15 Bible Verses about Love to Christ
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Whom having not seen, ye love: in whom tho' ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory, Receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. No one hath greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
How readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
as Christ also hath loved us, and given himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God of a sweet-smelling savour.
But whoso keepeth his word, verily in him the love of God is perfected: hereby we know that we are in him.
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
He that faith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar; for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hath not seen?
A new commandment I give you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it;
Bible Theasaurus
From Thematic Bible
Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
Love to Christ » The wicked destitute of
So that the word which is written in their law is fulfilled, They hated me without a cause.
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Obeying him
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Comforter,
Jesus answered and said to him, If any man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Ministering to him
And the king shall answer and say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me.
And many women were there, beholding afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death
But Paul answered, What mean ye, weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Love to Christ » They who have » Are loved by Christ
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Love to Christ » Promises to
Happy is the man that endureth temptation: for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous judge will render me in that day, and not to me only, but to all them likewise that have loved his appearing.
Love to Christ » Exhibited by God
While he yet spake, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold a voice out of the cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight: hear ye him.
For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doth: and he will shew him greater works than these, so that ye will marvel.
Love to Christ » They who have » Are loved by the father
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed, that I came forth from God.
Love to Christ » His personal excellence is deserving of
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Seeking him
Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul
Love to Christ » Should be » Unquenchable
Love to Christ » Want of, denounced
Love to Christ » A characteristic of saints
Love to Christ » His love to us a motive to
For the love of Christ constraineth us, while we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Joseph of arimathea
When the evening was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus. He going to Pilate, asked the body of Jesus: then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And Joseph taking the body, wrapped it in clean linen, And laid it in his own new tomb, read more.
which he had hewn out in the rock, and having rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, departed.
Love to Christ » Increase of, to be prayed for
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more, in all knowledge and in all spiritual sense,
Love to Christ » Should be » Sincere
Love to Christ » Pray for grace to those who have
Love to Christ » Decrease of, rebuked
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Preferring him to all others
He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me, and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me;
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Taking up the cross for him
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Peter
When they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these do? He saith to him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again, the second time, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me? He saith to him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my sheep. He saith to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep.
Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me, and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me;
Love to Christ » Exhibited by saints
Whom having not seen, ye love: in whom tho' ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory, Receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Mary magdalene
But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping. And as she wept,
Love to Christ » They who have » Enjoy communion with God and Christ
Jesus answered and said to him, If any man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Certain women
But Jesus turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Thomas
Then said Thomas, called Didymus, to his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Paul
But Paul answered, What mean ye, weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Penitent woman
Wherefore I say to thee, Those many sins of her's are forgiven; therefore she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth little.
Love to Christ » Should be » In proportion to our mercies
Wherefore I say to thee, Those many sins of her's are forgiven; therefore she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth little.
Love to Christ » An evidence of adoption
Jesus said to them, If God were your father, ye would love me; for I proceeded forth, and come from God. I am come not of myself, but He hath sent me.
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