Friday, November 7, 2014

Ultimate Description Of Love

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a HCSB
  1. Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not conceited,
  2. does not act improperly, is not selfish, is not provoked, and does not keep a record of wrongs.
  3. Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth.
  4. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
  5. Love never ends.
Based on a sermon by Dr Mark Minnick (2003-12-09)

Passive and Active Response of Love
Passive response: patient(4)
Active response: kind(4)

Five self denials of Love
Does not envy(4)
Does not boast, brag or parade itself(4)
Not conceited, puffed up(4)
Does not act improperly or unseemly, not rude(5)
Not self-seeking(5)

Three refusals of Love
Refused to be easily provoked or exasperated(5)
Does not keep a record of wrongs(5)
Finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth(6)

Four universals of Love
Bears all things(7)
Believes all things(7)
Hopes all things(7)
Endures all things(7)

Love is Eternal
Love never ends(8)

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