Love Is...

1. Love Is Commanded

John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. (This means that it is not left up to our wants or desires.)

2. Love Is A Debt To Be Paid

Romans 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. (We owe one another love.)

3. Love Is Scriptural Evidence Of Salvation

1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
1 John 4:12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

4. Love Is A Sign Of Spiritual Maturity

1 John 4:12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. (Mature people who are married love in spite of fault and failure.)

5. We Are Taught To Love

a) Through Scripture - 1 Thessalonians 4:9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
b) Through The Indwelling Holy Ghost - Romans 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.