Love, What Does It Mean

8/14/2019 Love, What Does It Mean

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Love - aw-hab', aw-habe'

A primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise): - (be-) love (-d, -ly, -r), like, friend. Human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom

The opposite of love is not hatred as everybody thinks, it is selfishness and itsextreme form is hatred. Selfishness is when you love your self more than you loveanybody else. The path of Holiness is the process of being changed form loving yourself to loving others. Love is first found in Scripture in Gen 22:2 where Abrahamloved his son and was prepared to offer him to YHVH.


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Just think of this love for a moment; Abraham waited so long for this son and on topof that was the fact that he was not able to produce the child naturally because of hisbeloved wifes bareness. This child was his everything and he loved Isaac more thananything in the world.

Love is the Hebrew word "aheb" Aleph - Hey Bet. The first and last

letters spell the word "Ab"that means father and origin. If you add a "Hey"

into this word it gives the word "aheb" that means 'love' and this gives us the insightthat the Father is the origin of love. Hey means light and is also referred to asTruth or YHVHs Word. YHVH reveals Himself to us through His Word of Truth andHe revealed His Plan to Abraham through His Truth (symbolically by added a Hey tohis name as well).

Abram's name was changed by adding a "Hey"and it changed his name to

Abraham,that means father of a multitude. A name in Hebrew depicts

someones character and this implies that Abrahams character was changed whenYHVH changed his name and revealed His Truth and His Plan (Word) to him (Hey)and he became part of this Plan and walked in it (the light).

Abraham's name also contains letters of the word "aheb" or 'love' and the differencebetween Abraham and love is the letters "Resh" and "Mem". These letters gives

the word "ram"that means 'high and exalted'. This is also the definition of what

an idol is; something is elevated and lifted up above YHVH. Maybe Abraham idolisedhis beloved son Isaac, the son he was waiting for so long. Abraham had to put YHVHabove his most precious belonging, his son, whom he loved the most. Abrahamslove for YHVH was tested when YHVH asked him to do one thing that was the mostdifficult to do, to sacrifice his son Isaac. This would proof that he loved YHVH more

than he loved his son, the most valuable thing in the world.

YHVH tested Abrahams love andobeying the request proved Abrahamslove for YHVH. In other words, he had toprove his love to YHVH through hisactions, obeying what YHVH asked ofhim. If he refused to willingly sacrificehis beloved son, he would proof that heregarded his son more than YHVH and

loved Isaac more than he loved YHVH.This gives us the conclusion that love canonly be proven through obeying the Oneyou love the most. That is why John wrote

this passage quoting Moses:


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To love YHVH or to prove that He is elevated above anything or anybody you have orknow, is that you will follow and obey His Commandments no matter what. If there issomething you love to do or something you own and it is against what YHVHprescribed in His Word/Commandments, you will stop doing those things or removethose objects from your home in order to put Him ABOVE that action or thing andthereby proving that you put YHVH first and that you love Him. When we followYshua we enter into His Kingdom and in a Kingdom the King makes the rules andthere is no Democracy like we are used to. If you do not like what the King says, donot enter into His Kingdom.

Remember what the definition of an idol is; anything you place above YHVH, it canbe an object or it can be a habit or person or sometime you love to do. Allowing thisin your life is creating an idol that comes in between you and YHVH because youlove it more than you love Him. You worship the things or people you allow or obey.Allowing YHVHs standards in your life and doing what He wants proves that you loveand worship Him.

Abraham lifted his love for YHVH higher than his love for his son and through that heachieved the greatest accomplishment and is known as the father of faith. Paul hadthe same attitude where he counted everything rubbish in order to gain Messiah.

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Paul gave up the thing he loved the most being a Pharisee. He gave up his statusand fame and knowledge he learned being a Pharisee so that he could serve andlove YHVH in Yshua the Messiah.

The difference between Abrahams name and

the word love also gives the word "mor"

that means, 'drop' or 'flowing down'. Themeaning flowing down is also connected to

the meaning of the word yarah that is the rootword for the word Torah or Instructions. Thisrelates to water/Word and also humility. Thisshows us the love that Abraham had was dueto his humility. You can only follow YHVHsCommandments and be obedient to Him

through following His Word if you are humble. Water flows downwards and if youexult yourself above the Word, the Word/water will only reach your feet and you willtrample on it.


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If you are humble you will want to submerse yourself in His Word/water and will liedown on your face so that every part of you may be saturated in His living water andyour thirst will be quenched through obedience to His Word. If you humbly submit toYHVH Word and drink from His living water you will have a continual changing lifeand you will change every area that is contrary to His Word as He reveals (Hey) it toyou. You will be teachable and accept His counsel with joy and walk and grow inholiness through the help of His Spirit.

