What Love Doesn't Do
Go back over 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, only this time look at it from a different perspective. Look at what love does not do. Though these are stated in the negative, they are actually other positive characteristics of love.
Go through each one of the "negatives" in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 and write down the positive attributes found there. Also, as you do, ask yourself how well or poorly you manifest these aspects of love and how you might be able to do better.
Does not envy =
Does not parade itself =
Is not puffed up =
Is not rude =
Does not seek its own =
Is not easily provoked =
Thinks no evil =
Does not rejoice in iniquity =
As we contemplate the meaning of love detailed in the love chapter (1 Corinthians 13), we are able to appreciate the character of our heavenly Father, who is the personification of love. We also are able to see that the word love as used in the popular culture falls far short of a correct understanding of the love of God.
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