No 3
(Love)
The whole Bible is a love story between
the Creator of the universe and the inhabitants of the planet Earth. How can we understand so great and so perfect
a love? God gave us His Word (the
Bible) so that it will help us to understand, at least partially the depth, the
height and the breadth of this love (Eph
A simple verse such as John 3:16, that we all know by heart, sums it up perfectly. Love is a divine and a human virtue; humans
can love also, you know; but you knew that already, didn't you?
There are literally hundreds of verses
in the Bible that speak of love directly and just as many that speak of it
indirectly. Directly John
The 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians is
often read before church meetings to help set the pace in love and to avoid
disputes; it works, too!
But at the end of that chapter, we read
the following verse: "And now abideth faith, hope, charity
(love), these three; but the greatest of these is charity." Paul used that phrase (but the greatest
of these is charity) to explain a very important concept.
You see, in heaven we won't need faith
or hope any more simply because we've arrived at our eternal destination
and they are no longer needed, but.............Love will be there eternally;
pretty cool, huh?