Matthew 22:36-37
36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37And he said to him, a“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.Romans 8:14-17
14For all who are bled by the Spirit of God are csons ▼▼See discussion on “sons” in the Preface
of God. 15For eyou did not receive fthe spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of gadoption as sons, by whom we cry, h“Abba! Father!” 16 iThe Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17and if children, then jheirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, kprovided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. Romans 8:28
28And we know that for those who love God all things work together lfor good, ▼▼Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good
for nthose who are called according to his purpose. 1 Corinthians 8:3
3But if anyone loves God, ohe is known by God. ▼▼Greek him
Hebrews 8:10-12
10 qFor this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israelafter those days, declares the Lord:
I will put my laws into their minds,
and rwrite them on their hearts,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
11And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor
and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’
for they shall sall know me,
from the least of them to the greatest.
12For I will be merciful toward their iniquities,
tand I will remember their sins no more.”
1 John 4:19
19 uWe love because he first loved us.
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