When it comes to Gods love for us in the bible, It is not questionable at all. We know that he loves us a whole lot. We will talk about bible verses that directly instruct us to love God, and we will talk about bible verses that although it is not specifically telling us to love him word for word. However we can imply from the commands what God specifically wants from us.

Now that begs the following questions :

• Do we love God ?
• Does God want,need,demand or even require our love?

Well the bible is always the blueprint to go to, when we are in doubt or when we have questions.

Explicit Bible Verses About Love For God

We would be listing some bible verses according to three different bibles; the roman catholic goodnews bible, the king james version and the mormon bible. The most recurrent phrase in the bible that demands we love God appeared up to 3 times, and this what it says

Deuteronomy 6:5
"And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might."

Matthew 22:37
"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."

Mark 12:30
"And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment."

Luke 10:27
"And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself."

Fromthe new testament down to the old testament this particular command fromGod has been given to us repeatedly by God through his prophets and was even emphasized by our lord jesus christ.

Bible Verses About Love For God According to the Roman Catholic Good News Bible (GNB):

1. Deuteronomy 6:5
   “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.”
2. Matthew 22:37
   “Jesus answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’”
3. Mark 12:30
   “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.”
4. Luke 10:27
   “The man answered, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind.’”
5. 1 John 4:19
   “We love because God first loved us.”
6. 1 John 5:3
   “For our love for God means that we obey his commands. And his commands are not too hard for us.”
7. John 14:15
   “If you love me, you will obey my commandments.”
8. John 14:21
   “Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. My Father will love those who love me; I too will love them and reveal myself to them.”
9. Deuteronomy 10:12
   “Now, people of Israel, listen to what the Lord your God demands of you: Have reverence for the Lord your God, and do all that he commands. Love him, serve him with all your heart, and obey all his laws.”
10. Psalm 18:1
    “I love you, Lord; you are my strength.”
11. Romans 8:28
    “We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose.”
12. Joshua 22:5
    “Make sure you obey the Law which Moses commanded you: Love the Lord your God, do his will, obey his commands, be faithful to him, and serve him with all your heart and soul.”
13. Psalm 31:23
    “Love the Lord, all his faithful people. The Lord protects the faithful but punishes the proud as they deserve.”
14. Matthew 10:37
    “Those who love their father or mother more than me are not fit to be my disciples; those who love their son or

15 Bible Verses Telling Us to Love God According to the King James Version (KJV):

1. Deuteronomy 6:5
   “And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”
2. Matthew 22:37
   “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”
3. Mark 12:30
   “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.”
4. Luke 10:27
   “And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.”
5. John 14:15
   “If ye love me, keep my commandments.”
6. John 14:21
   “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.”
7. 1 John 4:19
   “We love him, because he first loved us.”
8. 1 John 5:3
   “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”
9. Deuteronomy 10:12
   “And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul.”
10. Joshua 22:5
    “But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
11. Psalm 31:23
    “O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.”
12. Psalm 18:1
    “I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.”
13. Romans 8:28
    “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
14. 1 Corinthians 8:3
    “But if any man love God, the same is known of him.”
15. Matthew 10:37
    “He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”

15 Verses Telling Us to Love God According to the Book of Mormon and Latter-day Saint Scripture:

1. Mosiah 2:4
   “That he has given you commandments, that ye should prosper and be filled with love towards God and all men.”
2. Mosiah 2:19
   “O how you ought to thank your heavenly King! I say unto you, my brethren, that if you should render all the thanks and praise which your whole soul has power to possess, to that God who has created you.”
3. 2 Nephi 31:20
   “Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men.”
4. Doctrine and Covenants 42:29
   “If thou lovest me thou shalt serve me and keep all my commandments.”
5. Doctrine and Covenants 59:5
   “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy might, mind, and strength; and in the name of Jesus Christ thou shalt serve him.”
6. 3 Nephi 13:24
   “No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”

Implicit Bible Verses About Love For God

1. Exodus 20:3
   “Worship no god but me.”
2. Deuteronomy 6:13-14
   “Honor the Lord your God, worship only him, and make your promises in his name alone. Do not worship other gods.”
3. Matthew 4:10
   “Then Jesus answered, ‘Go away, Satan! The scripture says, Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!’”
4. Isaiah 42:8
   “I alone am the Lord your God. No other god may share my glory; I will not let idols share my praise.”
5. Deuteronomy 10:20
   “Have reverence for the Lord your God and worship only him. Be faithful to him and make your promises in his name alone.”
6. Psalm 95:6
   “Come, let us bow down and worship him; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!”
7. 1 Chronicles 16:29
   “Give to the Lord the glory due to his name; bring an offering and come into his courts. Worship the Lord in his sacred court.”
8. 2 Kings 17:36
   “But you are to worship only me, the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt with great might and power; you are to bow down to me and offer sacrifices to me alone.”
9. Revelation 14:7
   “Honor God and praise his greatness! For the time has come for him to judge all people. Worship him who made heaven, earth, sea, and the springs of water!”
10. Romans 12:1
    “So then, my friends, because of God’s great mercy to us, I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him. This is the true worship that you should offer.”

After reading these verses we can easily infer that even though God has not expresly said love me, But the dedication , commitment and sacrifices he requires from us can only be given by loving God absolutely with all our heart, soul and being. So to answer the question we asked earlier on, God not only wants us to love him, he requires and demands that from us for all the days of our lives.