Love Is. Love is patient “patient” μακροθυμέω (makrothumeó)

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Love Is

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Love is patient

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“patient”

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“patient”

• μακροθυμέω (makrothumeó)

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“patient”

• μακροθυμέω (makrothumeó)• I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing, perseverance.

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“patient”

• μακροθυμέω (makrothumeó)• I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing, perseverance.• properly, long-tempered (to defer anger), refusing to retaliate with anger, because of human reasoning.

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“patient”

• The literal sense of the term is "extending a long time (way).“

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“patient”• The literal sense of the term is "extending a long time (way).“• ("showing divinely-directed patience") is "longsuffering" because it only expresses anger as the Lord directs (i.e. is the opposite of being "quick-tempered").

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Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.

James 5:7-8

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The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:9

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We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone…

1 Thessalonians 5:14

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1. God is patient with us.

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1. God is patient with us.

2. Is our love patient?

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Love is kind

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“kind”

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“kind”

• χρηστεύομαι (chrésteuomai)

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“kind”

• χρηστεύομαι (chrésteuomai)• I am kind (full of service to others), gentle

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“kind”

• χρηστεύομαι (chrésteuomai)• I am kind (full of service to others), gentle• Only occurrence in the New Testament

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“kind”

• χρηστεύομαι (chrésteuomai)• I am kind (full of service to others), gentle• Only occurrence in the New Testament• From χρηστός (chréstos)

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χρηστός

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χρηστός

χριστός

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But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.

Luke 6:35

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Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.

Ephesians 4:32

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Why aren’t we kind?

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Treat others the way God treats them

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Love is not jealous

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“not jealous patient”

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“not jealous patient”

• ζηλόω (zéloó)

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“not jealous patient”

• ζηλόω (zéloó)• intrans: I am jealous, (b) trans: I am jealous of, with acc. of a person; I am eager for, am eager to possess, with acc. of a thing.

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“not jealous patient”

• an onomatopoetic word, imitating the sound of boiling water – properly, to bubble over because so hot (boiling)

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“not jealous patient”

• an onomatopoetic word, imitating the sound of boiling water – properly, to bubble over because so hot (boiling)• (figuratively) "to burn with zeal"

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“not jealous patient”

• "to be deeply committed to something, with the implication of accompanying desire – 'to be earnest, to set one's heart on, to be completely intent upon' "

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But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way.

1 Corinthians 12:31

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Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues.

1 Corinthians 14:1, 39

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For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin.

2 Corinthians 11:2

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Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.

Revelation 3:19

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But the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the market place, formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and attacking the house of Jason, they were seeking to bring them out to the people.

Acts 17:5

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“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him…

Acts 7:9

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Why be jealous?

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Accept and be content with what God has for us, and with what He has called us to do.

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Love does not brag

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“brag”

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“brag”

• περπερεύομαι (perpereuomai)

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“brag”

• περπερεύομαι (perpereuomai)• I boast, vaunt myself.

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“brag”

• περπερεύομαι (perpereuomai)• I boast, vaunt myself.• to act as a braggart, i.e. a "show off" who needs too much attention

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“brag”

• περπερεύομαι (perpereuomai)• I boast, vaunt myself.• to act as a braggart, i.e. a "show off" who needs too much attention• Only occurrence in the New Testament

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Love is not arrogant

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“arrogant”

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“arrogant”

• φυσιόω (phusioó)

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“arrogant”

• φυσιόω (phusioó)• I inflate, puff up; pass: I am puffed up, arrogant, proud.

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“arrogant”

• φυσιόω (phusioó)• I inflate, puff up; pass: I am puffed up, arrogant, proud.• properly, inflate by blowing; (figuratively) swelled up, like an egotistical person spuing out arrogant ("puffed-up") thoughts.

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“arrogant”

• from phusa (bellow)

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Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind…

Colossians 2:18

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You have become arrogant and have not mourned instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be removed from your midst.

1 Corinthians 5:2

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Now concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies.

1 Corinthians 8:1

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Why aren’t we kind?

