1 Corinthians 13:4-7
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
The character and actions of love include looking to be kind while enduring much over time, not wanting immediate satisfaction, and not wanting what others have that we think we must have. It is humble, courteous, giving, and looks out for others instead of what is evil and reactionary. Love cares for what is right and holy, it therefore puts up with much while trusting God in all, keeping hope in Christ till the end. Love is therefore an alien and supernatural outworking of God’s Spirit in and through us; we cannot love this way in or of ourselves, no matter what effort we conjure up.
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