment.

 

[for_his_glory]

To know God is to know what real love is and how we love others, even those who come against us as we love and pray for them.

Matthew 22:36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 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. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

 

[Susannah]

Amen. Someone told me once, "You can't give away what you don't have." So if God loves you and you love God [agape] then you have something to offer others as long as you have healthy boundaries. Do not confuse agape with romantic love which should be reciprocal. Take care.