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What does the Bible say about... Love? - EXAMPLE.
—From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible tells one great, sweeping story — a story grounded in love. Not the fleeting, fragile kind we often see around us, but a deep, steadfast, covenant love. The kind that speaks and acts. The kind that never gives up. The kind that has always been at the heart of God.
The very first pages of Scripture introduce us to a God who creates out of love. Humanity, formed in His image, was made not out of necessity, but out of delight — to walk in relationship with Him (Genesis 1:27). And when sin entered the world and broke that relationship, God didn’t turn away. Instead, love set in motion a plan of rescue — a promise that would unfold over centuries.
Throughout the Old Testament, God’s love is revealed in His faithfulness to His people, even when they turn away. Through prophets, priests, and kings, He continually draws His people back to Himself, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love” (Jeremiah 31:3). His love is not fickle. It’s enduring. It’s generous. It’s holy.
Then, in the fullness of time, love puts on flesh and dwells among us (John 1:14). Jesus Christ is the fullest expression of God’s love — not only in His teaching, but in His life, His death, and His resurrection. Jesus teaches that love of God and love of neighbour are the greatest commandments (Matthew 22:37–39). But more than that, He embodies that love. He eats with sinners. He heals the broken. He forgives those the world has condemned. And on the cross, He lays down His life — not out of obligation, but out of love: “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends”(John 15:13).
This love is not just something we receive. It transforms us. As the Apostle Paul writes, “the love of Christ compels us”(2 Corinthians 5:14). We are invited to live lives marked by love — patient, kind, selfless love (1 Corinthians 13). Love that shows up in the small things and the hard things. Love that reflects the heart of God to a world that is often hungry for grace.
And at the very end of the Bible, in Revelation, love is still there — triumphant. A new heaven and new earth, where God dwells with His people. No more tears, no more pain. Just perfect communion, perfect peace — because perfect love has made all things new (Revelation 21:3–5).
The Bible doesn’t just talk about love. It is a story of love. A love that reaches for us, walks with us, saves us, and sends us out — to love, because He first loved us (1 John 4:19).
Bible References:
- Genesis 1:27
- Jeremiah 31:3
- John 1:14
- Matthew 22:37–39
- John 15:13
- 2 Corinthians 5:14
- 1 Corinthians 13
- Revelation 21:3–5
- 1 John 4:19
