LOVE One Another

Generous LOVE that imitates and reflects the very character and heartbeat of God.

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If there is a single word in the English language that needs to be divided into multiple words, it’s the word LOVE.

I LOVE pizza…and spicy Thai curry.

I LOVE the Portland Trail Blazers…and the game of basketball.

I LOVE beautiful, sunny autumn days…and the first snow in winter.

I LOVE to sing…and play guitar.

I LOVE my mother…and my neighbor.

I LOVE God…and my church.

I LOVE all these things…but not each in the same way.

We really need a different word to describe the LOVE of food and the LOVE of a family member.

We need more words.

One word that helps — although it’s not an English word — is found in the New Testament. This word is agape. Let’s take a look at this word in this video from the Bible Project: