| LOVE |
| "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." -1 Corinthians 13:4-8a "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." -John 3:16 "Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires." -Song of Songs 3:5 "Jesus replied, 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' " -Matthew 22:37-39 "But I tell you who hear Me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also...Do to others as you would have them do to you. -Luke 6:27-29, 31 "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." -1 Corinthians 13:13 "Be on your guard; stand frim in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love." -1 Corinthians 16:13-14 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because He first loved us." -1 John 4:18-19 "This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Sone as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." -1 John 4:10 "Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and His love is made complete in us." -1 John 4:11-12 "The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." -Galations 5:6b |