Love in the New Testament
Subject Areas : Christianity
ملیحه Shirkhodaei
1
(Theology, Islamic Azad University)
ابوالفضل Mahmoudi
2
(Teacher)
Tahereh Hajebrahimi
3
(Department of Religions and Mysticism, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
Keywords: Jesus, Love, God, New Testament,
Abstract :
In the Christian tradition, especially in the New Testament, Jesus is the source of salvation and the example of love. Jesus' love to human led him to accept to be a sacrifice and he scarified himself like a lamb in the Passover so that the human beings would free from sins. Union with Christ is the only way to enjoy this love. A person seeking liberation must become Christ-like, act like him in order to be saved. For union with God, one should follows the Golden Laws of the Gospels, i.e., love for God, love for the neighbor, and kindness and even love for the enemy. In this way, man will be promoted and his sins burn in love. He begets the Christ and Jesus will be born in him. At this time, the son of man works in him. Jesus sees with his eyes, listens from his ear and acts with his hands. In this essay, we try to focus on the conception of love in the New Testament.
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