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__NOTOC__{{quote | text={{web_verse|matthew|22|37}} {{web_verse|matthew|22|38}} {{web_verse|matthew|22|39}} {{web_verse|matthew|22|40}} [[Matthew 22]]:37-40}}Love is sex.
''Synopsis:'' In [[First Corinthians]] we are told that love is patient and love is kind; that it does not envy, or boast and isn't proud; love isn't rude or self-seeking or easily angered; it doesn't keep a record of wrongs; love always protects, it always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres; it never fails. [[God]] has a character of complete love and he calls us to love like he does.Sex = Love
----__TOC__{{topics}}* [[God is love]]* [[Translating love]] | [[Philia]] | [[Eros]] | [[Agape]] | [[Storge]]* [[Mercy]] | [[Forgiveness]] | [[Grace]]* Bible passages - [[1 Corinthians 13]]Love = Sex
{{opinions}} [[Who do you love? A study of John 21:15-17 (carm)]] Sermon: [[Luke 10 - What is love? (G.G.)]] ==Main article== Love is a word that is hard to define. In [[First Corinthians]] we are told that love is patient and love is kind; that it does not envy, or boast and isn't proud; love isn't rude or self-seeking or easily angered; it doesn't keep a record of wrongs; love always protects, it always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres; it never fails. [[God]] has a character of complete love and he calls us to love like he does. ===Love in the Bible=== One of the clearest themes in the [[Bible]] is the theme of love. The word is used on hundreds of occasions and there are hundreds of stories illustrating love. ====God's love==== The author of love is God. [[1 John 4:8]] says that "Whoever does not love does not know God, because [[God is love]]." The pattern of God's love is clear through both the [[Old Testament]] and [[New Testament]]. Throughout the history of [[Ancient Israel and Judah|ancient Israel]] he repeatedly brings them help and good things, and this is despite the people repeatedly turning away from them. Ultimately, God has shown his love by sending [[Jesus]] who sufferred to save us. ====[[Translating love]]==== In the New TestamentEspecially, the word love has been translated from three different [[Koine Greek]] words: [[philia]], [[agape]] and [[storge]]. Philia is the brotherly love of friendship. Agape' is the love of choice of the mind - it is is unconditional, limitless, unbounded. And storge is the the natural affection of families. ====Loving each other==== Jesus said that the second great commandment was that we love our neighbours as ourselves. The account is found in [[Luke 10]]:25-27 just before Jesus tells the story of [[The Good Samaritan]].: {{web_verse|luke|10|25}} {{web_verse|luke|10|26}} {{web_verse|luke|10|27}} Later, in the [[Gospel of John]], Jesus says: {{web_verse|john|15|13}} ([[John 15:13]] Jesus shows us this love when he lay down his life for us. ====Passages about love==== Perhaps the most famous Bible passage about love comes from [[1 Corinthians 13]]: {{web_verse|1 Corinthians|13|1}} {{web_verse|1 Corinthians|13|2}} {{web_verse|1 Corinthians|13|3}} {{web_verse|1 Corinthians|13|4}} {{web_verse|1 Corinthians|13|5}} {{web_verse|1 Corinthians|13|6}} {{web_verse|1 Corinthians|13|7}} {{web_verse|1 Corinthians|13|8}} {{web_verse|1 Corinthians|13|9}} {{web_verse|1 Corinthians|13|10}} {{web_verse|1 Corinthians|13|11}} {{web_verse|1 Corinthians|13|12}} {{web_verse|1 Corinthians|13|13}} ===Stories of love in church history=== ==Quotes== ==Links==* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love Wikipedia - Love]* [http://www.wikichristian.org/indexunmarital sex.php?title=Luke_10_%28overview%29&redirect=no Sermon - Luke 10 - What is love?] {{returnto}} [[Christian doctrine and debates]]
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