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God is Love!
Lacey23:
--- Quote from: gmik on October 27, 2006, 12:41:12 AM ---
--- 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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Gena,
I thought i'd share this with you, in the past years, I tried reading the bible faithfully, trying to learn something, but every time, after a while, i failed to keep up, i guess it was because there were so much to learn and all in a short amount of time, so I just came to this recently and found it really helpful. What I do, is I go to the bible whenever I need guidance about something, ie, life experiences, whenever something comes up, I go to the bible, to find the answer to my question, rather than reading the bible faithfully. I take one thing at a time, for instance, in my current suitation, I am learning about God, and learning to be patient, and trusting him and believing him for what he says. I study the scirputres according to that, and work on it until I have the scriptures become part of me, until I live by it, and know God's word and actually obey him on that, once i do that, I go to the next lesson. learn whatveer you are learning at your own pace, it helps that way. we have the e-sword which is a big help, to help us find scriptures to answer our questions and we can share it with others, to help edify others and myself, including you.
hope that helps with the bible thing, I find it really helpful, it doesn't really make sense to try to cram everything in your head and not having time to apply it to yourself and to life too. I did that and it didn't work too well.... so one lesson at a time :)
I hope i didn't offend you by suggesting that, just thought you'd want to try it too.
Lacey
gmik:
Lacey, thank you. I agree cramming my head does no good and yet that is exactly what I do. I MUST know everything first, like I read everysingle thing on Ray's site, not even stopping for a moment to relish a new revelation, but forging ahead wanting more.
I like your way tho. That is what I need for daily living.
thanks,
gena
Deborah-Leigh:
Bobby
I know what you are saying....sometimes I recieve love and can not return it in the way it is expected of me or in the mirror like manner that it is given to me. Then I feel that I have hurt the person because I have not responded in the same way they understand so I look to respond in the way I alone know how......
This is the more difficult path because giving people what you know they want simply because you know how to please them, is easy and insincere. I would not like to be treated that way so I do not treat others this way even if it hurts me at first....
Then if God chooses, He makes a situation arise to show His love and then that makes up for all the pain caused by not being moved to take the easy way into false affection. Shakespear wrote a Sonnet.....The summer flower is to the summer sweet
But if that flower with base infection meet, The basest weed outbraves her dignity, for sweetest things turn sowerest by their deeds, Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.... :D
Arcturus.... :)
hillsbororiver:
Kat,
What a beautiful, edifying thread this has been to experience.
Thank you,
Joe
Karen:
I LOVED READING ALL THIS WORDS ABOUT LOVE. I PRAISE THE LORD AND THANK HIM FOR ALL THE LOVE HE HAS GIVEN ME, EVEN WHEN I WASNT GIVING IT BACK. EVERYDAY I AM LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT LOVE TRULY IS AND GROWING IN HIM AND SHOWING IT OUTWARDLY IN EVERYDAY THINGS WE DO. ~KAREN~ :D
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