1 COR 13
v4a) Love is patient, love is kind. v4b) it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
v5) It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs.
v6) Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
v7) It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Verse 4a What love is like.....
Patience and kindness shows God's attitude to us
(2 Peter 3;9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is PATIENCE with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but every one to come to repentance.)
Jesus showed great patience with his disciples when they were slow to understand what he taught. And we also should show patience and kindness towards each other, after all does not the fruit of the Spirit include patience and kindness.
( Galatians 5;22...But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace PATIENCE, KINDNESS, goodness, faithfulness.)
1- They do not feel jealous.
In corinth, people were jealous of each other's spiritual gifts. There were also groups who were competing with each other. they said that their leader was superior to the leader of other people. We need to remember that we are all given differant spiritual gifts to further God's work here on earth, and we should not be jealous of other's gifts. Also all leaders appointed by God, are all God's servants and we should never think that one is more superior to the other.
2- They do not boast.
there was a Pharisee in the story in Luke 18;9-12. He told God what a good person he was. Some of the Christians in corinth were boasting that they had wisdom and knowledge. It is not possible to boast and love at the same time. To boast is to make people notice you. To love is to think about other people.
3- They are not proud.
a proud person thinks too much about his own importance. A Christian who shows love is humble. William Carey was a shoe-maker who went to india about 200 years ago. He translated parts of the bible into many different languages. But he did not think he was more than someone who mended shoes.
4- They are not rude.
To behave well means more than to be polite. some Christians at Corinth were not respecting other people. Some were greedy and were not thinking about other's. They were without shame. To love means to think about other's feelings.
5-They are not self-seeking.
Christians should not use their freedom to act only for their own benifit.
(1 Corinthian 10;24...Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of other's.) and Philippians 2;4...Each of you should look not only to your own intrests, but also to the intrest of others.)
6- They do not easily become angry.
Paul began his description of love with the word patient. one kind of patience is to be able to keep calm when other's are angry. love does not answer insults with anger.
7-They keep no records of wrongs.
God does not keep a record of our sins once we have asked for forgivness.
(2 Corinthians 5;19...God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he commited to us the message of reconciliation.)
So the person who loves does not keep remembering an action or insult against him. Some people say "I will forgive but I will not forget." This statment means the person has not really forgiven his enemy.
8- They take no pleasure in evil.
They are happy with the truth. It is a sad fact that some people like to hear about failures of other's. newspapers, television often encourage an intrest in other peoples sins. A loving Christian does not try to find fault in other's. Love covers over a great number of sins.
( 1 Peter 4;8...Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.)
Gossip can ruin a person's life. But a loving person is happy when anyone succeeds.
9- Paul ends ends verse 7 by emphasising that love always protects, trusts, hopes and perseveres.
People with love do not talk about other peoples faults. They do not give into insults and difficulities. Christians can trust God's promise to give them hope and a future.
(Jeremiah 29;11...For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.)
v4a) Love is patient, love is kind. v4b) it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
v5) It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs.
v6) Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
v7) It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Verse 4a What love is like.....
Patience and kindness shows God's attitude to us
(2 Peter 3;9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is PATIENCE with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but every one to come to repentance.)
Jesus showed great patience with his disciples when they were slow to understand what he taught. And we also should show patience and kindness towards each other, after all does not the fruit of the Spirit include patience and kindness.
( Galatians 5;22...But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace PATIENCE, KINDNESS, goodness, faithfulness.)
Verses 4b-verse 7 what people with love do not do.
1- They do not feel jealous.
In corinth, people were jealous of each other's spiritual gifts. There were also groups who were competing with each other. they said that their leader was superior to the leader of other people. We need to remember that we are all given differant spiritual gifts to further God's work here on earth, and we should not be jealous of other's gifts. Also all leaders appointed by God, are all God's servants and we should never think that one is more superior to the other.
2- They do not boast.
there was a Pharisee in the story in Luke 18;9-12. He told God what a good person he was. Some of the Christians in corinth were boasting that they had wisdom and knowledge. It is not possible to boast and love at the same time. To boast is to make people notice you. To love is to think about other people.
3- They are not proud.
a proud person thinks too much about his own importance. A Christian who shows love is humble. William Carey was a shoe-maker who went to india about 200 years ago. He translated parts of the bible into many different languages. But he did not think he was more than someone who mended shoes.
4- They are not rude.
To behave well means more than to be polite. some Christians at Corinth were not respecting other people. Some were greedy and were not thinking about other's. They were without shame. To love means to think about other's feelings.
5-They are not self-seeking.
Christians should not use their freedom to act only for their own benifit.
(1 Corinthian 10;24...Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of other's.) and Philippians 2;4...Each of you should look not only to your own intrests, but also to the intrest of others.)
6- They do not easily become angry.
Paul began his description of love with the word patient. one kind of patience is to be able to keep calm when other's are angry. love does not answer insults with anger.
7-They keep no records of wrongs.
God does not keep a record of our sins once we have asked for forgivness.
(2 Corinthians 5;19...God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he commited to us the message of reconciliation.)
So the person who loves does not keep remembering an action or insult against him. Some people say "I will forgive but I will not forget." This statment means the person has not really forgiven his enemy.
8- They take no pleasure in evil.
They are happy with the truth. It is a sad fact that some people like to hear about failures of other's. newspapers, television often encourage an intrest in other peoples sins. A loving Christian does not try to find fault in other's. Love covers over a great number of sins.
( 1 Peter 4;8...Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.)
Gossip can ruin a person's life. But a loving person is happy when anyone succeeds.
9- Paul ends ends verse 7 by emphasising that love always protects, trusts, hopes and perseveres.
People with love do not talk about other peoples faults. They do not give into insults and difficulities. Christians can trust God's promise to give them hope and a future.
(Jeremiah 29;11...For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.)
