Definition Of Love

I have decided to talk on a topic that people would not expect a teenage boy to talk on. And so said topic is love. Now I do not mean to talk about the love that a boy has for a pretty girl, because that is way to complicated for anyone of us to figure out. The type of love that I want to talk about is a simple love, and sadly it is unknown by most people on this Earth, and that is the love of our Heavenly Father, and brother has for each and everyone of us.

The Harper Collins definition is, “The chief purpose of love is to bring one’s neighbor into communion with God. True self-love and love for God are coincident or coextensive.” This definition says that to love others you have to bring others to God, just as St. Francis of Assisi said, “Preach the gospel at all times. When

The definition of love for God is to love God with all your heart, mind, and Saul, and this is nothing but to be faithful to him.

No emotion has such universal meaning as love. It is an integral part of the human condition. Love is the basis for by which all other emotions can be gauged. Friendship and even grief are steeped in love. Love is so central to our lives that it is fitting and proper that it should be the topic of so much discussion. Every culture and every writer has some commentary or evaluation of love. The New Testament has its share of love commentary. The entire basis of the Christian tradition is God's love for humanity. "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son." (John 3:6) Jesus preached a great deal about love of neighbor, love of God and even love of enemies. (Matt 5:44) Shakespeare's Biblical knowledge is well known and he

Have you ever wondered what exactly true love is? The Bible gives us a definition of

When one thinks of love, he thinks of affection towards another person, but in the case of Matthew 5-7, Rumi, and Mo Tzu; love goes beyond loving another person. There are three ways love is interpreted in these texts: love for God, love for yourself, and love for others. Matthew 5-7 talks the importance of becoming self-successful before helping others, while Rumi discusses the need to love ourselves and become wiser. Mo Tzu argues that we should love others, work together, and treat each other equally to live in a better world. When people talk about love, it means putting that persons needs before yours, but these texts show that worshipping a God or higher power comes before everything else. Each of the texts gives their own interpretation on love, but they can be looked at deeper than just the superficial meaning. It is not only about what the author’s interpretation is, but the religious background that makes love stand out in their own way.

14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.

Love and passion is the burning sensation that drives humans to lead their lives into new horizons: following the heart hoping it will guide the way. Janie, the lead character in the book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, written by Zora Neale Hurston, is suppressed by family, and two different husband too, only to find pain and sorrow by not following her heart until she is freed by a man who loves her deeply with only one thing on his mind, to protect and love her like nobody else before. Through this story Hurston shows the love passion and compassion a man could show and the growing of a young girl to a woman. Hurston uses money to represent a unnecessary want for women, hair as the dictator of love and freedom, and a sun set to show the exciting new night life of a life she will have after her decision.

The Bible tells us to love one another as Christ has loved us (John 15:12 NJB). If we love others this way then people will know we are God’s disciples (John 13:35 NJB). Now true love is willing to put other before we put ourselves (Rom 12:10 NJB). It is so strong that we will even be willing to lay down our own lives for other people (John 15:13

Love on the other hand is a complete opposite to violence, which is rarely found in post-apocalyptic world as the survival and in some cases faith becomes a top priority that helps to survive in the dying world, but it is not the case of neither of the novels of the research. A poetic definition of love from the first two stanzas of The Definition of Love by Andrew Marvell goes: "My love is of a birth as rare As ’tis for object strange and high; It was begotten by Despair Upon Impossibility. Magnanimous Despair alone Could show me so divine a thing Where feeble Hope could ne’er have flown, But vainly flapp’d its tinsel wing."

In my culture I do believe there are differences in the way we communicate because of gender. For instance, as a little girl I played with Barbie dolls and play house, which promoted personal relationships. Boys, on the other hand played cops and robbers, or cowboys and Indians, which promoted violence. In my opinion and experiences with the opposite sex, communication is at times a very difficult thing. For example, I have been dealing with my son’s father for over six years now and no matter what I tell him he will turn everything around and make it about himself or just not even hear a word I have said. It’s as if he does not listen to anything I say or he just interprets it how he wants. I realize not all men are alike. Most men are more literal and simple minded. A lot of times they will be straight to the point and not go into details as most women would.

I am all of these things to the people around me, but God wants me to be this to everyone. Love is an action word. I am constantly telling people that I love them. I do not just tell them with my words; I also show them with my actions. Love is giving. I always tell people that if I have it then they have it. I will give my last to someone in need. That is what God expects of me. How can I say that I love Jesus and I have never seen His face, but I see men/women on Earth here suffering and I refuse to help? Love refers to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection to pleasure. In course material I read, “The entire Old Testament requirements and demands can be summarized with the words ‘love God and love others.’” (Praxis, 177)

We believe that love is the greatest gift, motive and redemptive force in existence. God’s love set the universe in motion, brought the created order into being and defines God’s relationship with humanity. It is the essence of God and the reason for Christ’s life and atoning death. Because God loves us and can impart His love to us, we are able to truly love others with a depth, sincerity, compassion and selflessness that goes beyond mere human emotion. To be known and loved by God is the greatest joy we can experience; and to return and share that love is our greatest gift to God and to each other.

When asked the question “What is Love?” what are some of the first things that come to mind? Some people might say it is an emotion that we experience when we interact with the world around us. People can have love for many things such as money and other material possessions, family and friends, even the world around them. These are just a few examples of how we often use love in our lives. However, love is not only confined to our lives, it is also a very important emotion in religions as well.

What is love? Many people do not know the meaning of love, they think that it is what we feel but it’s what we do that demonstrates love. (Deem, 2011). There are many ways to express your love to your family or friends but there is one true love, God. I will be discussing the biblical meaning of love and what God wants us to apply to ourselves to have healthy relationships by representing his love to others. There are four types of love which are Forge, Eros, Philia and Agape. (Wellman, 2014)