Tremaine Jenkins
Reflection Paper 1
Theology 104
Due: Monday, February 10, 2014

LOVE
(Luv)
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. (1Cor 13:4-8)
Introduction:
Most people define love as a type of feeling. We "fall in love," or two people meet and it is "love at first sight." The world's definition of the word love is all about self. If two people are attracted to each other they must be nice to one another to get attention, and for the affection to be returned. The world's love is based on receiving from one another not giving. The world does not just give love to others when it is not beneficial to them. People tend to feel that if you are not pleasing me then I have no love to give to you. For people that are not Christians love is something that has to be earned by making someone else feel good. Powerful emotions accompany love, but it is the commitment of the will that shows true biblical love is steadfast and does not change. “The human personality is primarily comprised of three aspects---the intellect, the emotion, and the will.” (Praxis, 77) Emotions may change, but the commitment to love in a biblical way endures all and is the hallmark of a disciple of Christ. The opposite is also true; Biblical love will not be affected by emotion or one's circumstances. The greatest example of true love is shown in God's love for the sinner. Romans 5:8 says, "Commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." The lost sinner living in sin is still loved by the Lord. He loves us enough to give His life; paying our debt, while