
DEFINING LOVE -1 Corinthians 13:4 & 5
THE TRUTH BEHIND THE SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 13, known as the Love Chapter, if followed, would change the world as it is being lived today. What is love? Love suffers long...From the same as makrothumos; to be long-spirited, i.e. forbearing or patient. Love is kind...To be kind (full of service to others), gentle. Middle voice from chrestos; to show oneself useful, i.e. Act benevolently. Love does not envy...From zelos; to have warmth of feeling for or against. Love does not parade itself...To boast, vaunt myself. Middle voice from perperos; to boast. Love is not puffed up...From phusis in the primary sense of blowing; to inflate, i.e. make proud. Love does not behave rudely...From askemon; to be unbecoming. Love does not seek its own...To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot. Love is not provoked...To arouse anger, provoke, irritate. From para and a derivative of oxus; to sharpen alongside, i.e. to exasperate. Lov