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The love of Christ is a central element of Christian belief and theology. [1] It refers to the love of Jesus Christ for humanity, the love of Christians for Christ, and the love of Christians for others. [2] These aspects are distinct in Christian teachings—the love for Christ is a reflection of His love for all people. [3]
Thomas Aquinas does not simply equate charity with "love", which he holds as a passion, not a virtue. [5] The King James Version uses both the words charity and love to translate the idea of caritas / ἀγάπη ( agapē ): sometimes it uses one, then sometimes the other, for the same concept.
Jean Roqua, trainer of Jake Tyler in the movie Never Back Down; Jean Kirschtein, supporting character in Attack on Titan; Jean Tannen, protagonist of the Gentleman Bastard Sequence; Jean, a villager and playable character from Fire Emblem: Engage; Jean Vicquemare, supporting character in Disco Elysium
St. Bernard applied the concept of bridal love in the Hebrew Bible's Song of Songs to a "mystical union" with Christ, wherein Jesus was bridegroom and the worshipper/church (humanity) was His bride. In this conception, Jesus’ love for humanity was manifested in his sacrifice on the cross, something that was reenacted everyday in the Eucharist.
The theme originated in a passage from the biblical Book of Isaiah and describes the descent of the Messiah. The tree is the depiction in art of the ancestors of Jesus Christ and Christ is shown in a branching tree. The tree typically rises from Jesse of Bethlehem, Jesse was the father of King David. The Tree of Jesse (Ρίζα του ...
Crossan portrays Jesus as a healer and wise man who taught a message of inclusiveness, tolerance, and liberation. In his view, Jesus' strategy "was the combination of free healing and common eating . . . that negated the hierarchical and patronal normalcies of Jewish religion and Roman power . . .
Jesus giving the Farewell Discourse to his eleven remaining disciples after the Last Supper, from the Maestà by Duccio, c. 1310.. The New Commandment is a term used in Christianity to describe Jesus's commandment to "love one another" which, according to the Bible, was given as part of the final instructions to his disciples after the Last Supper had ended, [1] and after Judas Iscariot had ...
John 15:12 quoted on a medal: "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you." The chapter presents Jesus speaking in the first person. Although ostensibly addressing his disciples, most scholars [citation needed] conclude the chapter was written with events concerning the later church in mind.