What Jesus Said about Love – Galatians 5:22

In Mark 12:28, a teacher of religion asked Jesus which one of all the commandments was the most important to follow. Jesus mentioned two commandments, one from Deuteronomy 6:5, the other from Leviticus 19:18. Both had to do with love. Why is love so important? Jesus said that all of the commandments were given for two simple reasons-to help us love God and love others as we should.

What Else Did Jesus Say about Love?

• God loves us. (John 3:16)
• We are to love God. (Matthew 22:37)
• Because God loves us, He cares for us. (Matthew 6:25-34)
• God wants everyone to know how much He loves them. (John 17:23)
• God loves even those who hate Him; we are to do the same. (Matthew 5:43-47; Luke 6:35)
• God seeks out even those most alienated from Him. (Luke 15)
• God must be your first love. (Matthew 6:24; 10:37)
• You love God when you obey Him. (John 14:21; 15:10)
• God loves Jesus His Son. (John 5:20; 10:17)
• Jesus loves God. (John 14:31)
• Those who refuse Jesus don’t have God’s love. (John 5:41-44)
• Jesus loves us just as God loves Jesus. (John 15:9)
• Jesus proved His love for us by dying on the cross so that we could live eternally with Him. (John 3:14-15; 15:13-14)
• The love between God and Jesus is the perfect example of how we are to love others. (John 17:21-26)
• We are to love one another (John 13:34-35) and demonstrate that love. (Matthew 5:40-41; 10:42)
• We are not to love the praise of men (John 12:43), selfish recognition (Matthew 23:6), earthly belongings (Luke 16:19-31), or anything more than God. (Luke 16:13)
• Jesus’ love extends to each individual. (John 10:11-15; Mark 10:21)
• Jesus wants us to love Him through the good and difficult times. (Matthew 26:31-35)
• Jesus wants our love to be genuine. (John 21:15-17)

In the Holy Spirit of Jesus, let us always love everyone!

Tony

Tony Marino
Christian Times Online
http://www.christiantimesnewsletter.com

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