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Questions tagged [love]

Relating to the biblical concept of love, usually translated from the Greek words - Agape (God's love), Philos (Brotherly love), or Eros (Romantic Love).

The word 'love' is usually used to translate the Greek words - Agape (God's love), Philos (Brotherly love), or Eros (Romantic Love). Older translations also use the word 'charity'.

Use this tag for all questions about these topics, including:

*God's love for humans *Human's love for God *Human's love for each other

Please use the 'sexuality' tag for questions regarding sex and romance.

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What's the big deal about God's love by allowing Jesus to die and resurrect?

Possible Duplicate: How is Christ's death so significant? I actually expect lots of downvotes for this question as it's close to blasphemy and fear it will be closed. But with a purely positive aim in faith and humility, I need help with this…
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How can I know that GOD really loves me?

How can I know that GOD really loves me? Where in the Bible does it say that? I hear preachers always saying this but where can I go and read this and get a full understand that HE loves me and wants a relationship with me....
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It is possible to understand the love of God by logical implications?

I think the love of God can just be felt by the Holy Spirit, but am I able to verify His love by reading the Bible and studying His personality using basic logic (implications and equivalences)? I get uncomfortable with passages where God apparently…
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Do we love the world in the same way that Jesus loved the world?

John 3:16 says, For God So Loved the world... My question is, is it appropriate to say we should love the world as He did? When researching this question all I get back are articles about NOT loving the world, like 1 John 2:15 tells us. I…
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Are Followers of Christianity Allowed to Love Whomever They Choose?

I'm new to this site and hoping to understand more about Christianity. I was taught some about Christianity in my younger years and try to leverage that to understand more about Christianity sometimes, but sometimes it leaves gaping holes in my…
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