LOVELOVE

1 Corinthians 131 Corinthians 13

16 Traits to Live By!16 Traits to Live By!

LOVELOVE

……and I show you and I show you

a still more excellent way.a still more excellent way.1 Corinthians 12:311 Corinthians 12:31

The Greatest of These…The Greatest of These…1 Corinthians 13:131 Corinthians 13:13

What is Love?What is Love?

Man’s definition… Or God’s?Man’s definition… Or God’s? The world cannot explain true loveThe world cannot explain true love Songs, poems, paintings, Songs, poems, paintings,

sculptures, books, movies…sculptures, books, movies… Shallow, confused, contradictory, Shallow, confused, contradictory,

inwardly focused, selfishinwardly focused, selfish Modern usage has cheapened the Modern usage has cheapened the

word even moreword even more

God God IsIs Love! Love!((WhoWho is love?) is love?)

1 John 41 John 4 Love is Love is fromfrom God and God and isis God God

(v 7-8, 16)(v 7-8, 16) His Love is His Love is perfectedperfected in us (v 12) in us (v 12) Perfect Love Perfect Love casts out fearcasts out fear (v 18) (v 18) A A fruit of the Spiritfruit of the Spirit is Love is Love

(Galatians 5:22)(Galatians 5:22)

Love is NecessaryLove is Necessary

Commanded by GodCommanded by God

To be practiced by believersTo be practiced by believers

Flows from the heart of Flows from the heart of ChristiansChristians

Matthew 22:37-40Matthew 22:37-40(Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Romans 13:8-10, James (Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Romans 13:8-10, James

2:8)2:8)

You shall love the Lord your God You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This soul, and with all your mind.” This is the great and foremost is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like commandment. The second is like it, “You shall love your neighbor as it, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” On these two yourself.” On these two commandments depend the whole commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.Law and the Prophets.

John 3:16John 3:16(1 John 4:9)(1 John 4:9)

For God so loved the world that He For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.not perish, but have eternal life.

1 John 3:161 John 3:16

We know love by this, We know love by this,

that He laid down His life for us;that He laid down His life for us;

and we ought to lay down our lives and we ought to lay down our lives

for the brethren.for the brethren.

1 John 4:71 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another, Beloved, let us love one another,

for love is from God;for love is from God;

and everyone who loves and everyone who loves

is born of God and knows Godis born of God and knows God

1 John 3:14 (a)1 John 3:14 (a)

We know that we have passed We know that we have passed

out of death into life, out of death into life,

because we love the brethren.because we love the brethren.

ButBut

Without Love…Without Love…

We are We are Eternally LostEternally Lost

1 John 4:81 John 4:8The one who does not love does The one who does not love does

not know God, for God is love.not know God, for God is love.

1 John 3:14(b)1 John 3:14(b)

He who does not love abides in He who does not love abides in death.death.

Proverbs 18:19Proverbs 18:19

An offended brother is more An offended brother is more unyielding (harder to be won)unyielding (harder to be won)

than a fortified citythan a fortified city

1 John 3:151 John 3:15

““Everyone who hates his brother Everyone who hates his brother

is a murderer,is a murderer,

and you know that and you know that

no murderer has eternal life no murderer has eternal life

abiding in him.”abiding in him.”

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Love is Love is thethe Reason Reason1 Corinthians 13:1-31 Corinthians 13:1-3

Whatever you do in service to GodWhatever you do in service to God

if you do not act out of love, then –if you do not act out of love, then –

You are like an You are like an empty soundempty sound

Spiritually, you Spiritually, you are nothingare nothing

You You gain nothinggain nothing from it from it

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Love is PatientLove is Patient1 Corinthians 13:41 Corinthians 13:4

““makrothumeo”makrothumeo”

to be even-temperedto be even-tempered

long-suffering, to bear long withlong-suffering, to bear long with

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Love is KindLove is Kind1 Corinthians 13:41 Corinthians 13:4

““chresteuomai”chresteuomai”

