Definition and Context
Falling out of love refers to the process or experience of losing the emotional attachment or affection that one once had for another person, often within the context of marriage or romantic relationships. In the biblical context, love is not merely an emotion but a commitment and a covenant, especially within marriage. The Bible emphasizes the enduring nature of love and the importance of maintaining it through actions and faithfulness.

Biblical Perspective on Love
The Bible presents love as a fundamental characteristic of God's nature and a central commandment for His followers. In 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 , love is described as patient, kind, and enduring: "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud... It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." This passage underscores the enduring and selfless nature of true love, which is not dependent on fluctuating emotions.

Marriage as a Covenant
Marriage is depicted in the Bible as a sacred covenant between a man and a woman, instituted by God. Genesis 2:24 states, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh." This union is intended to be lifelong and is characterized by mutual love, respect, and fidelity. The commitment to love one's spouse is not contingent upon feelings but is a vow made before God.

Challenges and Admonitions
The Bible acknowledges that relationships can face challenges, including the temptation to fall out of love. In Ephesians 5:25-28 , husbands are instructed to love their wives as Christ loved the church, emphasizing sacrificial love: "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her... In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies." This passage highlights the call to love unconditionally and sacrificially, even when emotions wane.

Renewing Love
Scripture provides guidance for renewing and sustaining love within marriage. In Revelation 2:4-5 , the church in Ephesus is admonished for abandoning its first love and is called to "Remember, then, the heights from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first." While this passage addresses spiritual fervor, it can be applied to marital love, encouraging couples to rekindle their affection by returning to the actions and commitments that initially fostered their love.

Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Forgiveness is a crucial component in maintaining love and overcoming relational difficulties. Colossians 3:13-14 instructs believers to "Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity." This passage emphasizes the role of forgiveness in preserving love and unity within relationships.

Conclusion
While the Bible does not explicitly address the modern concept of "falling out of love," it provides a framework for understanding love as a steadfast commitment rather than a transient emotion. Through the principles of covenant, sacrificial love, and forgiveness, believers are called to nurture and sustain their relationships, reflecting the enduring love of God.Revelation 2:4
Nevertheless I have somewhat against you, because you have left your first love.
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1 Corinthians 7:10-11
And to the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
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Matthew 19:9
And I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her which is put away does commit adultery.
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Matthew 5:32
But I say to you, That whoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery: and whoever shall marry her that is divorced commits adultery.
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Luke 16:18
Whoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is put away from her husband commits adultery.
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Matthew 19:3-6
The Pharisees also came to him, tempting him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
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1 Corinthians 13:8
Charity never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
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Love and Fear
... Look to the falling barometer, and make ready for the ... My text points out the natural
antagonism, and mutual ... as a sinful man, and get His love bestowed upon me ...
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"By the Assay of this Falling we Shall have an High Marvellous ...
... But oftentimes when our falling and our wretchedness is shewed ... less, but doth it
for the great love that He ... possibly for to work at us, carry out our salvation ...
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"We have Now Matter of Mourning: for Our Sin is Cause of Christ's ...
... and it cometh down to us [from out] of the ... are none of these, but all one high love
and marvellous ... our blame [that is therein, from our falling] into endless ...
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Of the Supreme Effect of Affective Love, which is the Death of the ...
... man dying suddenly, whether crushed by a house falling upon him ... by an effusion on
the lungs, or dying out of his ... not indeed in the exercise of holy love, yet he ...
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Description of the Perfect Man, or Gnostic.
... And if such an one teaches to love God, he will not hold virtue ... dream, or in any
vision; since the habit never goes out of itself by falling from being ...
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"Love and I" --A Mystery
... "I in them." I cannot comprehend the doctrine of believers falling from grace ... I in
them" when they sit in the Tabernacle, and out of them ... Is but to love and sing ...
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Out of the Deep of Fear and Anxiety.
... Spirit will keep us from falling back or falling away. ... as justice, remember that
His essence is love, and the ... Why should we weary out the little life we have ...
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The True Gnostic is Beneficent, Continent, and Despises Worldly ...
... become incapable of being softened by pleasures, and never falling into sins ... worth;
since also righteousness is twofold, that which is out of love, and that ...
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There is a Definite Moment at which the Seed is Ripe...
... Even its centre of gravity is so adjusted that, in falling from the sheath, the ... of
Wheat": did He not need this needy world to bring out His love and power ...
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Growth in Grace
... I. The signs of our not growing in grace, but rather falling into a spiritual ... we
are more spiritual in our principles; when we oppose sin out of love to God ...
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