15 Bible Verses about Love to Christ
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Whom having not seen, you love; in whom, though now you see him not, yet believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another.
This is my commandment, That you love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
And he answering said, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and everyone that loves is born of God, and knows God.
And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling fragrance.
But whoever keeps his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: by this we know that we are in him.
By this 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 says, I know him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
If a man says, I love God, and hates 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 unto you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
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Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
Sustain me with cakes of raisins, refresh me with apples: for I am sick with love.
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm: for love is as strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: its flames are flames of fire, a most vehement flame.
Love to Christ » The wicked destitute of
But this comes to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Obeying him
He that has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me: and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Ministering to him
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Since you have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me.
And many women were there beholding afar off, who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death
Then Paul answered, What mean you to weep and to break my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, 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 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: and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Love to Christ » Promises to
Blessed is the man that endures trial: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them that love him.
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Love to Christ » Exhibited by God
While he yet spoke, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear you him.
For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does: and he will show him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
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: and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
Love to Christ » His personal excellence is deserving of
What is your beloved more than another beloved, O you fairest among women? what is your beloved more than another beloved, that you so charge us? My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are wavy, and black as a raven. read more.
His eyes are like doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. His cheeks are like a bed of spices, like sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dripping sweet smelling myrrh. His arms are as rounded gold set with beryl: his body is as carved ivory overlaid with sapphires. His legs are pillars of marble, set upon bases of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and 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 squares I will seek him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not.
Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul
Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, where you feed, where you make your flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turns aside by the flocks of your companions?
Love to Christ » Should be » Unquenchable
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, it would utterly be rejected.
Love to Christ » Want of, denounced
Love to Christ » A characteristic of saints
Draw me, we will run after you: the king has brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in you, we will remember your love more than wine: the upright love you.
Love to Christ » His love to us a motive to
For the love of Christ constrains us; because 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 Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: He went to Pilate, and begged for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, read more.
And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed.
Love to Christ » Increase of, to be prayed for
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
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 loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loves 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
So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me more than these? He said unto him, Yea, Lord; you know that I love you. He said unto him, Feed my lambs. He said to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me? He said unto him, Yea, Lord; you know that I love you. He said unto him, Feed my sheep. He said unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Do you love me? And he said unto him, Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you. Jesus said unto him, Feed my sheep.
Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Love to Christ » Exhibited by saints
Whom having not seen, you love; in whom, though now you see him not, yet believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Mary magdalene
But Mary stood outside at the sepulcher weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulcher,
Love to Christ » They who have » Enjoy communion with God and Christ
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Certain women
But Jesus turning unto 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, who is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Paul
Then Paul answered, What mean you to weep and to break my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Penitent woman
Therefore I say unto you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.
Love to Christ » Should be » In proportion to our mercies
Therefore I say unto you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.
Love to Christ » An evidence of adoption
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, you would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
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