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Love, the four-letter word that stirs hearts is cryptic and difficult to grasp. It can mean affection to our loved ones, kindness to strangers, loyalty to our country, preference for certain foods, and perhaps everything and everyone under the sun that we seemingly enjoy and adore. This is because we interpret love differently, and sometimes weirdly. And, Christian love, as the world understands often appears demanding, and perhaps even scary.
But, that is not the case. The Bible teaches us that true love is simple and pure and spelled with three letters – God. We see this true love expressed flawlessly and beautifully in John 3:16. When we ground ourselves to the single dominator of God’s love, then we can truly understand what true love is. Our love becomes finite when we don’t draw from an everlasting source.
Therefore, love – and how well we love – are so important because it is the only thing that should matter. As Peter Scazzzero once said, “who we are and how much we love will always have a larger impact on those around you than what you do”. The love of Jesus in each of us is truly the greatest gift we can give to others. In this season of love and romance, there are plenty of bible verses and prayers about love that you can pray for your loved ones. However, there are plenty of Christian love quotes to go around too. Whether it’s love prayer quotes, godly quotes for him/her, or even for yourself, let these quotes inspire you to express your love and affection for your loved ones, and yourself today. Let’s remind ourselves and each other of the power of love with these Christian love quotes because love never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8).
Here are 40 Christian love quotes that you can use this Valentine.
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1. “If God planned you for me and me for you, then nothing can separate you from me and me from you.” – Mark 10: 9
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2. “Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.”- Saint Augustine
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3. “The measure of love is to love without measuring.” – Saint Augustine
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4.”Intense love does not measure, it just gives.” – Mother Teresa
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5. “Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired, Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” – Mother Teresa
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6. “The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. And the best time to love is now.” – Rick Warren
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7. “Love pays attention. Love listens to the fears and the doubts of others and treats them with respect. Love accepts others the way Jesus accepts us.” – Rick Warren
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8. “There is nothing you can do that will make God stop loving you. You could try, but you simply can’t do it – because his love for you is based upon his character and not on anything you do or say or feel.” – Rick Warren
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9. “A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.” – Max Lucado
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10. “To love someone means to see him as God intended him.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky
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11. “Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence.” – Timothy Keller
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12. “If we look to our spouses to fill up our tanks in a way that only God can do, we are demanding an impossibility.” – Timothy Keller
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13. “When God brought the first man his spouse, He brought him not just a lover but the friend his heart has been seeking.” – Timothy Keller
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14. “As God by creation made two of one, so again by marriage, He made one of two.” – Thomas Adams
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15. “A marriage cannot survive when we think only of ourselves. We need to recognize that to love someone is a choice, not a feeling.” – Christin Slade
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16. “A good marriage is the union of two good forgivers.”- Ruth Bell Graham
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17. “When I say I love you, I don’t mean only the good parts, but every bit of you. Because that’s how Christ loves me too.” – Christian.net
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18. “God chose you not because you are perfect, but because you are perfect for me.” – Christian.net
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19. “Of all the gifts God gave me, the greatest gift is you.” – Christian.net
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20. “Have the kind of love that does not make others envious. But the kind that makes others go ‘that’s God’s love right there.'” – Christian.net
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21. “Where love is, God is.” – Henry Drummond
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22. “If you have ever deeply loved another person you will bear witness to the fact that love gives us the power to transcend our own limitations and fears for the sake of the beloved.” – Tonia Woolever, The Woman God Designed
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23. “Faith makes all things possible. Love makes all things easy.” – Dwight L.Moody
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24. “Being loved is life’s second greatest blessing; loving is the greatest.” – Jack Hyles
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25. “Love has a quality that becomes stronger as the time passes.” – Adam Green
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26. “I won’t give my heart to another girl until God shows me it’s my wife. ” – Eric Ludy, When God Writes Your Love Story
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27. “The person that God has for you may not come in the package that you expected. But they will always provide you with the love you always needed.” – Stephan Speaks
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28. “When couples love God first, they love each other better.” – Brela Delahoussaye
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29. “When you are filled with love, and you are busy loving, you have no time to fear.” – Michael Caputo, How To Prevent Your Love From Becoming Cold
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30. “Let’s fall in love with God together.” – Jonni Nicole
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31. “I prayed for the two greatest things in life – love and friendship. And God gave me you.” – Christian.net
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32. “God has given us the gift of love to understand what true love is.” – Christian.net
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33. “I want to write a love story with you, just as God wrote one with me – permanent and never-ceasing.” – Christian.net
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34. “If God deemed you worthy of His love, then there is no excuse for me to not love you as well.” – Christian.net
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35. ” On days where you are a 20, I will be the 80. On days where I am a 20, you will be the 80. And on days where we are both a 20, God will be our 100. This is how I want our love to be, always 100%.” – Christian.net
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36. “Even in your darkest days, I will still choose you. Because God gave me you to love and cherish.” – Christian.net
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37. “Imagine a man so focused on God that the only reason he looked up to see you is because he heard God say ‘that’s her’.” – Unknown
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38. “When God made a woman, He took her from the rib of man. One function of the rib is to protect the heart. In the same way, women should protect her man’s heart, careful not to use words or do things to hurt it.” – Unknown
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39. “Here’s what it means to fall in love. It is to look at another person and get a glimpse of what God is creating, and to say, ‘I see who God is making you, and it excites me! I want to be part of that. I want to partner with you and God in the journey you are taking to His throne.'” – Timothy Keller
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40. “Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being in love which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.” – Saint Augustine
Our love for one another will never be perfect, much less beautiful all the time. It may even be clumsy and somewhat awkward. But, take heart, for the Lord our God knows our effort. As long as we keep trying, we have already found favor in His eyes. So let’s not give up on loving ourselves and one another. And hopefully, this christian love quotes will inspire you to love each even more!
