Narcissists don't understand love, when they say; " I love you", they are saying; "*I love how you make me feel when I am around you." There can be no genuine love from someone who does not have the Holy Spirit.
The love of the world is not love at all, it is based on self and even when it appears sacrificial it is still based on how giving makes them personally feel, not on the person they are helping.
Matthew 15:7-9 "…7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: 8 These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ ”
They give gifts to get a good feeling for doing it, it's not about pleasing others. Gifts are also often given to impress others more than to provide something the other person would enjoy.
When gift-giving is "expected" and done out of ritual, love hardly ever is involved.
What is love God's way?
1 Corinthians 13:3-5 "…3 If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.…"
We live in a world full of false love, false religion, false gods and false personas. It has become rare to encounter a person who is genuinely authentic with pure motives and a desire to love God and others.
Proverbs 17:9
"Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends."
1 Corinthians 4:6
"Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another."
Galatians 5:22
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,"
Ephesians 4:32
"Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you."
Colossians 3:12
"Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience."
As you can see, "Love" has nothing to do with self and everything to do with God and others.
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