What does the bible say
about love?
By: Wanda L. Ball
We celebrate Valentine's Day each year on February 14th. This is a day that we appreciate the one
we love. We give them cards and gifts and go out of our way to show how much we love them.
Love is a very powerful emotion. And can be a great motivator in our lives. But the bible teaches
us that love is not an emotion that can come or go, but a decision that we make. In other words,
we choose to be in love. Some of us feel that we are in love one day and out of love the next. If
our loved one doesn't do something right or be who we want them to be, we don't love them
anymore. But that's not true love. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 says, "Love is patient, love is kind. It does
not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always
protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves." When we choose a mate, these are traits
to look for and traits that we should also possess.
It can be easy to fall in love, but ask yourself these questions to see if it's true love? Is this person
a christian believer in Christ Jesus. Are they saved and have put God first in their life? And are they
willing to put you first, before all others, only second to God? Genesis 2:24 says, "For this reason a
man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh." This
scripture indicates that in marriage we become as one person and no other, including parents,
should come before our mate. And we should also give the time and effort to make our marriages
last a lifetime, so perhaps the divorce rates can diminish. For 1 Corinthians states, "Nobody should
seek his own good, but the good of others."
But what does the bible say about love? 1 John 2:5-6 says, "But if anyone obeys his word, God's love
is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him. Whoever claims to live in him must
walk as Jesus did." Jesus is an example of true love. He wants us to show our love for each other
in action and truth and not just by words alone. (1 John 3:18) If we want to know what true love
is, we just need to follow God and his example. The path and definition of love is found in 1 John
4:7-12, "Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been
born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is
how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live
through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning
sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one
has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us."
Now that we know God's definition of love, it is important to determine whether we are just
following emotions or following God's will. In these hard economic times, we should hold on to each
other and love each other more than ever. Satan's job is to tear marriages and families apart and
we can not allow him to win. But always remember that if God's will is put first, then true love will
overcome and prevail at all times.
1 Min with Wanda
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