15 Bible Verses about Love to Christ
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whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom though not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with the glory,
For for me to live is Christ, and to die gain;
By this shall all know that ye are disciples of mine, if ye have love amongst yourselves.
This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.
But 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 thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God.
and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.
but whoever keeps his word, in him verily the love of God is perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him.
Hereby we have known love, because he has laid down his life for us; and we ought for the brethren to lay down our lives.
He that says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
If any one say, I love God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it,
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Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
Sustain ye me with raisin-cakes, Refresh me with apples; For I am sick of love.
Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol: The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, Flames of Jah.
Love to Christ » The wicked destitute of
But that the word written in their law might be fulfilled, They hated me without a cause.
Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; let them not wink with the eye that hate me without cause.
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Obeying him
He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me; but he that loves me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him.
Jesus answered and said to him, If any one love me, he will keep my word, 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 answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.
And there were there many women beholding from afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee ministering to him,
Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death
But Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
and they have overcome him by reason of the blood of the Lamb, and by reason of the word of their testimony, and have not loved their life even unto death.
Love to Christ » They who have » Are loved by Christ
He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me; but he that loves me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him.
Love to Christ » Promises to
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for, having been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which He has promised to them that love him.
Henceforth the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will render to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing.
Love to Christ » Exhibited by God
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight: hear him.
For the Father loves the Son and shews him all things which he himself does; and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may wonder.
Love to Christ » They who have » Are loved by the father
He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me; but he that loves me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him.
for the Father himself has affection for you, because ye have had affection for me, and have believed that I came out from God.
Love to Christ » His personal excellence is deserving of
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, Thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thou dost so charge us? My beloved is white and ruddy, The chiefest among ten thousand. His head is as the finest gold; His locks are flowing, black as the raven; read more.
His eyes are like doves by the water-brooks, Washed with milk, fitly set; His cheeks are as a bed of spices, raised beds of sweet plants; His lips lilies, dropping liquid myrrh. His hands gold rings, set with the chrysolite; His belly is bright ivory, overlaid with sapphires; His legs, pillars of marble, set upon bases of fine gold: His bearing as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars; His mouth is most sweet: Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, yea, this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Seeking him
I will rise now, and go about the city; In the streets and in the broadways Will I seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul
Tell me, thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou makest it to rest at noon; For why should I be as one veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?
Love to Christ » Should be » Unquenchable
Many waters cannot quench love, Neither do the floods drown it: Even if a man gave all the substance of his house for love, It would utterly be contemned.
Love to Christ » Want of, denounced
Love to Christ » A characteristic of saints
Draw me, we will run after thee! The king hath brought me into his chambers We will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will remember thy love more than wine. They love thee uprightly.
Love to Christ » His love to us a motive to
For the love of the Christ constrains us, having judged this: that one died for all, then all have died;
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Joseph of arimathea
Now when even was come there came a rich man of Arimathaea, his name Joseph, who also himself was a disciple to Jesus. He, going to Pilate, begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up. And Joseph having got the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, read more.
and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn in the rock; and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, went away.
Love to Christ » Increase of, to be prayed for
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,
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 who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Taking up the cross for him
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Peter
When therefore they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs. He says to him again a second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He says to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. He says to him, Shepherd my sheep. He says to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, art thou attached to me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Art thou attached to me? and said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. Jesus says to him, Feed my sheep.
Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.
Love to Christ » Exhibited by saints
whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom though not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with the glory,
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Mary magdalene
But Mary stood at the tomb weeping without. As therefore she wept, she stooped down into the tomb,
Love to Christ » They who have » Enjoy communion with God and Christ
Jesus answered and said to him, If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him.
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Certain women
And Jesus turning round to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep over me, but weep over yourselves and over your children;
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Thomas
Thomas therefore, called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Paul
But Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for 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
For which cause I say to thee, Her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loves little.
Love to Christ » Should be » In proportion to our mercies
For which cause I say to thee, Her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loves little.
Love to Christ » An evidence of adoption
Jesus said to them, If God were your father ye would have loved me, for I came forth from God and am come from him; for neither am I come of myself, but he has sent me.
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