If God had written a dictionary, the entry for Love would look like this:
(NOTE: Roll your mouse over the scriptures to read them!)
Origin:
Comes from God - 1 John 4:7-10
Is who God is - 1 John 4:7-10
Quantifiers:
Abounding - Exodus 34:6
Abundantly poured out - 1 Timothy 1:14
As strong as death - Song of Solomon 8:6
Better than life - Psalm 63:3
As great as the distance between the heavens and the earth - Psalm 103:11
Reaching to the heavens - Psalm 57:10
Enduring Forever - Psalm 100:5
Eternal - 1 Kings 10:9
Ever before me - Psalm 26:3
Everlasting - Jeremiah 31:3
Goodness - Psalm 69:16
Great toward us - Psalm 117:2
Greater than faith and hope - 1 Corinthians 13:13
More delightful than wine - Song of Solomon 1:2
Priceless - Psalm 36:7
Rich - Psalm 145:8
Surrounding - Psalm 32:10
Unfailing - Psalm 51:1
Unquenchable, of great wealth - Song of Solomon 8:7
Wonderful - Psalm 31:21
Described:
Faithful - Psalm 89:24
Life-giving - Ephesians 2:4-6
Gracious - Ephesians 2:4-6
Forgiving - Ephesians 2:4-6
Comforting - Psalm 119:76
Covenantial - Deuteronomy 7:9
Patient - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Kind - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Rejoicing with the truth - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Protecting - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Trusting - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Hoping - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Persevering - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Conquering - Romans 8:37-40
Preserving - Psalm 119:88
Protecting - Psalm 40:11
Our breastplate (protecting the vital organs of who we are spiritually speaking) - 1 Thessalonians 5:8
Quieting - Zephaniah 3:17
Restful - Deuteronomy 33:12
Satisfying - Psalm 90:14
Sincere - Romans 12:9
Supporting - Psalm 94:18
Fruitful - Hosea 10:12
Hearing - Psalm 119:149
Higher than the Heavens - Psalm 108:4
Clinging to good - Romans 12:9
Binds all virtues together in perfect unity (Love is the root cause of all virtue see Gal 5:22 fruit of the Spirit is Love. See also I Cor 13:4-8) - Colossians 3:12-14
Fruit of the Spirit - Galatians 5:22-23
Fearless:
Has no fear - Colossians 3:12-14
Drives out fear - Colossians 3:12-14
Living in fear is NOT living in love - Colossians 3:12-14
Fearless - I John 4:13-19
What it is not:
Hating evil - Romans 12:9
Never fails - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Not envious - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Not boastful - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Not proud - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Not rude - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Not self-seeking - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Not easily angered - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Not forsaking - Psalm 37:28
Not withheld - Psalm 66:20
Not Hidden - (See Rev 3:19) Proverbs 27:5
Keeps no record of wrong - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Does not delight in evil - I Corinthians 13:4-8
Knowability:
Knowable and reliable - Colossians 3:12-14
Surpasses knowledge - Ephesians 3:16-21
Roots us (to strengthen with roots, to render firm, to fix, establish, cause a person or a thing to be thoroughly grounded, to become stable) - Ephesians 3:16-21
Establishes a foundation in us (to lay the foundation, to found) - Ephesians 3:16-21
A three-dimensional tangible yet immeasurable object (profundity, that is, [by implication] extent; [figuratively] mystery, [metaphorically] deep, extreme, poverty, of the deep things of God) - Ephesians 3:16-21
Our Possession:
Maintained toward us - Exodus 34:7
Nothing can separate us from His love - Romans 8:35
Our possession - Romans 8:38-39
With us from everlasting to everlasting - Psalm 103:17
Redeeming Nature of:
Sacrificial - 1 John 4:7-10
Sacrificial - John 15:13
Christ laid down His life to explain to us what love is - 1 John 3:16
Compelling- Compelled God to send His Son to die so we might live through His Son - 1 John 4:7-10
Covering all wrongs - Proverbs 10:12
Covers a multitude of sins - 1 Peter 4:8
Delivering - Psalm 60:5
Saving - Psalm 109:26
Keeps us from the pit of destruction - Isaiah 38:17
Redeeming - Isaiah 63:9
Rescuing - Psalm 91:14
Appointed to protect - Psalm 61:7
Made us alive with Christ while we were dead in sin and seated us with Christ in the heavenly realms - Ephesians 2:4-6
Giving of eternal life - John 3:16
Demonstrated; while we were His enemies, He loved us and died for us - Romans 5:8
Appeared as a Savior - Titus 3:4
Proof we are God’s:
Proof we are born of God and know God - 1 John 4:7-10
How God sees me because of:
Calls us His children - 1 John 3:1
A banner over me - Song of Solomon 2:4
Crowning - Psalm 103:4
Directed toward me - Psalm 42:8
He finds me pleasing - Song of Solomon 7:6
He loves us as much as He loves Jesus - John 17:23
He is pleased with us - Matthew 3:17
His desire is for me - Song of Solomon 7:10
Betrothing - Hosea 2:19
Loved by God the Father - Jude 1:1
Extent of worth without:
Without love, I am nothing - I Corinthians 13:1-3
Without love, my giftings do not matter - I Corinthians 13:1-3
Great sacrifice without love is worth nothing - I Corinthians 13:1-3
Motivational:
Our motivation to love Him in return - Colossians 3:12-14
Motivation for all we do - 1 Corinthians 16:14
Commanded:
New Commandment - John 13:34
Greatest Commandment - Matthew 22:37
Chief aim of mankind - Deuteronomy 6:5
He expects us to live our lives in love - Ephesians 5:2
Test of if we live in God - Colossians 3:12-14
Disciplining:
Desire to love is 250 times stronger than His desire to punish - Exodus 20:5-6
Disciplining - Proverbs 3:12
Disciplining, accepts us as a Son - Hebrews 12:6
Rebuking and disciplining - Revelation 3:19
Effects of:
God gives us a spirit of love - 2 Timothy 1:7
Promises us a crown of life if we love him - James 1:12 See also PS 103:4
Predestines us to adoption as sons - Ephesians 1:4-5
Helps His saints grow and build each other - Ephesians 4:16
The only way faith can really express itself - Galatians 5:6
Leads us to find life, prosperity, and honor - Proverbs 21:21
