Posted on 08/12/2023 6:21:15 AM PDT by metmom
"Love is patient . . . kind . . . not jealous . . . does not brag . . . is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly . . . does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things" (1 Cor. 13:4-7). Love is difficult to define, but it can be described by the behavior it produces.
Paul painted a portrait of the kind of love Jesus wants to produce in every believer. It is, in fact, a portrait of Christ Himself, who is love's highest expression. Unlike most English translations, which include several adjectives, the Greek forms of all those properties are verbs. They do not focus on what love is so much as on what love does and does not do.
Set against the backdrop of the Corinthians' self- promoting behavior, Paul's words are a strong rebuke. He says in effect, "Love is patient, but you are impatient. Love is kind, but you are unkind toward those who disagree with you. Love is not jealous, but you envy those with certain spiritual gifts. Love does not brag, but you are proud of your theology. Love is not arrogant and does not act unbecomingly, but often you are rude and ill-mannered toward one another.
"Love does not seek its own, but you are self-centered. Love is not provoked, but you quarrel among yourselves. Love does not take into account a wrong suffered, but you hold grudges against each other. Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but you delight in one another's failures. Love rejoices with the truth, but you distort and disobey God's Word.
"Love bears all things, but you are defensive and resentful. Love is eager to believe the best about someone, but you are quick to assume the worst. Love never gives up and can tolerate incredible opposition, but you are weak and intolerant."
Paul wanted the Corinthians to see the deficiencies in their love in light of the truth and make the needed corrections. You and I must do the same. So as we explore each of love's characteristics, ask the Holy Spirit to purify your heart so others will clearly see Paul's portrait of love on display in you.
Suggestions for Prayer
Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, substituting "Jesus" for "love." Then praise Him for all His excellencies.
For Further Study
What does 1 John 3:13-18 teach about love?
From Drawing Near by John MacArthur Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Crossway Books, a division of Good News Publishers, Wheaton, IL 60187, www.crossway.com.
Studying God’s Word ping.
I don’t love people who use government (otherwise called voting) to control me with the intent to eventually kill me.
Here's more just a few verses down.....
Verse 12 should touch the heart of every God and Bible-believing human on the planet."9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known."
That is, while many of us think we have everything on this huge ball of dirt in the universe figured out, we don't have a clue. Only when we are face to face with God in heaven will we know and understand.
So, why stress out on something here in what we call life, that is temporary for you and me, that we will never ever understand?
Just wait until our "temporary" journey ends, and the truth will then be known -- and sooner than you expect.
John Macarthur...........absolute flaming, lost heretick. A wolf in sheep’s clothing, a liar.
https://www.christs-disciples.org/the-blood-of-jesus-christ.html
Denies the Blood saves us, now say we can take the mark oft he beast and still be or get saved.
(Revelation 14:9, 10)
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
He is very adept at lying. What a charlatan. Ew. The smoke of that man’s torment
Easy Zucchini...
That’s Not Loving !
I watched that last time.
He came across as very dismissive of the blood of Christ being of any importance.
I heard a sermon from him many years ago about what it is that really saves us. IIRC, he said it was the word. I have no idea how to find that message. All I know is that it set alarm bells off for me.
The Word,
The Blood,
Son of God,
Our Redeemer and
The Lamb,,,,
I see it as ‘Jesus’,MESSIAH and
OUR HIGH PRIEST.
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and our Sin.
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But Zucchini is not man but veggie.
You count lying as loving and then taking money from them to the tune of millions after, definitely NOT loving.. And loving is what Jesus did, telling people they are wrong IS loving. “Woe unto you,____________!” (place your name there, it fits.
https://christs-disciples.org/judgment-by-christians.html
Here is another unfinished you will refuse to read. being so loving.
Challenge John Macarthur on his “doctrine” of the Blood and you will see “love”, good “Christian love”..........he is a false teacher and no one is commanded to love false teachers, false apostles, messengers of satan, etc. or abide with their “doctrine”
One loving characteristic I see in all of these phony Christians is that hey personally attack you, and call you “unloving”, but cannot refuter with Scri-pture verses, in context, not privately interpreted.
Nor do they read anything you post. Unteachable spirits, all.
His,
“Zucchini”
If I look in my Bible dictionary the word
‘BLOOD’ is not showing any attributes to SALVATION!?!
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Hey
I think alot of us are searching for
The Truth so let’s drop this Heretic
Stuff and Reason together.
I like the way you put That!
