The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines love as

1.an intense affectionate concern for another person

2.an intense sexual desire for another person

3.a beloved person (term of endearment)

4.a strong fondness and enthusiasm for something

5.Eros or Cupid (Greek gods of love)

6. a. God’s benevolence and mercy towards man

b. Man’s devotion or adoration of God

c. The benevolence, kindness, or brotherhood that man should rightfully feel towards others

As you can see, love has many different meanings. However, through every definition, a person can conclude that love is an extremely intense and powerful thing. From definition seven we see God is Love.

The foundation of Christianity is love, because Christianity is based on God, who is love . Most Christian children were taught that from the beginning of their religious lives, through both songs and stories. These bible songs range from the infamous “Jesus Loves the Little Children�

***unless marked by (NRSV) all notes are from (TEV) Good News Bible***

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