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God is Love!
ned:
I love how no matter which book of the bible you are reading from, LOVE is the most important aspect of living for Christ. We surely would not know love, if evil didn't exist. What a comfort to know that ONLY LOVE will reign in the end.
I was reading Colossians this morning, and this verse stuck out as one to share in this thread. It is great words for our "family forum" to heed to:
<CEV> Col 3:12-17 God loves you and has chosen you as his own special people. So be gentle, kind, humble, meek, and patient.
Put up with each other, and forgive anyone who does you wrong, just as Christ has forgiven you.
Love is more important than anything else. It is what ties everything completely together.
Each one of you is part of the body of Christ, and you were chosen to live together in peace. So let the peace that comes from Christ control your thoughts. And be grateful.
Let the message about Christ completely fill your lives, while you use all your wisdom to teach and instruct each other. With thankful hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.
Whatever you say or do should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks to God the Father because of him.
Love
Marie
YellowStone:
Marie,
I have no idea how many times I have read that scripture in the past, BUT it NEVER sounded so true, real and needed as today.
I thank God for bringing this to your attention and you for sharing it.
Have a wonderful day, loving with Christ.
Darren
ned:
Hi Darren,
Amazing how God knows what we need even before we do!
I've said it before, and I'll say it again and again -- how blessed are we to know Him!
You have a great day too.
Love,
Marie
Lacey23:
Kat,
The most famous biblical chapter on love is from 1 Corinthians as you already stated:
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)
This is a description of love. It is described as being patient, kind, truthful, unselfish, trusting, believing, hopeful, and enduring. It is not jealous, boastful, arrogant, rude, selfish, or angry. True love never fails. The description perfectly fits God's love toward us, and should be the way we love each other and God. The Bible says that this unconditional love is more important than everything else (a partial list includes prophecy, knowledge, faith, philanthropy and hope). All of these things, which are "good" things, will pass away. Only love is eternal. In fact, when Jesus was asked what the greatest commandment was, He said,"YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND." (Matthew 22:37)
That is telling us that love means, being patient, kind, truthful, unselfish, trusting, beliveing, hopeful, and enduring and not jealousy, boastful, arrogrant, rude, selfish, or angry.
That is actually a gift, we can't do that on our own but we need continously strive to be like that, with God's help. We need to ask God to give us that gift to be true Love itself.
Hope this helps??
Lacey
gmik:
--- Quote from: Lacey23 on October 26, 2006, 09:52:46 PM ---Kat,
The most famous biblical chapter on love is from 1 Corinthians as you already stated:
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)
This is a description of love. It is described as being patient, kind, truthful, unselfish, trusting, believing, hopeful, and enduring. It is not jealous, boastful, arrogant, rude, selfish, or angry. True love never fails. The description perfectly fits God's love toward us, and should be the way we love each other and God. The Bible says that this unconditional love is more important than everything else (a partial list includes prophecy, knowledge, faith, philanthropy and hope). All of these things, which are "good" things, will pass away. Only love is eternal. In fact, when Jesus was asked what the greatest commandment was, He said,"YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND." (Matthew 22:37)
That is telling us that love means, being patient, kind, truthful, unselfish, trusting, beliveing, hopeful, and enduring and not jealousy, boastful, arrogrant, rude, selfish, or angry.
That is actually a gift, we can't do that on our own but we need continously strive to be like that, with God's help. We need to ask God to give us that gift to be true Love itself.
Hope this helps??
Lacey
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Isn't it amazing that christendom doesn't think that God Himself believes in this chapter. He doesn't show any of these attributes to the billions of people they think He sends to eternal torment. :'(
ALL of the love scriptures are awesome and I need to read & study them faithfully. These are good verses for people who say"well, if we are all going to Heaven why don't I just sin...." Because the Bible teaches us a better way thats why! Love!
gena
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