LOVE IN ACTION - "Charity," meant agape love -- an unselfish, enduring, and active concern on behalf of others. Love acts with patience and kindness; it does not envy others or seek to impress others, neither does it exhibit arrogance or conceit. Love is never rude, does not seek its own way, is slow to take offense, and bears no malice or resentment. Love does not gloat over the sins of others and is delighted when truth prevails. Love will bear up under any trial and will never lose faith; it is always hopeful and unlimited in its endurance. Finally, genuine love will be eternal. Love, of course, is eternal because Christ is eternal, and Christ is God, and God is love. This classic passage could in fact be read as a beautiful description of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. Jesus Christ is, indeed, love in action! - "Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up." - (1 Corinthians 13:4) - It is well known that "charity" in this famous "love chapter" is the Greek agape, which is translated "love" three times as often as it is translated "charity," even in the King James Version. Love is described in this chapter, not with adjectives or adverbs, but with verbs! "Charity," in the Old English sense, was not merely giving to feed the poor (note verse 3), but meant agape love -- an unselfish, enduring, and active concern on behalf of others. In this passage (verses 4-8, 13) are listed 17 actions which love, or charity, does or does not engage in.

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Love in Action

Jesus Christ is love in action

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"Charity," meant agape love -- an unselfish, enduring, and active concern on behalf of others. Love acts with patience and kindness; it does not envy others or seek to impress others, neither does it exhibit arrogance or conceit. 

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Love is never rude, does not seek its own way, is slow to take offense, and bears no malice or resentment. Love does not gloat over the sins of others and is delighted when truth prevails. Love will bear up under any trial and will never lose faith; it is always hopeful and unlimited in its endurance. 

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Finally, genuine love will be eternal. Love, of course, is eternal because Christ is eternal, and Christ is God, and God is love. This classic passage could in fact be read as a beautiful description of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. Jesus Christ is, indeed, love in action!

BY HENRY M. MORRIS, PH.D. 

 

"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up." - (1 Corinthians 13:4)

 

It is well known that "charity" in this famous "love chapter" is the Greek agape, which is translated "love" three times as often as it is translated "charity," even in the King James Version.

Why then did the scholarly translators prefer to use "charity" in this chapter, of all places?

Possibly it is because 1 Corinthians 13 emphasizes what love does, rather than what love is.

Love is described in this chapter, not with adjectives or adverbs, but with verbs!

"Charity," in the Old English sense, was not merely giving to feed the poor (note verse 3), but meant agape love -- an unselfish, enduring, and active concern on behalf of others.

In this passage (verses 4-8, 13) are listed 17 actions which love, or charity, does or does not engage in.

Love acts with patience and kindness; it does not envy others or seek to impress others, neither does it exhibit arrogance or conceit.

Love is never rude, does not seek its own way, is slow to take offense, and bears no malice or resentment.

Love does not gloat over the sins of others and is delighted when truth prevails.

Love will bear up under any trial and will never lose faith; it is always hopeful and unlimited in its endurance.

Finally, genuine love will be eternal.

Even faith will cease when it is replaced by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7), and hope will finally be fulfilled (Romans 8:24), but love will abide forever.

Love, of course, is eternal because Christ is eternal, and Christ is God, and God is love.

This classic passage, describing genuine Christian love, could in fact be read as a beautiful description of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.

That is, "Christ suffereth long, and is kind," and so on, finally climaxing in the great truth, "Christ never faileth."

Jesus Christ is, indeed, love in action!

The Institute for Creation Research (ICR) wants people to know that God’s Word can be trusted in everything it speaks about—from how and why we were made, to how the universe was formed, to how we can know God and receive all He has planned for us.

After 50 years of ministry, ICR remains a leader in scientific research within the context of biblical creation. Founded by Dr. Henry Morris in 1970, ICR exists to conduct scientific research within the realms of origins and Earth history, and then to educate the public both formally and informally through professional training programs, through conferences and seminars around the country, and through books, magazines, and media presentations.

https://www.icr.org/article/love-action

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LOVE IS PATIENT - “Wedding vows are under a vicious attack.” 1 Corinthians 13, the famous love chapter in Scripture, begins its list of attributes with the words “love is patient.” For the Christian celebrating decades of marriage — or just getting married — it’s not about passion and romance; it’s about patience in sickness and health, in wealth and want, for better or for worse. No matter how horribly depressing and difficult things are, cling to God’s grace moment-by-moment - “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” If you’re shopping for an anniversary this month, you’ll find a large selection of beautiful, expensive cards describing your spouse as the most virtuous, fault-free, brave, and lovely person on the planet. But the truth is — can I say this in print? — it’s often difficult to love your spouse. This is precisely why 1 Corinthians 13, the famous love chapter in Scripture, begins its list of attributes with the words “love is patient.” For the Christian celebrating decades of marriage — or just getting married — it’s not about passion and romance; it’s about patience in sickness and health, in wealth and want, for better or for worse. What’s more, in any relationship, God asks you to show patience with other’s shortcomings, to display mercy toward them, to release them from meeting all your righteous expectations, to bear with their weaknesses, and to not be itching to correct them.

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Love is Patient

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“Wedding vows are under a vicious attack.” 1 Corinthians 13, the famous love chapter in Scripture, begins its list of attributes with the words “love is patient.” For the Christian celebrating decades of marriage — or just getting married — it’s not about passion and romance; it’s about patience in sickness and health, in wealth and want, for better or for worse. No matter how horribly depressing and difficult things are, cling to God’s grace moment-by-moment

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“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” - 1 Corinthians 13:4

If you’re shopping for an anniversary this month, you’ll find a large selection of beautiful, expensive cards describing your spouse as the most virtuous, fault-free, brave, and lovely person on the planet.

But the truth is — can I say this in print? — it’s often difficult to love your spouse.

This is precisely why 1 Corinthians 13, the famous love chapter in Scripture, begins its list of attributes with the words “love is patient.”

For the Christian celebrating decades of marriage — or just getting married — it’s not about passion and romance; it’s about patience in sickness and health, in wealth and want, for better or for worse.

What’s more, in any relationship, God asks you to show patience with other’s shortcomings, to display mercy toward them, to release them from meeting all your righteous expectations, to bear with their weaknesses, and to not be itching to correct them.

The fact is, when you love someone with patience, you love them as God loves you.

Lord Jesus, thank You for Your patient love for me through the years.

You love me when I am unlovable.

You watch over me when I am preoccupied with myself.

You forgive me when I commit the same old tiresome sins right after I have confessed them.

I don’t know how else to say it, but help me to love like You do.

Joni & Ken: An Untold Love Story

“No matter how horribly depressing and difficult things were, we clung to God’s grace moment-by-moment.” - Joni Eareckson Tada

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When Zondervan Publishing wanted Joni and Ken to write a book together and to call it Joni & Ken: An Untold Love Story, it was the first time Joni and Ken had ever written something together. Immediately they were motivated to share how God used their struggles against breast cancer, quadriplegia, depression, and chronic pain to deepen their intimacy with Him and with each other.

“Wedding vows are under a vicious attack.”

When asked “Why do you want to write this book?” Joni and Ken simply said: wedding vows are under a vicious attack today, and we want to help married couples grasp the sufficiency of Christ “in sickness and in health” and “for better or for worse.”

Joni & Ken: An Untold Love Story offers readers a rare and candid account of a marriage journey through quadriplegia, depression, pain, and cancer. The book is a testimony to all the grace and faithfulness found in God alone.

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https://www.joniandfriends.org/love-is-patient/