Love to Christ
38 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
34 sections
- A Characteristic of Saints
- An Evidence of Adoption
- Certain Women
- Decrease of, Rebuked
- Exhibited by God
- Exhibited by Saints
- His Love to Us a Motive To
- His Personal Excellence is Deserving of
- Increase of, to be Prayed For
- Joseph of Arimathaea
- Manifested in Ministering to Him
- Manifested in Obeying Him
- Manifested in Preferring Him to all Others
- Manifested in Seeking Him
- Manifested in Taking up the Cross for Him
- Mary Magdalene
- Paul
- Penitent Woman
- Peter
- Pray for Grace to Those Who Have
- Promises To
- should be Ardent
- should be Even to Death
- should be in Proportion to Our Mercies
- should be Sincere
- should be Supreme
- should be Unquenchable
- should Be with the Soul
- The Wicked, Destitute of
- They Who Have are Loved by Christ
- They Who Have are Loved by the Father
- They Who Have: Enjoy Communion with God and Christ
- Thomas
- Want of, Denounced
A Characteristic of Saints
- Song of Solomon 1:4 Take me away with you— let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
An Evidence of Adoption
- John 8:42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
Certain Women
- Luke 23:28 But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
Decrease of, Rebuked
- Revelation 2:4 But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.
Exhibited by God
- Matthew 17:5 While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
- John 5:20 The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
Exhibited by Saints
- 1 Peter 1:8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
His Love to Us a Motive To
- 2 Corinthians 5:14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
His Personal Excellence is Deserving of
- Song of Solomon 5:9–16 How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so? …
Increase of, to be Prayed For
- Philippians 1:9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
Joseph of Arimathaea
- Matthew 27:57–60 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus. …
Manifested in Ministering to Him
- Matthew 27:55 And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
- Matthew 25:40 And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
Manifested in Obeying Him
- John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
- John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
Manifested in Preferring Him to all Others
- Matthew 10:37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
Manifested in Seeking Him
- Song of Solomon 3:2 I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.
Manifested in Taking up the Cross for Him
- Matthew 10:38 and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
Mary Magdalene
- John 20:11 But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
Paul
- Acts 21:13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Penitent Woman
- Luke 7:47 Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
Peter
- John 21:15–17 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.” …
Pray for Grace to Those Who Have
- Ephesians 6:24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
Promises To
- 2 Timothy 4:8 From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day — and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
- James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
should be Ardent
- Song of Solomon 2:5 Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
should be Even to Death
- Acts 21:13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
- Revelation 12:11 They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
should be in Proportion to Our Mercies
- Luke 7:47 Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
should be Sincere
- Ephesians 6:24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
should be Supreme
- Matthew 10:37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
should be Unquenchable
- Song of Solomon 8:7 Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.
should Be with the Soul
- Song of Solomon 1:7 Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
The Wicked, Destitute of
- Psalm 35:19 Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
- John 15:18 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
- John 15:25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
They Who Have are Loved by Christ
- Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
- John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
They Who Have are Loved by the Father
- John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
- John 16:27 For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.
They Who Have: Enjoy Communion with God and Christ
- John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
Thomas
- John 11:16 Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
Want of, Denounced
- 1 Corinthians 16:22 If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!
Related topics
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.