Galatians 5:14
Galatians 5:14
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
What is love if the Bible talks about it so much? How does it relate to the existence of man or the balance of the universe? First, we must make a brief journey of deductions. If we understand that God is love, then it means “to love” is to express God. Now, the Bible also says that everything is sustained by the word of His power (Hebrews 1:3). But we also know that the word of God is God (John 1:1). From this, we know that God is in everything, and one of the ways to establish His dominion is to perpetually broadcast His presence. This is what the command to love is. It is a command to propagate God’s personality, dominion, and glory. Because God is love, loving others is an act of worship. Loving others is serving God. When the Law was given, it was a compendium of commandments that the people of Israel were to obey to show their reverence for God. However, when Jesus came, He revealed that the whole Law is to love God in spirit and truth and to love your neighbor as sincerely as you love yourself. The Bible says that God so loved the world that He gave His only Son to die and save the perishing. There is no greater love than that in which a man would lay down his life for others. And that was exactly the kind of love Jesus expressed. It is the kind of unconditional love you and I have been called to. Our love must not only be in words but also stand the test of practice. You must love your brothers and sisters with the same intensity as you love yourself.
Psalms 34:11
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Ecclesiastes 1:18
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Proverbs 4:23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.