LOVE DOES NOT DELIGHT IN EVIL BUT REJOICES WITH THE TRUTH 1 Corinthians 13:6 Today, we will focus on the aspect of love that "does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth." Delighting in evil involves taking pleasure in
LOVE KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS 1 Corinthians 13:5 Keeping a record of wrongs involves remembering past hurts, offences, or injustices and using them to fuel anger, resentment, or bitterness. We may want to quickly rebut this and claim that we
LOVE IS NOT EASILY ANGERED 1 Corinthians 13:5 Anger is a strong emotion characterized by antagonism toward someone or something. It involves a range of physiological, cognitive, and behavioural responses. It can manifest in different ways, such as irritation, frustration, or
LOVE IS NOT SELF SEEKING 1 Corinthians 13:5 As already established, love is a fundamental aspect of the Christian faith. To understand love and how we ought to live as Christians, we are taking time to examine the characteristics of love
LOVE DOES NOT DISHONOUR OTHERS 1 Corinthians 13:5 We are still discussing the attributes of love. Love is a fundamental aspect of the Christian faith. In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul describes the characteristics of genuine love. Today, we'll focus on the
LOVE IS NOT PROUD 1 Corinthians 13:4 God hates pride. Pride is the reason for the fall of Satan in Isaiah 14. It’s a real deal before God as pride contends for supremacy with Him. Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction,
LOVE IS NOT BOASTFUL 1 Corinthians 13:4 It is very easy and often desirable to gloat over one’s accomplishment in life. We tend to praise ourselves. As sinless as it seems, if one is not careful, you would easily tilt to
LOVE IS NOT ENVIOUS 1 Corinthians 13:4 Envy is the desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable things belonging to someone else. Envy is marked by covetousness and resentment. Envy is ultimately destructive. Job 5:2 puts it plainly: “Resentment
LOVE IS KIND 1 Corinthians 13:4 The Oxford Dictionary describes kindness as the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate. It is not just about being nice but looking at the interest of others with love and compassionate. Kindness is love
LOVE IS PATIENT 1 Corinthians 13:4 Apostle Paul, having established the importance of love as the basis of all that we do as Christians, goes on to describe the characteristics of love. And the first thing he mentions is PATIENCE, meaning
