15 Bible Verses about Love to Christ
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whom ye have not seen and yet love him, in whom even now, though ye see him not, yet ye believe, and rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious:
For Christ is to me life, and death is to me advantage.
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye shall have love one to another."
This is my commandment: that ye love together as I have loved you. Greater love than this hath no man, than that a man bestow his life for his friends.
And he answered and said, "Thou shalt love thy Lord God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind: and thy neighbor as thyself."
Dearly beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God. And all that love are born of God, and knoweth God.
and walk in love even as Christ loved us, and gave himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice of a sweet savour to God.
He that keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfect, indeed. And hereby know we that we are in him.
Hereby are we assured of love: because he left his life for us: And therefore we ought also to give our lives for our brethren.
He that saith, "I know him," and yet keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the verity is not in him.
If a man say, "I love God," and yet hate his brother, he is a liar. For how can he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, love God whom he hath not seen?
A new commandment give I unto you: that ye love together: as I have loved you, that even so ye love one another.
Husbands: love your wives, even as Christ loved the congregation, and gave himself for it,
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Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
Set about me cups of wine, comfort me with apples; for I am sick of love.
O set me as a seal upon thine heart, and as a seal upon thine arm: for love is mighty as the death, and jealousy as the hell. Her coals are of fire, and a very flame of the LORD:
Love to Christ » The wicked destitute of
Even that the saying might be fulfilled that is written in their law, 'They hated me without a cause.'
O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly; neither let them wink with their eyes, that hate me without a cause.
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Obeying him
He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, the same is he that loveth me: and he shall be loved of my father, and I will love him, and will show mine own self unto him."
Jesus answered, and said unto him, "If a man love me and will keep my sayings, my father also will love him, and we will come unto him, and will dwell with him.
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Ministering to him
And the King shall answer and say unto them, 'Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.'
And many women were there, beholding him afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him.
Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death
Then Paul answered, and said, "What do ye weeping, and breaking mine heart? 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 the death.
Love to Christ » They who have » Are loved by Christ
He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, the same is he that loveth me: and he shall be loved of my father, and I will love him, and will show mine own self unto him."
Love to Christ » Promises to
Happy is the man that endureth in temptation, for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
From henceforth is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord that is a righteous judge shall give me at that day: not to me only: but unto all them that love his coming.
Love to Christ » Exhibited by God
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud shadowed them. And behold, there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my dear son, in whom I delight; hear him."
For the father loveth the son, and showeth him all things, whatsoever he himself doeth. And he will show him greater works than these, because ye should marvel.
Love to Christ » They who have » Are loved by the father
He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, the same is he that loveth me: and he shall be loved of my father, and I will love him, and will show mine own self unto him."
For the father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
Love to Christ » His personal excellence is deserving of
Who is thy love above other lovers, O thou fairest among women? Or what can thy love do, more than other lovers, that thou chargest us so straightly? As for my loved, he is white and red colored, a singular person among many thousands; His head is the most fine gold, the locks of his hair are bushed, and brown as the evening; read more.
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the water brooks, as though they were washed with milk and set like pearls in gold. His cheeks are like a garden bed, wherein the Apothecaries plant all manner of sweet things; His lips are like roses that drop sweet smelling Myrrh. His hands are like gold rings, having enclosed the precious stone of Tarshish; His body is as the pure ivory, decked over with Sapphires. His legs are as the pillars of Marble, set upon sockets of gold; His face is as Lebanon, and as the beauty of the Cedar trees. His throat is sweet; yea, he is altogether lovely. Such one is my love, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, such one is my love.
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Seeking him
I will get up, thought I, and go about the city, in the ways and in all the streets will I seek him whom my soul loveth: but when I sought him, I found him not.
Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest the sheep, where thou maketh the rest at the noon day: for why shall I be like him that goeth wrong about the flocks of thy companions?
Love to Christ » Should be » Unquenchable
so that many waters are not able to quench love, neither may the streams drown it. Yea, if a man would give all the good of his house for love, he should count it nothing.
Love to Christ » Want of, denounced
Love to Christ » A characteristic of saints
Draw thou me unto thee; we will run after thee. The king hath brought me into his privy chamber: We will be glad and rejoice in thee, we think more of thy love than of wine. They that be righteous love thee.
Love to Christ » His love to us a motive to
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, if one be dead for all, that then are all dead:
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Joseph of arimathea
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea named Joseph, which same also was Jesus' disciple. He went to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, read more.
and put it in his new tomb, which he had hewn out even in the rock, and rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre and departed.
Love to Christ » Increase of, to be prayed for
And this I pray, that your love may increase more and more in knowledge, and in all feeling,
Love to Christ » Should be » Sincere
Grace be with all them which love our Lord Jesus Christ in pureness. Amen. {Sent from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.}
Love to Christ » Pray for grace to those who have
Grace be with all them which love our Lord Jesus Christ in pureness. Amen. {Sent from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.}
Love to Christ » Decrease of, rebuked
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Preferring him to all others
He that loveth his father or mother more than me, is not meet for me: and he that loveth his son or daughter more than me, is not meet for me.
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Taking up the cross for him
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Peter
When they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?" He said unto him, "Yea Lord, thou knowest, that I love thee." He said unto him, "Feed my lambs." He said to him again the second time, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me?" He said unto him, "Yea Lord thou knowest that I love thee." He said unto him, "Feed my sheep." He said unto him the third time, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me?" And Peter sorrowed because he said to him the third time, "Lovest thou me," and said unto him, "Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee." Jesus said unto him, "Feed my sheep.
Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
He that loveth his father or mother more than me, is not meet for me: and he that loveth his son or daughter more than me, is not meet for me.
Love to Christ » Exhibited by saints
whom ye have not seen and yet love him, in whom even now, though ye see him not, yet ye believe, and rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious:
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Mary magdalene
Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: And as she wept, she bowed herself into the sepulchre
Love to Christ » They who have » Enjoy communion with God and Christ
Jesus answered, and said unto him, "If a man love me and will keep my sayings, my father also will love him, and we will come unto him, and will dwell with him.
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Certain women
But Jesus turned back unto them, and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me: but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Thomas
Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto the disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him."
Love to Christ » Exemplified » Paul
Then Paul answered, and said, "What do ye weeping, and breaking mine heart? 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
Wherefore I say unto thee, Many sins are forgiven her, for she loved much. To whom less is forgiven, the same doeth less love."
Love to Christ » Should be » In proportion to our mercies
Wherefore I say unto thee, Many sins are forgiven her, for she loved much. To whom less is forgiven, the same doeth less love."
Love to Christ » An evidence of adoption
Jesus said unto them, "If God were your father, then would ye have loved me. For I proceeded forth and come from God. Neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
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