God's Word has much to say about Godly love. www.nopews.blogspot.com

1. Godly Love
What is godly love?
To some it is a emotion, feeling or an act of duty / obedience.
Indeed there is both human love and then there is godly love.
I am sure many people will have many different descriptions of these two types
but why not seek the answer from the one who really counts.......Creator of the
universe and His eternal word!
By reading Gods word we can know that human love seeks always to do what
we humans feel we need and want to make us happy in our flesh.
Romans 8:8 tells us we can’t please God in the flesh.
While godly love does what is eternally right and what glorifies God in the end.
Since God has made known His desire and ways for mankind (including
love) what does the holy word say about it?
Exodus 20:6
but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My
commandments.
Leviticus 19:18
You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your
people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.
Deuteronomy 6:5
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with
all your strength.
Psalm 11:7
For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds
the upright.
Psalm 97:10
You who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He
delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
Psalm 119:165
Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble

2. Proverbs 21:17
He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be
rich.
Amos 5:15
Hate evil, love good; Establish justice in the gate. It may be that the LORD God
of hosts Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to
those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute
you,
Matthew 10:37
He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who
loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
Matthew 24:12
And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
John 12:43
for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
John 15:19
If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not
of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
1 Corinthians 13:3
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to
be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is
not puffed up;
1 Corinthians 16:22
If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. O Lord,
come!
Ephesians 2:4

3. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us
Ephesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an
offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave
Himself for her
1 Timothy 1:5
Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good
conscience, and from sincere faith,
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed
from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many
sorrows.
2 Timothy 2:22
Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those
who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
2 Timothy 3:2
For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud,
blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
1 Peter 1:22
[ The Enduring Word ] Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth
through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with
a pure heart,
1 John 5:2
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep
His commandments.
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent
What kind of love do you practice today ... godly or human? By studying the
Word and matching yourself to it you will be in line with His ways and learn how
to love eternally and not just in the flesh.

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