That’s the Power of Love – Be Careful How You Use It
The power of love to do good and increase our well-being and happiness is well documented in both the Bible and psychological science. Dr. George Vaillant, the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, summed up the findings of this eighty-year-plus study in one sentence: “Happiness is love: full stop.” Many Biblical scholars believe that if you sum up the Bible in one verse, it would be John 3:16, “For God so loved the world….” (KJV) Jesus, when asked what the greatest commandment was, said, “First, love God with all your heart, mind, and strength. Second, love your neighbor as yourself.” It is irrefutable. Love is critical to both serving God and to fully experiencing happiness. One Sunday morning, our pastor introduced a thought I had not considered before. The scripture he referenced was 1 John 2:15. “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” (KJV) This is a well-known verse. When I hear...
