Sometimes I like to see how often an important word or phrase is used in the Bible and then examine how it is used. We all should know that love is a very important part of being a christian. Jesus said we show our love for Him by keeping his commandments. Also, we know that God loved us first and we must love our neighbors in turn.
And I enjoy pondering the fact that we are told not to love the things that are in the world. I take every verse of the Bible as it is written. If God says any man that loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him, then I believe exactly that. So that is saying simply do not love the world. If you love the world then you prefer the world over the heavenly home we should be looking forward to with Jesus.
What is love? Read on:
(1John 2:5 [KJV])
But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
(1John 2:15 [KJV])
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
(1John 3:1 [KJV])
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
(1John 3:11 [KJV])
For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
(1John 3:14 [KJV])
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
(1John 3:16 [KJV])
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
(1John 3:17 [KJV])
But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
(1John 3:18 [KJV])
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
(1John 3:23 [KJV])
And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
(1John 4:7 [KJV])
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
(1John 4:8 [KJV])
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
(1John 4:9 [KJV])
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
(1John 4:10 [KJV])
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
(1John 4:11 [KJV])
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
(1John 4:12 [KJV])
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
(1John 4:16 [KJV])
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
(1John 4:17 [KJV])
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
(1John 4:18 [KJV])
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
(1John 4:19 [KJV])
We love him, because he first loved us.
(1John 4:20 [KJV])
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
(1John 4:21 [KJV])
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
(1John 5:2 [KJV])
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
(1John 5:3 [KJV])
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
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