Love is patient, Love is kind, it does not envy… Many of us have heard 1st Corinthians chapter 13, also known as the “Love” chapter. I have often pondered about the context of this Love. Are we supposed to be patient and kind all of the time-with everyone? If so, how is that humanly possible? Sometimes questions like these keep me awake at night. I recently found a great tool, Nelson’s Biblical Cyclopedic Index, to help me find some answers.
I looked up the word “Love: on page 304 of the index. The word study of Love was a nice benefit, which quoted related scripture for further review. Next, the meat of the reference tool became apparent. Under the word love are four different headings:
1. Christian Love
2. The Love of Christ
3. The Love of God
4. Physical Love
Under each of the headings are topics such as-“The First Commandment, (Love) toward others, and (As Seen in believer’s) daily lives.” Scripture are associated with each specific topic in order to delve deeply into each topic, person and place mentioned in this index.
By the description of the book, I thought I would get a physical workout from the weight of the book each time I picked it up to find deeper meaning. I must say that I was disappointed initially when I opened the package and realized the neighborhood’s stray cat could carry the book in her mouth like one of her kittens. Nevertheless, once I began reading this treasure trove of information, the size no longer mattered. The content packs a powerful punch. According to the Publisher, Thomas Nelson, (Which gave me a free copy of the Index in exchange for this review) Nelson’s Biblical Cyclopedic Index has more listings than any other Bible resource available, and it combines the features of a concordance, a topical Bible, and a Bible dictionary. I have not read the entire publication-yet. A reference book of this caliber needs to be slowly savored like the most decadent of desserts.
I looked up the word “Love: on page 304 of the index. The word study of Love was a nice benefit, which quoted related scripture for further review. Next, the meat of the reference tool became apparent. Under the word love are four different headings:
1. Christian Love
2. The Love of Christ
3. The Love of God
4. Physical Love
Under each of the headings are topics such as-“The First Commandment, (Love) toward others, and (As Seen in believer’s) daily lives.” Scripture are associated with each specific topic in order to delve deeply into each topic, person and place mentioned in this index.
By the description of the book, I thought I would get a physical workout from the weight of the book each time I picked it up to find deeper meaning. I must say that I was disappointed initially when I opened the package and realized the neighborhood’s stray cat could carry the book in her mouth like one of her kittens. Nevertheless, once I began reading this treasure trove of information, the size no longer mattered. The content packs a powerful punch. According to the Publisher, Thomas Nelson, (Which gave me a free copy of the Index in exchange for this review) Nelson’s Biblical Cyclopedic Index has more listings than any other Bible resource available, and it combines the features of a concordance, a topical Bible, and a Bible dictionary. I have not read the entire publication-yet. A reference book of this caliber needs to be slowly savored like the most decadent of desserts.
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