To be kind, have a gentle spiritTo be kind, have a gentle spirit

goodness & graciousness of heartgoodness & graciousness of heart

Prov. 19:22 Luke 6:35 Eph. 4:32Prov. 19:22 Luke 6:35 Eph. 4:32

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Love is not JealousLove is not Jealous1 Corinthians 13:41 Corinthians 13:4

““zeloo”zeloo”

(root – “to boil over”)(root – “to boil over”)

To be jealous, envious, spitefulTo be jealous, envious, spiteful

Song of Solomon 8:6Song of Solomon 8:6

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Love does not BragLove does not Brag1 Corinthians 13:41 Corinthians 13:4

““perpereuomai”perpereuomai”

to be a braggart, to boast, to to be a braggart, to boast, to elevateelevate

oneself or one’s accomplishmentsoneself or one’s accomplishments

Prov. 27:2Prov. 27:2

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Love is not ArrogantLove is not Arrogant1 Corinthians 13:41 Corinthians 13:4

““phusioo”phusioo”

to be inflated,to be inflated,

puffed up with pridepuffed up with pride

Prov. 16:18 Jer.Prov. 16:18 Jer. 49:1649:16

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Love does not act Love does not act UnbecominglyUnbecomingly1 Corinthians 13:51 Corinthians 13:5

““aschemoneo”aschemoneo”

to behave disgracefully, to behave disgracefully, dishonorably, in an unseemly or dishonorably, in an unseemly or

unbecoming mannerunbecoming manner

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Love does not Seek Its Love does not Seek Its OwnOwn

1 Corinthians 13:51 Corinthians 13:5

Not self-seekingNot self-seeking

Concerned with the needs of Concerned with the needs of othersothers

Not pursuing self-interestNot pursuing self-interest

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Love is not ProvokedLove is not Provoked1 Corinthians 13:51 Corinthians 13:5

““paroxuno”paroxuno”

To stir up, irritate, To stir up, irritate,

incite to anger or sharp contentionincite to anger or sharp contention

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Love does not Take Into Love does not Take Into Account a Wrong SufferedAccount a Wrong Suffered

1 Corinthians 13:51 Corinthians 13:5

““logizomai”logizomai”

to count, calculate, enumerate, or to count, calculate, enumerate, or listlist

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Love Rejoices in the Love Rejoices in the TruthTruth

1 Corinthians 13:61 Corinthians 13:6

Love does not point out faultsLove does not point out faults

or delight in notingor delight in noting

the failings of others.the failings of others.

Love delights in what isLove delights in what is

True and Good.True and Good.

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Love Bears All ThingsLove Bears All Things1 Corinthians 13:71 Corinthians 13:7

““stego”stego”

To cover, protect, preserve,To cover, protect, preserve,

to put a roof over,to put a roof over,

to keep off something which to keep off something which threatensthreatens

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Love Believes All ThingsLove Believes All Things1 Corinthians 13:71 Corinthians 13:7

““pisteuo”pisteuo”

To believe, to trustTo believe, to trust

to have faith or confidence into have faith or confidence in

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Love Hopes All ThingsLove Hopes All Things1 Corinthians 13:71 Corinthians 13:7

““elpizo”elpizo”

to hope, to trustto hope, to trust

to place hope and confidence into place hope and confidence in

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Love Endures All ThingsLove Endures All Things1 Corinthians 13:71 Corinthians 13:7

““hupomeno”hupomeno”

Patient endurance, to perseverePatient endurance, to persevere

to bear up under a load to bear up under a load

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Love Never FailsLove Never Fails1 Corinthians 13:81 Corinthians 13:8

““pipto”pipto”

to fall, to fail, to fall into ruin,to fall, to fail, to fall into ruin,

to collapse into extinctionto collapse into extinction

1 Corinthians 13:131 Corinthians 13:13

But now abide But now abide

faith, hope, love – these faith, hope, love – these threethree

but the greatest of these is but the greatest of these is

LoveLove

LOVE…LOVE…

He Expects Nothing Less He Expects Nothing Less of His Childrenof His Children

We Must Expect No We Must Expect No Less of Ourselves!Less of Ourselves!

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