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Luke 6:37–42
[Bible Verses]In this passage from the Sermon on the Plain, Jesus teaches his hearers not to judge or condemn others but to forgive and to give. It is widely known for the parable of the mote and the beam, and verse 38 is frequently quoted in sermons on giving.
Romans 9
[Bible]Romans 9 is the chapter in which Paul pours out his grief over his fellow Israelites and, drawing on Old Testament quotations, explains God's promise and election, His mercy and sovereignty, and the righteousness that comes by faith.
Song of Solomon 8:6–7
[Bible Verses]This passage, which declares that love is strong as death and that many waters cannot quench its fire, forms the climax of the Song of Solomon. It is a favorite reading at wedding services and also exemplifies a long-standing interpretive question: whether the Song should be read as a song of human love or as a portrayal of the love between God and his people.
Love Feast
[Worship & Rites]The love feast is a communal meal that believers in the early church shared as an expression of love and fellowship. It is distinct from the Lord's Supper. In Korean Protestant churches, the term usually refers to a meal that church members share after worship.
The Love Chapter
[Bible]The Love Chapter is the name given to 1 Corinthians 13 in the New Testament. In this chapter Paul describes, in an almost hymnlike manner, the necessity, character, and permanence of love as a more excellent way than the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Proverbs 13:24
[Bible Verses]Proverbs 13:24 is a proverb teaching that one who spares the rod hates his son, while one who loves him disciplines him diligently: "He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes" (KJV). The verse has often been cited in support of loving physical discipline, for example as the basis of the Korean expression "the rod of love." As social attitudes toward corporal punishment have changed, however, its interpretation and application have become a matter of ongoing debate.
1 Thessalonians 1:3
[Bible Verses]In this verse Paul says that he gives thanks as he remembers the Thessalonian believers' "work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope." It is frequently quoted because it presents faith, love, and hope as becoming visible in the fruit of actual life.
Son Yang-won
[People]Son Yang-won (1902–1950) was a Korean Presbyterian minister. He was imprisoned for refusing the Japanese colonial authorities' compulsory Shinto shrine worship, and he ministered to people with Hansen's disease at Aeyangwon in Yeosu. He adopted the man who had killed his two sons and was executed during the Korean War.
1 John 4:7–8
[Bible Verses]A passage of Scripture that begins "Beloved, let us love one another" and concludes "for God is love." Widely cherished as a rare expression that describes the nature of God in a single word, it has also prompted theological discussion about the relationship among God's love, justice, and judgment.
Song of Solomon 1
[Bible]Song of Solomon 1 is the first chapter of the Song of Solomon. Its seventeen verses open with a superscription and continue with songs in which a woman and her beloved express their longing for and praise of each other.
Revelation 3:19
[Bible Verses]A verse from the letter to the church in Laodicea in which Christ declares that he rebukes and chastens those he loves and commands zeal and repentance. It is frequently cited in preaching as a basis for understanding discipline as an expression of love.
Commandment
[Bible]A commandment is a biblical term for the commands God gave to his people. It encompasses the Ten Commandments and the provisions of the law in the Old Testament, as well as the commandments of love that Jesus summarized in the New Testament.
1 John 4:9–12
[Bible Verses]A passage in First John stating that God's love was revealed when He sent His Son into the world as the propitiation for our sins, and that those who have received this love ought to love one another. It is frequently cited in discussions of the definition of love, the understanding of the atonement, and "perfected love."
1 John 3
[Bible]1 John 3 teaches that the children of God are revealed by a life of doing righteousness and loving one another, and it presents Christ's laying down of His life as the standard of love.
1 John 4
[Bible]1 John 4 is the chapter of 1 John that sets out the criteria for discerning spirits and teaches that, because God is love, those who have received his love ought to love one another.
Romans 13:1
[Bible Verses]Romans 13:1 exhorts every person to "be subject unto the higher powers" and declares that all authority comes from God. It is a key text on the relationship between church and state, and how it should be applied under unjust regimes has long been debated.
Acts 7:60
[Bible Verses]Acts 7:60 records the prayer of Stephen, who, as he was being stoned to death, asked forgiveness for those who were killing him. Because it echoes Jesus' prayer on the cross and because Saul (Paul) was present at the scene, the verse is frequently cited as an example of love for one's enemies and of martyrdom.
1 John 4:20–21
[Bible Verses]This passage declares that anyone who claims to love God while hating his brother is a liar, showing that love for God and love for one's brother cannot be separated. It is frequently cited as a key text for measuring the genuineness of faith by the practice of love.
Shulamite Woman
[People]The Shulamite woman is the woman called "the Shulamite" in the Old Testament book of the Song of Songs. She is commonly understood to be the female speaker who exchanges songs of love with her beloved in the book.
Anders Nygren
[People]Anders Nygren (1890–1978) was a Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop. In *Agape and Eros* he offered a systematic account of the Christian concept of love.