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Recognize the truth of our state:

Everything that we have and are is because and only because of God.

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Love does not act unbecomingly

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“act unbecomingly”

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“act unbecomingly”

• ἀσχημονέω (aschémoneó)

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“act unbecomingly”

• ἀσχημονέω (aschémoneó)• I act improperly, am unseemly, behave unbecomingly (or even dishonorably); perhaps: I consider (something) unseemly.

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“act unbecomingly”• (literally, "improperly"); (figuratively) to lack proper form and hence thought of as unseemly (indecent, unbecoming).

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“act unbecomingly”• (literally, "improperly"); (figuratively) to lack proper form and hence thought of as unseemly (indecent, unbecoming).• 2 Occurrences in the New Testament

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“act unbecomingly”• (literally, "improperly"); (figuratively) to lack proper form and hence thought of as unseemly (indecent, unbecoming).• 2 Occurrences in the New Testament• from aschémón

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But if any man thinks that he is acting unbecomingly toward his virgin daughter, if she is past her youth, and if it must be so, let him do what he wishes, he does not sin; let her marry.

1 Corinthians 7:36

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Why act rudely?

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Respect and love people enough that we are sensitive to how we

treat them.

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Love does not seek its own

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“seek its own”

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“seek its own”• ζητέω (zéteó)

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“seek its own”• ζητέω (zéteó)• I seek, search for, desire, require, demand

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“seek its own”• ζητέω (zéteó)• I seek, search for, desire, require, demand• properly, to seek by inquiring; to investigate to reach a binding (terminal) resolution; to search, "getting to the bottom of a matter."

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“seek its own”

• 117 Occurrences in the New Testament

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“seek its own”

• 117 Occurrences in the New Testament• 8 Occurrences in 1 Corinthians

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Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor. Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God; just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit but the profit of the many, so that

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they may be saved.1 Corinthians 10:24

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And the Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying…

Acts 9:11

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As a result of this Pilate made efforts to release Him, but the Jews cried out saying, “If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar.”

John 19:12

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Why act selfishly?

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Live a lifestyle in which we are looking out for

others.

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Love is not provoked

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“not provoked”

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“not provoked”

• παροξύνω (paroxunó)

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“not provoked”

• παροξύνω (paroxunó)• I arouse anger, provoke, irritate.

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“not provoked”

• παροξύνω (paroxunó)• I arouse anger, provoke, irritate.• from pará, "alongside" and oxys, "a sharp edge" – properly, cut close alongside, i.e. to incite ("jab") someone and stimulate their feelings (emotions);

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“not provoked”• "become emotionally provoked (upset, roused to anger)" (A-S), as personally "getting to someone"; (figuratively) "to provoke feelings, spurring someone to action" (Souter).• 2 Occurrences in the New Testament

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“not provoked”

• "become emotionally provoked (upset, roused to anger)" (A-S), as personally "getting to someone"; (figuratively) "to provoke feelings, spurring someone to action" (Souter).

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Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols.

Acts 17:16

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Why get provoked?

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Live a life that is filled with the Spirit and

therefore filled with the peace of God.

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Love does not take into account

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“take into account”

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“take into account”

• λογίζομαι (logizomai)

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“take into account”

• λογίζομαι (logizomai)• I reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose.

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“take into account”

• properly, compute, "take into account"; reckon (come to a "bottom-line"), i.e. reason to a logical conclusion (decision).

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“take into account”

• properly, compute, "take into account"; reckon (come to a "bottom-line"), i.e. reason to a logical conclusion (decision).• 2 Occurrences in 1 Corinthians 13 (5, 11)

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But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: “BLESSED ARE THOSE WHOSE LAWLESS DEEDS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN,

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AND WHOSE SINS HAVE BEEN COVERED. “BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOSE SIN THE LORD WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.” Is this blessing then on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say, “FAITH WAS CREDITED TO ABRAHAM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.”

Romans 4:5-9

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At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them.

2 Timothy 4:16

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Why keep records of wrongs?

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We must forgive.