Dictionary of Bible Themes
The deepest possible expression of God's character. Though God loves all people, he is especially committed to sacrificial, loyal relationships with his people.
1 John 4:8God's nature is love
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1 John 4:16Mark 1:10-11His love is perfectly expressed within the Trinity
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pp Mt 3:16-17
John 5:20; 10:17; 14:23pp Lk 3:21-22
Ephesians 1:6Colossians 1:13Jeremiah 31:3Characteristics of God's love
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It is eternal
Psalms 103:17; 136:1-26
Isaiah 49:15-16; 54:8,10Deuteronomy 7:9See also
It is a covenant love
Exodus 20:6Deuteronomy 7:121 Kings 8:23pp Dt 5:10
Psalms 106:45
Daniel 9:4pp 2Ch 6:14
Exodus 34:6-7See also
It is lavish
Nehemiah 9:17Psalms 103:8
Joel 2:13Jonah 4:21 John 3:1Psalms 33:5
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It is holy and just
Psalms 37:28; 99:4
Isaiah 61:8Deuteronomy 1:31Images of God's love
Hosea 11:1-4God as a father:
Luke 15:11-32Hebrews 12:6Proverbs 3:12Jeremiah 31:32Hosea 2:14-20God as a husband:
Revelation 21:21 John 4:9-10God's loving actions
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The gift of God's Son is a unique act of love
John 3:16; 15:13Romans 5:7-8Deuteronomy 7:7-8See also
God sets his love on the unlovely
Ezekiel 16:1-14Romans 5:8Ephesians 2:4-5Romans 8:38-39See also
God always acts in love towards believers
2 Corinthians 13:142 John 1:3Isaiah 43:4God's love for his people
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Israel
Deuteronomy 10:152 Chronicles 9:8Matthew 15:24Romans 9:15-16Exodus 33:19Romans 11:28Revelation 1:5See also
The church
John 16:27; 17:23Deuteronomy 10:18God's love for the world
John 3:16-17See also
Psalms 145:9,17
Matthew 5:45Acts 14:17; 17:252 Samuel 12:24-25God's love for individuals
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Deuteronomy 33:12"Jedidiah" means "loved by the LORD".
2 Samuel 7:15Benjamin
David:
Isaiah 55:3Ezra 7:28pp 1Ch 17:13
Nehemiah 13:26Ezra
Solomon
1 John 4:19God's love transforms human love
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Human love must respond to God's love
Deuteronomy 6:5; 30:6Ephesians 5:1Colossians 3:12-14Matthew 5:44-45See also
Human love must be modelled on God's love
Hosea 3:11 John 2:15; 4:7-8,11-12See also
1030 God, compassion1040 God, fatherhood1055 God, grace & mercy1346 covenants2048 Christ, love of3209 Holy Spirit & love5712 marriage, God & his people5762 attitudes, God to people6638 election8207 commitment8292 love8304 loyalty 
