Love: Famous Christians Quoted About It

Love

“At best we are but clay, animated dust; but viewed as sinners, we are monsters indeed. Let it be published in heaven as a miracle that the Lord Jesus should set His heart’s love upon people like us.”  ~ Alistair Begg 

“Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.” ~ John Calvin 

“Love is the sum of all virtue, and love disposes us to good.” ~ Jonathan Edwards

“Love is the sum of all virtue, and love disposes us to good.” ~ Jonathan Edwards 

“To love is to be venerable” ~ C.S. Lewis 

“Christianity is a love relationship between a child of God and his Maker through the Son Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit.” ~ Adrian Rogers 

“You can see God from anywhere if your mind is set to love and obey Him”  ~ A.W. Tozer 

“Though we cannot think alike may we not love alike? ~John Wesley

Love: What People in the Bible Said About It 

“ … Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.” ~ Joshua the son of Nun (Joshua 22:5)

“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.” ~ King Solomon (Proverbs 10:12 KJV)

 

“… For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” ~The LORD  (Isaiah 54:10)

 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust…” ~ Jesus the Christ (Matthew 5:43-5)

“For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.”  ~ Paul of Tarsus (Romans 5:7-9) 

“Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.” ~ James the brother of Jesus (James 1:12) 

“Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.” ~ Simon Peter the son of Jonah of Bethsaida (1 Peter 3:8) 

“By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.” ~ John the son of Zebedee (1 John 3:16)