God of Hope

God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son.… We love because he first loved us (John 3:16; 1 John 4:19).

 Jesus: “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. . . . . [and] Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:27, 29).

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her (Ephesians 5:25).

Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love (2 John 1:3).

But to you who are willing to listen, I say, “Love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you” (Luke 6:27).

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23).

God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him (1 John 4:9).

You do well when you obey the Holy Writings, which say, “You must love your neighbor as you love yourself” (James 2:8).

Let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions (1 John 3:18).

. . . we will speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15).

Let us love one another, for love comes from God (1 John 4:7).

Knowledge makes people proud, while love builds them up (1Corinthians 8:1).