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Love
[Doctrine & Theology]In Christianity, love is understood as the nature of God and is regarded as the virtue at the heart of the greatest commandment Christians are called to keep. It encompasses both love for God and love for one's neighbor.
Leviticus 19:18
[Bible Verses]Leviticus 19:18 is a precept of the Mosaic Law: "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." Jesus named it, together with the command to love God, as the greatest of the commandments, and both Paul and James cited it as a summary of the Law.
Romans 13
[Bible]Romans 13 is a chapter of the Epistle to the Romans that exhorts believers to submit to the higher powers and pay taxes, to love their neighbor as the fulfilling of the law, and, because salvation is near, to put on the armor of light.
Leviticus 19:33–34
[Bible Verses]A command in Leviticus not to mistreat the stranger (resident alien) dwelling in the land of Israel, but to regard him as one born in the land and to love him as oneself. Because it extends the commandment of neighbor-love to the stranger, the passage is frequently cited in discussions of immigration and refugees.
Agape
[Bible]Agape (Greek ἀγάπη) is the principal New Testament word for "love." It denotes both God's love for human beings and the love that those who have received that love show toward God and their neighbors.
Holiness Movement
[History]The Holiness movement was a religious movement that arose within nineteenth-century American Methodism. Reviving John Wesley's doctrine of "Christian perfection," it taught that believers can attain entire holiness by faith. It became a root of the Holiness churches, the Church of the Nazarene, and the Pentecostal movement.
Good Neighbors
[Institutions]Good Neighbors is a South Korean international relief and development NGO (non-governmental organization) founded in 1991 by Il-ha Lee under the name Korea Neighbors' Love Society (Hanguk Iutsaranghoe). It carries out child rights protection programs in South Korea as well as development cooperation programs overseas.
Matthew 22:37–40
[Bible Verses]In this passage Jesus, asked which is the greatest commandment, names love for God and love for neighbor and declares that all the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments. It is accepted across denominational lines as a summary of biblical ethics.
Christian Liberty
[Doctrine & Theology]Christian liberty is the Protestant teaching that those who believe in Christ have been set free from the dominion of sin, the condemnation of the law, and human ordinances without basis in Scripture, so that they may serve God and their neighbor in love.
Christian Perfection
[Doctrine & Theology]Christian perfection is the teaching that believers can attain, in this life, a state of wholly loving God and neighbor. Systematized by John Wesley, it is regarded as a distinctive feature of Methodist and Holiness theology.
Parable of the Good Samaritan
[Bible]The Parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable of Jesus recorded in Luke 10:25-37. In answer to a lawyer's question, "And who is my neighbour?", Jesus tells the story of a Samaritan who helped a man who had been attacked by robbers.
Leviticus 19
[Bible]Leviticus 19 is a collection of ordinances, gathered under the command "Ye shall be holy," that address worship, relations with one's neighbor, protection of the poor and the stranger, and justice in judgment and commerce. The chapter contains the verse "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
Mark 12:28-34
[Bible Verses]In this passage a scribe asks which commandment is the greatest, and Jesus answers by joining the command to love God from Deuteronomy with the command to love one's neighbor from Leviticus. The passage is widely cited as a summary of the whole Law, and denominations differ in how they emphasize the relationship between law and love.
Zephaniah 3:17
[Bible Verses]Zephaniah 3:17 declares that God, present in the midst of restored Jerusalem, rejoices and sings over His people. It is frequently cited as a word of comfort that reveals God's joy and love.
Matthew 19:16–26
[Bible Verses]In this passage a rich young man asks how to obtain eternal life, and Jesus answers that he should sell his possessions, give to the poor, and follow him. It is frequently cited in discussions of wealth and salvation and of the relationship between law and grace.
Love of Enemies
[Bible]Love of enemies is the teaching of Jesus that his followers should love even those who hate and persecute them and should pray for them. It is recorded in Matthew 5:43-48 and Luke 6:27-36.
Matthew 5:44
[Bible Verses]Matthew 5:44 records Jesus' command, "Love your enemies... and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." It is regarded as one of the most radical passages in Jesus' ethical teaching and is applied broadly, from personal forgiveness to questions of national division and reconciliation.
Galatians 5:14
[Bible Verses]A verse in which Paul states that the whole law is fulfilled in the single commandment, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship among the freedom obtained through faith, the law, and love.
Love of God
[Doctrine & Theology]The love of God refers to the goodwill and self-giving disposition that God extends to His creatures, especially to human beings. In Christian theology it is treated as one of the attributes of God.
1 Timothy 6:10
[Bible Verses]A warning that "the love of money is the root of all evil." Interpreters frequently stress that the verse targets the love of money rather than money itself. It is among the passages most often cited in discussions of church financial ethics and in critiques of prosperity theology.