45 Bible Verses about Gods Love

You that have purified your souls by the holy spirit, in obeying the gospel, which obliges you to an undisguised benevolence, let your hearts be mutually affected with the most disinterested ardour;

by this was the love of God displayed towards us, in that God sent his only begotten son into the world, that we might live thro' him.

and thereby cultivate the divine favour, in the expectation of eternal life by the mercy of Jesus Christ our Lord.

let us love him; since he first loved us.

and be sensible of his exceeding love, in giving you the knowledge of Christ, that you may be filled with all the supplies of divine bounty.

may the Lord make you increase and abound in mutual love, in love towards all men, as we do towards you:

and what heightens his love, was this, that it was not we who first loved God, but it was he that first loved us, and sent his son to expiate our sins.

my dear children, let not our love be only in the language of our lips, but in the real effects of the heart.

now love consists in the practice of the divine precepts. this is the precept you have originally receiv'd, as the rule of your conduct.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God.

beloved, if God so loved us, we ought to love one another.

he that has not social affection, does not know God; for God is love.

may the Lord qualify your hearts with divine affection, and a patient expectation of Jesus Christ.

this is the proof of the divine love, Christ expos'd his life for us: and we ought to expose our lives for the brethren.

for God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have eternal life.

Consider what proof the father has given us of his love, in allowing us to be called the sons of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it knew him not.

but the favour of our Lord display'd itself by that faith and charity, which was wrought in me by Jesus Christ.

and we have known, and are convinced that God hath loved us. God is love; and he that cultivates social affection, dwelleth in God, and God in him.

for this I know of you, that you are not possess'd with any love for God.

Love not the world, nor let worldly things engage your affections. he that is worldly affected is a stranger to divine love.

but he that observes his precepts, loves God with a true and perfect love: 'tis by this we know that we are truly christians.

besides, 'tis a commandment we have receiv'd from him, that he who would love God, must love his brother also.

the divine love to us will be in the highest degree, if our condition in this world be the same as was that of Christ Jesus; so that we may appear with confidence in the day of judgment.

to all the beloved of God, the saints by this vocation, who are in Rome, grace to you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

for our love of God consists in the observation of his precepts: precepts that are far from being grievous.

this is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.

a new commandment I give unto you, "that ye love one another; that you would have the same love for one another as I have had for you."

Be ye rooted and grounded in social virtue, that you may be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height of this mystery:

so that your souls may be possess'd with faith in Christ.

but herein hath God displayed his love towards us, in that Christ died for us, even while we were yet sinners.

and now faith, hope, social virtue, these three will all remain; but the most permanent of the three is social virtue.

to all this add love, which is the band of perfect union:

let all your transactions flow from social affections.

but above all, let your mutual benevolence be intense, for benevolence cancels a multitude of offences.

the favour of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communication of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. amen.

for Christ loved us, and for us gave himself an offering and a sacrifice acceptable to God.

Fear is a stranger to love; for perfect loves excludes all fear: since pain is the object of fear, he that is affected with fear, cannot be sincere in his love.

to this I am urg'd by the love I bear to Christ, persuaded as I am, that if one died for all, then were all in a dying state: and that he died for all,

now this is his commandment, that we believe in his son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, as he commanded us.

of God. Be respectful to all, love your brethren, fear God, and honour the king.

but if a man love God, the same is taught by him.

In this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: he that does not practise virtue, and fraternal benevolence, is not of God.

as it is written, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau I have discarded."

that their hearts might be comforted, and that being firmly united in love, they might possess the highest and fullest persuasion of the truth of this doctrine, by entring into this mystery, even of God the father, and of Christ,

for the father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I had my mission from God.