where in the bible does it say god is love?
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If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
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The World English Bible translates the passage as: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 5:8.
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God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them." 21. Ephesians 4:2: "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."
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1 Corinthians 13 1 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.
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John 4:24, NIV: "God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth. ... John 4:24, NLT: "For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.
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1 John 4:16, ESV: "So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him." 1 John 4:16, KJV: "And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us.
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Psalm 86 1 You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call to you all day long. Bring joy to your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you.
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But I also know that the Bible strongly teaches Love Is More Than A Feeling, It's Also A Choice. Jesus gave us a command to love. John 13:34-35 “I give you a new commandment—to love one another.
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How Many Times Does "love" Appear in the Bible? The word "love" appears 310 times in the King James Bible, 348 times in the New American Standard Bible, 551 times in the New International Version and 538 times in the New Revised Standard Version.
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John 4:24, NIV: "God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth. ... John 4:24, NLT: "For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth. '"
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1 Corinthians 13:4; "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud." 9. Psalm 37:1-3; "Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!
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Christians say "I love you" by how we love one another. Here's a verse that speaks of how we love: John 13:34-35: "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
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The difference between god's love and man's love is that god can love you in an unconditional sense. Whereas man's love may be strong but it's still conditional. ... God loves everyone of all skin colors and nationalities. No matter their race, no matter their gender, no matter their height, no matter their looks.
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4) Deuteronomy 7:9-11 “Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations, and repays to their face those who hate him, by destroying them. He will not be slack with one who hates him.
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Genesis 2:24: Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Romans 13:8: Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 1 Corinthians 13:4-5: Love is patient, love is kind. ... God is love.
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. The word agape received a broader usage under later Christian writers as the word that specifically denoted Christian love or charity (1 Corinthians 13:1–8), or even God himself.