A Study of God's Word
Appears 240 times
It’s interesting that the word LOVE or any form thereof does not appear in the following Old Testament Books:
Numbers, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk and Haggai
See ⇨ Love Books of Law
See ⇨ Love Books of History
See ⇨ Love Books of Poetry
See ⇨ Love Books of Major Prophets
See ⇨ Love Books of Minor Prophets
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Love appears 202 Times in the New Testament
The Gospels are the recorded ministry of the Lord Jesus as He presented Himself as the Messiah to the Jews. And as recorded in John 3:16 He came in Love (love for the whole world). And love, as it appears in the Gospels will usually be spoken by the Lord Jesus.
Love Appears 110 Times
See ⇨ Love in Matthew
See ⇨ Love in Mark
See ⇨ Love in Luke
See ⇨ Love in John
See ⇨ Love in Acts
See ⇨ Love in the Jewish Epistles
See ⇨ Love in Revelation
Appears 92 Times
⇛ Also read Love in Paul’s Letters
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Mentioned 5 times
The authorship to Hebrews is uncertain, BUT it is consistent with Paul’s writing and doctrine. This book presents Christ as the Author and Perfecter of our faith only as Paul would write.
The Apostle Paul quotes Psalm 45:7 and Isaiah 61:3.
Hebrews 1:9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
God keeps records of our life and works. (see Book of Life)
Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
The way one should live.
Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Love includes discipline.
Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Love comes first.
Hebrews 13:1 Let brotherly love continue.
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Mentioned 3 times
The Apostle Paul reminds them of what he is hearing.
Philemon 1:5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
Philemon 1:7 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
Paul prepares to ask for a favor from his friend.
Philemon 1:9 Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
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Mentioned 6 times
Some qualifications for church leadership
Titus 1:8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
Older women should teach younger women.
Titus 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
Remember why God sent Hs son.
Titus 3:4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
The Apostles final word to Titus.
Titus 3:15 All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
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We can succeed in this life, when we trust in God.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Our faith and love comes from the Lord Jesus
2 Timothy 1:13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
This is when men fail.
2 Timothy 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
2 Timothy 3:4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
All true believer’s are looking for His coming!
2 Timothy 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Love of this world causes a person to depart from true faith.
2 Timothy 4:10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
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Mentioned 3 times
The apostle thanks God for his salvation, as should we all.
1 Timothy 1:14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Many times our love is for the wrong things.
1 Timothy 6:10-11 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
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Who are the unsaved and why!
2 Thessalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
God loves us and sent His son for us.
2 Thessalonians 2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
The saved, believers, look for His coming.
2 Thessalonians 3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
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Mentioned 6 times
How we should serve the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
Paul’s prayer.
1 Thessalonians 3:12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
It’s stated in Leviticus, Cited by the Lord Jesus in Matthew 5:43 19:19, Mark 12:31, and Romans 13:9.
1 Thessalonians 4:9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
As believers, we need to be like soldiers in the Lord’s army, prepared.1
1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
The relationship believers should have for each other.
1 Thessalonians 5:13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
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Mentioned 4 times
The apostle Paul had not been to Colossi, but he had heard of them. So to should others hear of our love for others.
Colossians 1:4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
Live so others would say this of you.
Colossians 1:8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
As should all believers.
Colossians 2:2That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
The apostle reminds Husbands to Love their wives. (wives are reminded to submit, (love comes naturally to women).
Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
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