How does this apply to me?
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. (Matthew 22:37–39 KJV)
The principle Jesus put forward
If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them… (Luke 6:32-36)
We show them Jesus
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. (Ephesians 4:2 NLT)
Just as I believe in you
This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (Romans 5:5 CSB)
Love that shows goodwill
But the greatest of these is charity (love). (1 Corinthians 13:13b KJV)
Little things are so important
Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone. (Colossians 4:6 NLT)
Allow Him to guide our thoughts
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus. (Philippians 2:5 NIV)
The little deeds of love
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. (Galatians 6:10)
How often do we make the same mistake?
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention. (Proverbs 15:18 ESV)
God will bring good from it
In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice. (Psalm 18:6 ESV)
I am with you
We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. (1 John 4:16 NLT)
“Go, and do likewise.”
But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" (Luke 10:29 ESV)
There isn’t any other way
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. (1 Peter 2:24 ESV)
Kindness is one of God’s attributes
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness… (Colossians 3:12 ESV)
Jesus as the source of love
Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us. (Ephesians 5:2 NLT)
My job is to have love
Above all things have fervent love for one another, for ‘love will cover a multitude of sins. (1 Peter 4:8)
Even if their beliefs are different from mine
Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all! (Romans 12:15–16 NLT)
The Lord’s love has no end and no limit
We love because he first loved us. (1 John 4:19 NIV)
When God is at the center of our marriage
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV)