Love pt. 1

I could start my mini series off with some of the more popular verses about love, but I decided to start with some more unknown verses.

"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord. On the contrary: 'If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.' Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
Romans 12: 9-21

Let's start at the beginning; it says our love must be sincere. This means we shouldn't lie about our love. If you actually love someone, say it! On the opposite hand, if you don't love someone then don't fib by telling them you love them. The Bible also says that we should love each other with brotherly love. This means we should love someone like family even if they aren't blood related.

The next part talks about not lacking in zeal. The passage also talks about how we should continue to serve God. Serving God is pretty simple. It isn't always easy, but it's pretty simple. Love is the epitome of doing God's work.

Not cursing someone is tough. When you say something bad about them you curse them. That's why gossip and such is so powerful. Instead of saying bad things we should say good things about people. That's blessing them, and it has just as much power as cursing them.

Rejoicing with people and mourning with them is pretty straight forward. You should be happy when your friends are happy and should be sad when they are sad. Living in harmony is also pretty simple don't fight.

The last section is basically saying don't be mean to the jerks in your life. Instead be nice to them, and it will put them in a world of hurt. Don't judge people for what they do to you because they will be judged by God, and He measures peoples' hearts where you can't.

I think the rest is pretty straight forward. I hope this post was helpful about love. I'm going to do something new and post some lyrics about how crazy God is in love with you.

Brian "Head" Welch
"L.O.V.E."

"I gave you everything, all the pain life brings
Just to get you to come back to me
I want to give you light, I don’t want to ever fight
Stop resisting and come home to me
You’re so afraid of love, there’s not much time
All the pain inside just makes you want to die

Love me, don’t hate me, you’re angry, it’s OK
Trust me, come this way, live in eternity

I’m the real drug to take, to numb your heartache
Stop your running and come back to me
I’ve had it up to here, I’ve cried way too many tears
You’ll keep suffering till you come to me
Outside you act so tough but inside you cry
All the pain inside just makes you want to die

Love me, don’t hate me, you’re angry, it’s OK
Trust me, come this way, live in eternity

Your soul is mine, your soul is mine
I don’t want to fight
Your soul is mine, don’t be unkind
Your soul is mine, your soul is mine
I don’t lie, I swear you’ll never die
Stay alive when I restore all mankind

Love me, don’t hate me, you’re angry, it’s OK
Trust me, come this way, live in eternity
Come see, you’ll soon be not guilty and set free"