The Four Loves: Difference between revisions

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[[File:fourloves_2765.jpg|frame|[[The Bible|"...love is as strong as death..."]]]]

{{quote|"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.~~<br />~~

{{quote|"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge,~~<br />~~

If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge,

and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, '''I am nothing'''.|[[The Bible|1 Corinthians 13:1-2]]}}

{{quote|Love bears all things, believes all things,~~<br />~~

{{quote|Love bears all things, believes all things,

hopes all things,~~<br />~~

hopes all things,

endures all things. Love never ends|[[The Bible|1 Corinthians 13:7-8]]}}

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* According to [[The Bible]], mankind as a whole has big need for this kind of love. For this reason, Jesus Christ is described as dying selflessly on a cross for mankind's sins. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Furthermore, the very nature of God, according to Christianity, is love itself]].

** This kind of love is referenced in John 3:16:

{{quote| [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|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]].}}

{{quote|[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|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]].}}