Wednesday, November 22, 2006

All About Love Part I: Introduction

L-O-V-E, the most complex yet simple word in the entire world.

Many has fallen because of this word, but yet many will still die for this word.

What is it about LOVE that everyone is so crazeee about?

What does it do to us that keeps us wanting for more???

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Well first of all, let's us ponder on the definition of love.

The Bible's description in 1 Cor 13 (NIV) is as follows:
Love is patient,
Love is kind.
It does not envy
It does not boast,
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.

Later on in the chapter it goes on to say Faith, Hope and Love will remain when everything ceases, but LOVE is the greatest among all.
This is the definition of what agape love, or the love of God means, and it is the greatest thing of the whole Universe.

Some people, when they read the verses, their hearts begin to fail, as they are so far from what love really is. Some, or rather MOST, brushes away that definition aside thinking that only God can love in such a way.

Well just like the 10 commandments, those verses serve as a guide to remind us how far away we are and thus to seek after God to help us even to love.
Yes God can give you the grace to love. And I want to be free to love in God's way!

Before sin entered the world, Adam and Eve knew how to love.
Maybe you argued saying well they are perfect... my friends, they are not perfect, they are just pure (without sin)
So even before God puts His salvation plan into action, love has already existed in mankind. He allowed us to have our own definition of love (as long it is pure)

And that will be my topic for Part II: Your definition of love.
I am going to share some weird definitions and some really touching and inspiring ones~ if you have any, do write in too!









1 comment:

Anonymous said...

love is joyce! hah!

nah..

er. love is..