1 Corinthians 13:6
1 Corinthians 13:6
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
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What we call love has been a watered down shadow of the real thing. How do we know? Because the Bible teaches us the true dimensions of love. Love is not complicit in wrongdoing. When you think you love somebody by defending their misdemeanor, that’s not love. No matter what, love will not tolerate even the slightest appearance of evil but will always strive to maintain the truth. Now, to the more fearful parts: “Love bears all things”. For the original meaning of the word used here, to bear means to suffer. Does your love believe everything good about your brother, sister, or partner even when they’re wrong? Love hopes for all things. But does your love hope that people will be better people tomorrow, regardless of what they do today? Love endures all things. But can you endure and patiently suffer the wrongs of your loved ones even when there seems to be no end in sight? This is the passion of love. To love is to suffer. It literally was Jesus’ experience for loving the world. If the Almighty's heart remains broken by our sins, but He's always ready to forgive, then we must also be willing to have our love broken, squashed, and spit in our faces while we patiently forgive. We must recognize the difficulty of love and not deceive ourselves only with the flattery of words. 1 John 3:18, says, “My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for the privilege to love and be loved. Although I am deeply aware of my weaknesses, I pray You help me give pure, divine love to not only those who love me, but to those who don't. Help me to suffer willingly and patiently for the love I give. I want to love in its fullness, so help me put myself aside and love like You do. In Jesus’s name I pray. Amen.
1 Peter 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Romans 12:10
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
1 John 4:16
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.