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Making 1 Cor. 13 Personal
Making 1 Cor. 13 Personal
The text, reading the New English Translation (NET), repeatedly states “Love is”, “It is”.
4 Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up.
5 It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.
6 It is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth.
7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
In applying this to myself, the result would be my being able to say to each of these: “I am”.
4 I am patient, I am kind, I am not envious. Love does not brag, I am not puffed up.
5 I am not rude, I am not self-serving, I am not easily angered or resentful.
6 I am not glad about injustice, but rejoice in the truth.
7 I bear all things, believe all things, hope all things, endure all things.
First, applying this where I live the most, can my spouse agree with this appraisal? Then, showing it to my co-workers, can they agree with it? How about the church I am part of? My community?
We like to make wall-hangings and plaques out such phrases, but the best illustration of any such passage is when it is lived out and displayed in our lives. Does this describe you?
Hugh DeLong
