amor de Deus
O amor de Deus é a maior realidade do universo. Ele nos amou com amor eterno, incondicional e sacrificial — e nada no mundo pode nos separar desse amor.
Amor eterno
Deus amou o mundo de tal maneira que deu o seu Filho. Seu amor é de eternidade a eternidade — nunca falha.
For God loved so the world [or Forsooth God so loved the world], that he gave his one begotten Son, that each man that believeth in him perish not, but have everlasting life.
But God commendeth his charity in us; for if when we were yet sinners, after the time Christ was dead for us,
But I am certain, that neither death, neither life, neither angels, neither principalities, neither virtues, neither present things, neither things to coming [or to come], neither strength,
neither height, neither deepness, neither any other creature, may part us from the charity of God, that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Far the Lord appeared to me, and in everlasting charity I loved thee; therefore I doing mercy drew thee.
Alleluia. Acknowledge ye to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy is without end.
The Lord is a merciful doer, and merciful in will; long abiding, and much merciful.
And thou, Lord God, doing mercy, and merciful; patient, and of much mercy, and soothfast.
For thy mercy is better than lives or life itself; my lips shall praise thee.
Natureza do amor divino
Deus é amor. O amor é paciente, benigno. O amor do Pai nos adota como filhos e nos transforma à sua imagem.
Most dear brethren, love we together, for charity is of God; and each that loveth his brother, is born of God, and knoweth God.
He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is charity.
In this thing, the charity of God appeared in us, for God sent his one begotten Son into the world, that we live by him.
In this thing is charity, not as we had loved God, but for he first loved us, and sent his Son forgiveness [or helping] for our sins.
Ye most dear brethren, if God loved us, we owe to love each other.
And we have known, and believe to the charity, that God hath in us. God is charity, and he that dwelleth in charity, dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Therefore love we God, for he loved us before [or he former loved us].
See ye what manner charity the Father gave to us, that we be named the sons of God, and be his sons. For this thing the world knew not us, for it knew not him.
Most dear brethren, I write to you, not a new commandment, but the old commandment, that ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word, that ye heard.
Again I write to you a new commandment, that is true both in him and in you; for darknesses be passed, and very light shineth now.
For this is the charity of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments be not heavy [or grievous].
Charity is patient, it is benign; charity envieth not, it doeth not wickedly, it is not blown [with pride],
Expressões do amor de Deus
O Senhor nos ama com alegria e canta sobre nós. Queni a mim vem, amará; e quem me ama, o Pai o amará.
Thy Lord God is strong in the middle of thee, he shall save [thee]; he shall make joy on thee in gladness, he shall be still in thy loving, he shall make joy withoutforth on thee in praising.
I love them that love me; and they that wake early to me, shall find me.
Since thou art made honourable, and glorious in mine eyes; I loved thee, and I shall give men for thee, and peoples for thy soul.
God, we have received thy mercy; in the midst of thy temple.
Lord, set forth thy mercy to them that know thee; and thy rightfulness [or rightwiseness] to them that be of rightful [or right] heart.
and I am fixed to the cross, that I live to God with Christ. And now live not I, but Christ liveth in me. But that I live now in flesh, I live in the faith of God’s Son, that loved me, and gave himself for me. [with Christ I am fixed to the cross. Forsooth I live now, not I, but Christ liveth in me. Forsooth that I live now in flesh, I live in the faith of God’s son, the which loved me, and betook himself for me.]
but God, that is rich in mercy, for his full much charity in which he loved us,
yea, when we were dead in sins, quickened us together in Christ, by whose grace ye be saved,
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the charity of God, and the communing of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
And the Lord address your hearts, in the charity of God, and in the patience of Christ.