Okay Amigo 👍
I only need to search for THE TRUTH in the WORD of TRUTH, not the WORDS of man. But, since you like mankind's words over God's Word, Noah Webster can help your issues. Something more to reject and not read for you. His, "Zucchini"
Okay... I read it...
But How does it fit in
Your Theological practice?
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Mine-—
Christ is Virgin Born,lived a sinless Life
Killed on a cross,Arose on the Third Day and Now sits at the Right of God Almighty as His only Son making intercession for those that shall inherite Eternal Life.
Even the dictionary corrects you, not just His Word that you deliberately ignore. Here is dictionary for you to ignore also, then some of God’s Word for you to ignore also.
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10. A sacramental symbol of the blood of Christ.
This is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for the remission of sins. Mat 26.
11. The death and sufferings of Christ.
Being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. Rom 5:3.
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BLOOD, n.
1. The fluid which circulates through the arteries and veins of the human body, and of other animals,which is essential to the preservation of life. This fluid is generally red. If the blood of an animal is not red, such animal is called exsanguious, or white-blooded; the blood being white, or white tinged with blue.
2. Kindred; relation by natural descent from a common ancestor; consanguinity.
God hath made of one blood, all nations of the earth. Acts 17.
3. Royal lineage; blood royal; as a prince of the blood.
4. Honorable birth; high extraction; as a gentleman of blood.
5. Life.
Shall I not require his blood at your hands? 2 Sam 4.
6. Slaughter; murder, or bloodshedding.
I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu. Hosea 1.
The voice of thy brother’s blood crieth to me from the ground. Gen 4.
7. Guilt, and punishment.
Your blood be upon your own heads. Acts 18.
8. Fleshly nature;; the carnal part of man; as opposed to spiritual nature,or divine life.
Who were born, not of flesh and blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1.
9. Man, or human wisdom, or reason.
Flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee,but my Father who is in heaven. Mat 16.
10. A sacramental symbol of the blood of Christ.
This is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for the remission of sins. Mat 26.
11. The death and sufferings of Christ.
Being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. Rom 5:3.
12. The price of blood; that which is obtained by shedding blood,and seizing goods.
Wo to him that buildeth a town with blood. Hab 2. Acts 1.
13. Temper of mind; state of the passions; but in this sense, accompanied with cold or warm, or other qualifying word. Thus to commit an act in cold blood, is to do it deliberately, and without sudden passion. Warm blood denotes a temper inflamed or irritated; to warm or head the blood, is to excite the passions.
14. A hot spark; a man of fire or spirit; a rake.
15. The juice of any thing, especially if red; as, “the blood of grapes.” Gen 49.
Whole blood. In law, a kinsman of the whole blood is one who descends from the same couple of ancestors; of the half blood, one who descends from either of them singly, by a second marriage.
BLOOD, v.t. To let blood; to bleed by opening a vein.
1. To stain with blood.
2. To enter; to inure to blood; as a hound.
3. To heat the blood; to exasperate. [Unusual.]
(Proverbs 18:13 [KJV])
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
(Proverbs 18:17 [KJV])
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
(Proverbs 26:4 [KJV])
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
(Proverbs 26:5 [KJV])
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
(Proverbs 26:4, [KJV])
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
So my last answer to this was COMPLETELY ignored. Wow. drop the heresy.............I ill drop “the heretick stuff”.
You and a piece of work. An an insult to us who read the Word. Both you and Macarthur are rank hereticks, and both deny it, do not read His Word and Words.
(Matthew 15:14 [KJV])
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Fools follow fools........into the ditch.
We should never listen nor respond to fools like you. Of course, that does not stop most sheeple. They ignore the Word, the ignore wanrings about it.
But they love those Webster’s............above God’s Word.
(Psalms 138:2 [KJV])
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
Apparently God’s Name is Ok to blaspheme?
(Exodus 20:7 [KJV])
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
His Word is above His Name. His Word is above your “dictionary”. His Word is above Macarthur, you, me, everyone else.
To me. Not to you. Macarthur is first, the dictionary is second, your opinion third..........maybe later, God’s Word.
When you do not like the message.............kill the messenger.
His,
Bobby Z. “Zucchini”
Zucchini,
You really are absolutely delusional.
I’ve tried to have a conversation with you but you can’t.
By the Way...
The dictionary I used is in my John MacArthur Study Bible whom you call a HERETIC!
As you call me.
Anybody Else know what ZUCCHINI is
On About??
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Check The Meds!
Cut it in half or Double Them.
.
The Voices in ZUCCHINI’s head
Sound Demonic !
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Babblings
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