Abraham was asked to offer his son to YHVH; offering is theHebrew word minchah and means gift. Abraham had to givehis son as a gift unto YHVH. Presenting this gift to YHVH isthe action called worship. The gift of worship you present toYHVH must be of great value and will reflect the value orreverence you have Him. The more you love or respectsomeone, the more valuable and precious the gift will be.What gifts should we present to YHVH to show our love toHim? First of all, the most precious thing you own is your life;

you have to give your life to Him as the first step of worship unto Him. This is whereyou dedicate your whole life to Him, choosing to follow Him as your new Master andSaviour. This initial step is called to be born again and to become a child of YHVH.Paul said that we are to be living sacrifices unto Him - Rom 12:1

We are commanded in the Ten Commandments tolove YHVH and to love our neighbour as our self, notto love your self more than your neighbour. Love issomething you give; it is something that flowsoutwards, away from you towards another person.

Selfishness is the love of self and it flows back intoyour own life and you can compare it with a batterythat you short circuit. What happens if you short outthe terminals of a battery? It creates heat in the wiring

and sparks also known as conflict. Selfishness is the root of all conflicts and fightingamong brethren.

The things that drive you crazy that other people do to you are normally things youhave to deal with in your own life. If you see these things, then it is time for you todeal with it and the time to change and grow.

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This is a serious verse that deals with salvation; those who hates their brother orsister is regarded a murderer and if you murder, you will not enter everlasting life, inother words, not receive salvation. This links with what Yshua taught in Matthewwhere He raised the standards for the Commandments; that if you look at a womanand desire her in your heart, you have committed adultery with her and if you hateyour brother, you have murdered him. Please note that the sixth Commandment stillapplies regarding murder and the Commandments are still used to filter out thosewho choose to break them, even after Yshuas death. Paul also preached the samemessage:

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These are the sins that prove that you do not love your neighbor and that you gamblewith your salvation:

Fornication desiring or taking you neighbors wife or husband.

Maliciousness, Fighting, Quarrels(Pro 6:14, 2 Tim 2:14)

Envy, jealousy, causes disputes slander and lies (Pro 14:30, Acts 13:45)

Murderhatingyour brother

Deceit, dishonest, stealing, cheating(8th

Commandment -Ex 20:15, Lev 19:11)

Whisperers, talking behind someones back, slandering(Lev 19:16, Ps 12:2-3)

Backbiters, two faced(Ex 20:16, Lev 19:16, Ps 12:2)

Insolent, cheeky, rude, proud(Pro 15:25)

Proud, arrogant, braggarts, boasting (Ps 12:2-3)

Perfidious, lying, dishonest, disloyal (9th

Commandment Ex 20:16)

Unmerciful, revenge(Lev 19:18) Unforgiving choosing not to forgive and make peace, holding a grudge (Mat 6:15) Causing divisions- Body of Messiah - withdraw from them doing this (1Ti 6:4-5 )

As you can see here, most of the things listed here originated in the Torah andTaNaK and was taught by Yshua and/or Paul and/or John, and ALL these issues arethings that can cause you to loose your salvation. This is VERY serious issue if itcomes to salvation. This also contradicts what the church preaches today aboutGRACE ONLY! You need the Blood of Messiah AND you need to FOLLOW Him,which require of you to pursue righteousness and Holiness, which helps you not todo these things listed above. [Rev 14:2, Rev 20:4, Rev 22:14] All of these things boilsdown to LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOR as yourself which is the heading of the last fiveof the Ten Commandments Yshua taught in Mark 12:31


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Are you a Disciple of Yshua? If the answer is yes, do you love your brothers in thefaith? If the answer is yes, will you die for them? This is a tough one; this loveexceeds the normal love for one another and involves you giving your life for yourbrother. This is the love that Yshua requires from us for one another within the faithbecause this is the example He set and the love He loves us with. This is the lovethat ensures unity and an unbreakable bond between believers. Think about it. Heonce again raised the standard that it seems impossible to achieve. Is it possible?Yes, but only through a humble heart and through the help of His Spirit can we havethis love for one another. If you think about it, it is the same as what He asked formus in the first placeto love your neighbour as your self. You love yourself and yourhighest instinct is to stay alive and we should have this same instinct to protect andlive for one another, even unto death.

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YHVH gave His Son for us out of love and He is the origin of love. Wegave Yshua what He did not deserve (sin & death) and He gave uswhat we did not deserve (love & life). All love is from YHVH and He isthe source of all love. If you do not have love in your life, then you have not seenYHVH or received Him.

YHVH gave us His most precious Gift; His Son Who died for us, and He gave us

another precious Gift; His Spirit, through Whom we receive the Fruits of the Spirit:

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These gifts are there to help us to love YHVH and to love our neighbour. These giftsare from YHVH and are the foundation love is build upon.

Love- choice - opposite of selfishness, you only shoe love if you sacrifice somethingprecious for someone you love to prove it. -Gen_22:2 Loving YHVH and yourNeighbour.

Joy- joy in YHVH's things Loving YHVH & your Neighbour

Peace- Shalom - house build for His presence - every area like a room completed Loving YHVH and your Neighbour

Patience- control emotions Loving your Neighbour

Kindness- relates how you interact with people Loving your Neighbour

Goodness- giving - positive commandments Loving your Neighbour

Faith- faithfulness - amunah Psa_1:1-3 Loving YHVH

The gift of the Spirit allows us to bear the fruit of the Spirit in our lives and toaccomplish the greatest task; to love and obey YHVH and to love our neighbours andbrothers as our selves.

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