True Love Waits Part 2
Fred Lowery
1 Cor. 13
One word summary of Christianity = Love John 3:16: For God so loved
Jesus Said: Sum up all commandments
1.Love God with all your heart
2.Love your neighbor as yoursself
Night Before Crucifixion A new commandment I give you Love One Another
By this shall all men know 1.Mandate 2. Mark
I.Love is Above All
A more excellent way Greater than knowledge, giving, martyrdom Its absence = zero
Whatever you do -if have not love ItNeutralizes your testimony you are spiritually a zero
II. Love is Action Not a feeling, an emotion A warm fuzzy
It is something you do It is a decision of the will It is a choice of the heart
Phileo
Eros ''Erotic'' Romantic passion usually selfish, demanding
Agape Unselfish Unconditional Other Person Centered
Characteristics of Love All are verbs
1.Love is patient Suffers long ''long fused'' long tempered
Hangs in There Willing to suffer long time
Patient with people Waiting on God to work in their lives
I'm going to hang in there, encourage you and endure until God breaks through in your life.
Eros: Cuts you off Get act together and let me know
e.g. Jesus - From cross - never stopped
Loving - patiently loving
In marriage - prevent most divorces
Also patient with ourselves - God is still working. Believe what he says about you.
2.Love is Kind ''Warm'' sympathic, caring
Lit. Usefully kind
Its one thing to patiently wait but another to be kind through it.
Graciousness Be considerate
Responds, even to hurt, with sweetness, gentleness
Paul: Be ye kind one to another active - do it.
Sweet Reasonableness
I'm wrongPlease forgive me
I sorry.
3.Love Does Not Envy ''Jealous''
Envy staged 1st murder - Cain killed Abel Envy led Joseph's brothers - sell him into slavery
The sorrow of fools The death and relaitonships
Solomon - rottenness of the bones Shakespear: The green sickness
Hatred without ...
Fred Lowery
1 Cor. 13
One word summary of Christianity = Love John 3:16: For God so loved
Jesus Said: Sum up all commandments
1.Love God with all your heart
2.Love your neighbor as yoursself
Night Before Crucifixion A new commandment I give you Love One Another
By this shall all men know 1.Mandate 2. Mark
I.Love is Above All
A more excellent way Greater than knowledge, giving, martyrdom Its absence = zero
Whatever you do -if have not love ItNeutralizes your testimony you are spiritually a zero
II. Love is Action Not a feeling, an emotion A warm fuzzy
It is something you do It is a decision of the will It is a choice of the heart
Phileo
Eros ''Erotic'' Romantic passion usually selfish, demanding
Agape Unselfish Unconditional Other Person Centered
Characteristics of Love All are verbs
1.Love is patient Suffers long ''long fused'' long tempered
Hangs in There Willing to suffer long time
Patient with people Waiting on God to work in their lives
I'm going to hang in there, encourage you and endure until God breaks through in your life.
Eros: Cuts you off Get act together and let me know
e.g. Jesus - From cross - never stopped
Loving - patiently loving
In marriage - prevent most divorces
Also patient with ourselves - God is still working. Believe what he says about you.
2.Love is Kind ''Warm'' sympathic, caring
Lit. Usefully kind
Its one thing to patiently wait but another to be kind through it.
Graciousness Be considerate
Responds, even to hurt, with sweetness, gentleness
Paul: Be ye kind one to another active - do it.
Sweet Reasonableness
I'm wrongPlease forgive me
I sorry.
3.Love Does Not Envy ''Jealous''
Envy staged 1st murder - Cain killed Abel Envy led Joseph's brothers - sell him into slavery
The sorrow of fools The death and relaitonships
Solomon - rottenness of the bones Shakespear: The green sickness
Hatred without ...
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