That "way" or "path" that Paul points out in chapter 13 is the path of love. The Corinthians had been focusing on speaking in tongues, so chapter 12 is written to explain the importance of other gifts than just tongues. The Corinthians had been speaking in tongues freely in their worship...
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. Colossians 3:14 And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. John 13:34-35 ...
1 Corinthians 13:4: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head, Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,” Doesn’t fly off the handle, ...
“Love never fails.”(I Corinthians 13:8) We all need unconditional love and acceptance. Human love is often based on performance. When we are applying the love languages of Christ, our love is not based on the performance of those we love. That is what makes our loveindestructible. The...
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 ESV / 19 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not re...
and endures through every circumstance (1 Corinthians 13:7). Love that endures The Ritualized Revelation of the Messianic Age: Washings and Meals in Galatians and 1 Corinthians The Ritualized Revelation of the Messianic Age: Washings and Meals in Galatians and 1 Corinthians To remain focused, I...
/ For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.2 Corinthians 2:13I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to...
Love "rejoices with the truth" (v. 6). Love does not rejoice in a fraud or cover-up regardless of whose side you are on. It rejoices in the truth regardless of whose pride is at stake. We live in a day that admonishes "don't hurt anybody's feelings" instead of rejoicing in the...
David Guzik commentary on 1 Corinthians 13, in which Paul emphasizes the superiority of love to the spiritual gifts in and of themselves.