Love is a number of things.
According to Scripture, Love is an emotional attachment to a person or thing, building or forming a relationship with it or them.
Scripture to note : 1 Samuel 18:1-3
Jonathan loved David as his own soul so he made a covenant with him.
1 Samuel 18:1-3
[1]And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
[2]And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
[3]Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Precept : 1 Samuel 20:17
[17]And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
When you love something, you do it regularly with joy / happiness, peace / contentment.
Scripture to note :
Genesis 34:3
Shechem's soul clave unto Dinah with love that he wanted to marry her / be with her always.
Genesis 34:3
[3]And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
When you have love for someone or something, you show that love / emotional attachment to that person or thing regularly.
Scripture to note :
Genesis 37:3
Jacob love Joseph, his son, more than all his other sons so he made him a coat of many colours.
Genesis 37:3
[3]Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
1 Samuel 16:21
David love Saul so he gave him a better position as his armor bearer so that they spent more time together.
1 Samuel 16:21
[21]And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
Love is giving / putting in the effort, emotions, time, resources without expecting anything in return, point to note, giving love is mostly of spiritual things via teaching life lessons and values, learning from one another via communication.
Scripture to note :
Genesis 29:20
Jacob served 7 years to marry Rachel for love.
Genesis 29:20
[20]And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
John 15:13
To love is to lay down your life for another.
John 15:13
[13]Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Galatians 5:13
Love is to serve one another.
Galatians 5:13
[13]For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Psalms 119:48, 163, 165
To express love is to meditate on The Most High's word, therefore he teaches you wisdom.
Psalms 119:48
[48]My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
Be careful / aware
Moderation in love is key to a healthy and balanced relationship.
Scripture to note :
2 Samuel 13:1-4
Love is knowing how to control your emotional state with a person or thing, otherwise it can get to something obsessive just like Amnon's love for Tamar.
2 Samuel 13:1-4
[1]And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
[2]And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.
[3]But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
[4]And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
Precept :
2 Samuel 11:2-15
Where David killed his servant Uriah to marry his wife Bathsheba.
Having discernment in love to know when you have gone too far is vital in your relationships.
Scripture to note :
1 Kings 3:9
Being able to discern when your relationships have reached a point of toxicity is true discernment.
1 Kings 3:9
[9]Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
Malachi 3:18
[18]Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
In love, you should be able to discern between the righteous and the wicked.
Being circumspect in love meaning not willing to take risks with your salvation due to too much emotions for a thing or a person can be crucial.
Scripture to note :
Exodus 23:13
The Most High warns us to be circumspect in all things especially relationships with others.
Exodus 23:13
[13]And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
Precept :
Ephesians 5:15
The Most High says “walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise”.
Ephesians 5:15
[15]See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Growing a healthy emotional attachment with control, temperance and respect over the course of time is what true love should contain or look like in any and all relationships.
Scripture to note :
Deuteronomy 5:10
To show love to The Most High, we must all keep his commandments in order to have success in love and all things.
Deuteronomy 5:10
[10]And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
John 14:15
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Precept :
Galatians 5:14
[14]For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
1 Peter 1:21
Love one another with a pure heart fervently.
1 Peter 1:21
[21]Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
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