[kosta50]

If we say that love is an action then before creation there was love within the Trinity. The Bible specifically mentions love between the Father and Son, for example

Love is a name (noun), not action (verb). Love by itself implies no specific action. One can be "in love" and do nothing. It almost seems as if God sought his own purpose in creating the world. Radical thought, I understand... :)

[Forest Keeper]

FK: If we say that love is an action then before creation there was love within the Trinity. The Bible specifically mentions love between the Father and Son, for example.

Love is a name (noun), not action (verb). Love by itself implies no specific action. One can be "in love" and do nothing.

We have the two greatest Commandments, to love God and to love one's neighbor. How can we respond to these commandments without doing anything? I think the clear intent here is to show action. Jesus talked about feeding and clothing Him, etc. and it seems clear to me that He was equating these with the action of loving. When a loved one asks you to do something that you don't want to do, and you do it anyway, you are actively loving that person.

Further, we could just say that "loving" is the verb if you want and everything is still the same. No matter the form of the word, the Biblical concept of love involves action. If God loving us involved no action, wouldn't we all be doomed? :)