Love Has a Name: A Study of the Names of Love

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We use the word love for almost everything.

We love people.

We love places.

We love experiences.

We even say we love our favorite food.

But when Scripture tells us:

“God is love.” — 1 John 4:8

What does love actually mean?

Love Has a Name: A Study of the Names of Love is a Scripture-centered Bible study that moves beyond our culture’s definition of love to discover what love looks like when God defines it.

Through four connected studies—El Emunah, Ahavah, Agapē, and Jesus Christ—you will explore love as part of God's character, His faithful commitment, His actions toward us, and its ultimate expression through Jesus.

EL EMUNAH — The Faithful God

Biblical love begins with understanding the character of the One who loves us.

El Emunah reveals God as faithful.

His love is not unpredictable.

It does not disappear when circumstances change.

It is grounded in who He is.

Before we can understand biblical love, we must understand that the God who loves us is completely trustworthy.

His faithfulness remains.

AHAVAH — Love That Chooses

Ahavah helps us see that biblical love is more than emotion.

Love desires.

Love gives.

Love chooses.

Love remains.

Throughout Scripture, God's love is demonstrated through His faithful commitment to His people.

He does not merely speak of love.

He acts in love.

Ahavah challenges us to examine whether our own understanding of love has become dependent upon feelings rather than faithful action.

AGAPĒ — What Love Looks Like When It Is Lived

The New Testament gives us a powerful picture of agapē.

First Corinthians 13 tells us that love is patient and kind. It is not self-seeking. It does not rejoice in wrongdoing. It bears, believes, hopes, and endures.

Agapē asks a difficult question:

What does love look like when it has to be lived rather than merely discussed?

Biblical love changes the way we respond, forgive, serve, speak, sacrifice, and relate to others.

LOVE HAS A NAME — JESUS CHRIST

The study ultimately leads to Jesus.

God did not simply give humanity a definition of love.

He showed us love in Christ.

Jesus touched the rejected.

Welcomed the overlooked.

Spoke truth.

Extended mercy.

Served others.

Forgave.

Sacrificed.

And willingly went to the cross.

“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us.” — 1 John 3:16

At the cross, love is no longer an abstract idea.

Love has hands.

Love has scars.

Love has a name.

Jesus Christ.

Love Is More Than a Feeling

This study challenges some of the most common assumptions we make about love.

Biblical love does not mean approving everything.

Love and truth are not enemies.

Forgiveness does not erase wisdom.

Boundaries are not automatically unloving.

Sacrifice does not mean enabling destructive behavior.

And genuine love is not measured only by how strongly we feel.

God shows us a love that is faithful, truthful, holy, merciful, sacrificial, and active.

What Does Love Really Mean?

By the end of this study, the question is no longer simply:

“Do I love?”

The deeper questions become:

Does the way I love reflect the character of God?

Am I faithful when love becomes costly?

Do truth and grace remain together in my relationships?

Does my understanding of love look more like culture—or more like Christ?

The world has many definitions of love.

Scripture gives us something better.

Love has a character.

Love has an action.

Love has a standard.

And ultimately—

Love has a Name.

Jesus Christ.

Study Focus: El Emunah • Ahavah • Agapē • Jesus Christ

Key Themes: God Is Love • Faithfulness • Biblical Love • Covenant Love • Agapē • Sacrifice • Truth • Grace • Relationships • Jesus Christ

Key Scriptures: Deuteronomy 7:9 • 1 Corinthians 13:4–8 • John 3:16 • John 13:34–35 • 1 John 3:16–18 • 1 John 4:7–10

Format: Digital PDF — Instant Download

Perfect for personal Bible study, women’s ministry, small groups, Sunday School, discipleship, marriage and relationship studies, or anyone wanting to understand what the Bible actually teaches about love.

Remember this: you are worthy, you are loved.