My study of the “love chapter” is really revealing things to me about the way I show love to people. Allowing God’s Word to soak in like this helps me as I try to replace the way I have been doing things with the way I should be doing them.…
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It’s not about me
[Love] is not rude, it is not self-seeking – 1 Corinthians 13:5 Being rude is so much more than just not using your manners or budging to the front of the line. The Greek word used here is more about a way of life. A character trait that describes a…
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Don’t envy… don’t boast
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. – 1 Corinthians 13:4 Anytime we wish that we had things the way someone else does we will get ourself into trouble. Envy will change our entire focus and it will become the driving force behind all…
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Patient & kind
Love is patient, love is kind. (1 Corinthians 13:4) As I examined the first sentence of the love chapter, I reflected back on recent days of my own life. Have I been patient and kind? Well, right off the bat I know I could use a lot of refining in…
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The most excellent way
The lead into to the “love chapter” (1 Corinthians 13) comes on the heals of Paul explaining to the church the special gifts they have received as part of the body of Christ. As he finishes explaining these gifts, given by God to accomplish his purposes, he makes a statement…