Love

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Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised. (Song of Solomon 8:6-7)

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! (Psalm 107)

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” (Lamentations 3:22-24)

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)

Greek Mythology

Earth, Erebus, and Love were the first beings. Love issued from the egg of Night, which floated on Chaos. By his arrows and torch, Love pierced and vivified all things, producing life and joy.

(Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch, 1796. Page 10.)

Labor of Love

Originates in the Bible, for instance, it is used in 1 Thessalonians 1:3 and a few other places.

remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul's Triad

We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thessalonians 1:2-3)

Faith works by love, demonstrated and shown through love to God and love to our neighbor, as love will show itself by labor, motivating us to put work into our relationship with God and into practicing our religious beliefs. (Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible: Complete and Unabridged by Hendrickson Publishers, Inc, 2003. Page 2338)

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