Definition Essay: Love Doesn T Know God
Love means many different things to many different people. Some people think of love in a romantic or sexual way. Some think of love from friends and family or even a pet. There are many different kinds of love, but what is it actually? The American heritage dictionary defines love as an intense affection based on familial or personal ties. If this is so, then how can someone feel love for random strangers. Like when someone sees a picture of a starving child and they want to help or the recent shooting in Las Vegas, did people not feel love for those who were hurt? Nevertheless, love is not something earned through knowing someone or doing good deeds, love is always there for you, it is not just an emotion or something that feels good, love
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Everyone who loves has been born of God and Knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." God's love is endless. He expresses his love through grace, forgiveness and mercy but his biggest act of love was the cross. It says in Romain 5:8 " But God demonstrates his own love towards us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us " He loved his people so much that he sacrificed himself and died on the cross. This death was not quick and easy, it was full of excruciating pain. He was beat up, stabbed, whipped, spat on. He loved people so much he was willing to get nails stabbed through his hands and feet and hung on a piece of wood. Love is sacrifice and the cross is the greatest example of that.
Love is more than an emotion. Emotions change, they come and go, but true love is strong, it always exists no matter the circumstance. Hebrew 13:8 says "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." It is often believed that if someone does enough good deeds, then they can earn Gods love and go to heaven, but love is not earned it is unconditional. God loved humans even when they were sinners and that is not any different today. True love exists through the good times and bad, it never gives up and lasts
Everyone who loves has been born of God and Knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." God's love is endless. He expresses his love through grace, forgiveness and mercy but his biggest act of love was the cross. It says in Romain 5:8 " But God demonstrates his own love towards us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us " He loved his people so much that he sacrificed himself and died on the cross. This death was not quick and easy, it was full of excruciating pain. He was beat up, stabbed, whipped, spat on. He loved people so much he was willing to get nails stabbed through his hands and feet and hung on a piece of wood. Love is sacrifice and the cross is the greatest example of that.
Love is more than an emotion. Emotions change, they come and go, but true love is strong, it always exists no matter the circumstance. Hebrew 13:8 says "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." It is often believed that if someone does enough good deeds, then they can earn Gods love and go to heaven, but love is not earned it is unconditional. God loved humans even when they were sinners and that is not any different today. True love exists through the good times and bad, it never gives up and lasts