1 Corinthians 13: 4- 5 Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly. How obvious is this truth? How can you say you love me if your actions are unbecoming. Okay, do you want some synonyms for unbecomingly? Here are just […]
1 Corinthians 13: 4 Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant. It is interesting that love is known not only for what it is but also for what it is not. It can be hard to describe what love is but we all understand […]
1 Corinthians 13: 4 Love is patient, love is kind, and [love] is not jealous. We have heard that God is a jealous God (Exodus 20: 5), so how does this make sense? Well, it is true. As the song says, “God don’t play second fiddle.” He will have no other gods before Him. However, […]
1 Corinthians 13: 4 Love is patient . . . Would you like to know the character traits of God? Did you realize they are listed in the Bible? Yep, they are. You see 1 John 4: 8 tells us that God is love. Then we read here in Corinthians that “love is” patient . […]
1 John 4: 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. We have heard this verse often enough but I wonder how deeply we understand it. People don’t come to Christ because they are “afraid” of […]
Romans 12: 10 (Amplified) Love one another with brotherly affections [as members of one family], giving precedence and showing honor to one another. This is a tall order to fill. Nonetheless, God would not have given us this directive if He had not also empowered us to do it. This, being the […]
Psalm 30: 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning. Some people spend their whole lives in bondage of guilt and torment because they fear God’s anger is against them. This seems to […]