What Does it Mean to be In Love?……Being in love is a mysterious thing. What is its purpose? Why did God create it? Sexuality still works without being in love. Affection, agape love and friendship are all still possible without it. Many arranged marriages throughout the ages have no doubt been happy and healthy without […]
What does it mean ” love is not easily angered ?”…1 Corinthians 13:5 …Love is an attribute of God and one of His gifts to us. First Corinthians 13 offers tremendous perspective regarding the true nature of Christian love. A portion of the description says that love “is not easily angered” (verse 5). This helps […]
What does it mean “Love is kind” ? 1 Corinthians 13:4……First Corinthians 13 stands as one of the most famous chapters in the Bible. The subject is love, and many consider this portion of Scripture to be Paul’s greatest literary work. In verse 4, we read, “Love is kind.”……In verses 1-3 the word love is […]
What does it mean “Love does not boast” ? 1 Corinthians 13:4 …In 1 Corinthians 13, the famous Bible chapter on love, the apostle Paul details God’s greatest gift. Part of the description of love is a list of negatives—what love is not. One of these negatives, found in verse 4, is love “does not […]
What does it mean “love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth” ? 1 Corinthians 13:6……First Corinthians 13:4-6 contains a list of several things love “does not” do. The final item in this list is that love “does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.” Love loves the truth. Love […]
What does it mean “love always protects” ? 1 Corinthians 13:7……The “love chapter, 1 Corinthians 13, mentions four specific attributes of love that are “always” put into action. The first of these is that love “always protects” (NIV) or “love bears all things” (ESV and NKJV).……The Greek word for “protects” is stegei, which literally means […]
What does it mean “love always hopes” ? 1 Corinthians 13:7……In the description of love in 1 Corinthians 13, we find four things that love “always” does. Love is not just an idea; it is action. The third action listed is that love “always hopes” (NIV) or “hopes all things” (ESV). It’s nice to know […]