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We Must Know How To Love!!!

Jonah2005

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I came across this Scripture, today. Though I've read it before, it never struct me like it did this time when I read it.

It made it clear to me, that as long as we know how to love one another & have all these other qualities in us that the Scripture speaks of, then we are in good shape with GOD.

But if we lack in sharing love with our brothers & sisters & even our enimies, then no-matter how great we are in doing anything else that is righteous in GOD'S Eyes, would still mean nothing.

Because love never fails, so therefore the greatest of these is love.


Love is patient, love is kind.

It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

1 Corinthians 13
Love
1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part,

10 but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.

11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.

12 Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
 
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I love that scripture, truthfully it is one of the most important scriptures in the bible. If we do have unconditional love for one another than many of the sins we commit would not happen. For God IS love, he is tender and merciful, he listens, he comforts, and he defends.
Are we able to say that we are like that in every way?
It is hard sometimes to be loving when people bring you down. But when you are low that is when christ is the strongest in you. When that happens call out to him, ask him to give you some of that love to share with others. If you show that love it shines out brighter than the sun.

Listen to how important love is. In proverbs 10:12 it says Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins. Wow! Isn't that awesome! In 1 peter 4:8 it says And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "Love will cover a multitude of sins." Again, wow!

Great job Jonah2005, yes we do need to know how to love. Why is it so important.
Because Jesus first loved us- but with no reason but because he chose to. He could have let us burn, but he loved and cared about us so much he gave his life for us! Sinners that we are, he still loves us and has mercy on us.
Let us praise him every day for his love and that we may show that kind of love to others.
 
wow that is great jonah 2005 and katie. you are both very right. and without the lord jesus christ in us it is impossible for us to love in this way. love also does not mean that we are just going to have it easy and we are never going to feel hurt because some one does a bad thing to us. however we do forgive that person easier and let it go.

through love we will also confront one another when we are wrong. love is not just saying oh ok well tell them what they want to hear.
 
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