When talking about the fruits of the Spirit, love is often at the forefront of our minds. Why? We see different types of love all around us. Maybe we’ve been “in love” or felt parental love for a child. Or perhaps we’ve felt the sting of the absence of love. At the core of our beings, our inherent desire is to love and be loved in return.
Biblical love is a difficult concept for our human minds to understand, especially since the world’s definition of love is so different from love in the Bible. Even with the Greek (agapē) and Hebrew (ahava) definitions, we could spend the rest of our lives uncovering the meaning of the words we translate as “love.” The fruit of love must be at the center of what we say and do. We are wired to pursue and give love.