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The Greatest of These: Biblical Love Unveiled

A deep dive study of 1 Corinthians 13, exploring the properties of love. Learn how love bears, believes, hopes, and endures in all situations. Discover the unwavering nature of biblical love.

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The Greatest of These: Biblical Love Unveiled

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  1. The Greatest of These A Study of 1 Corinthians 13

  2. Matt. 22:34-40 Rom. 13:8 1 Cor. 14:1 2 Cor. 8:8 Phil. 1:9 Phil. 2:2 Col. 3:14 1 Thes. 3:12 1 Tim. 1:5 Heb. 10:24 Heb. 13:1 1 Pet. 4:8 The Greatest of These1 Corinthians 13:13

  3. Suffers long Is Kind Envies Not Not Boastful Not Puffed Up Not Rude Seeks Not Own Not Easily Angered Thinks No Evil Rejoices not in iniquity Rejoices in the Truth The Properties of Love1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  4. Properties of Love1 Corinthians 13:4-7 • Love Bears All Things • Always protects – NIV • Knows no limit to its endurance – Phillips • There is nothing love cannot face - NEB

  5. Properties of Love1 Corinthians 13:4-7 • Love Bears All Things (Gk: stego = to suppress) • 1 Pet. 4:8; Prov. 10:12 • Jesus Christ - Isa. 53:4-6 • Love will warn, rebuke, discipline, but it will cover, not expose

  6. Properties of Love1 Corinthians 13:4-7 • Love Believes All Things • No limit to its faith – NEB • No end to its trust – Phillips • Ever ready to believe the best of every person - Amplified

  7. Properties of Love1 Corinthians 13:4-7 • Love Believes All Things (Gk: pisteuo = trust, place confidence in, be persuaded of) • Jesus Christ - Matt. 9:1-4 • Think of the twelve apostles! • Think of us!

  8. Properties of Love1 Corinthians 13:4-7 • Love Hopes All Things • No limit to its hope – NEB • No fading of its hope – Phillips • Hopes are fadeless under all circumstances - Amplified

  9. Properties of Love1 Corinthians 13:4-7 • Love Hopes All Things (Gk: elpizo = happy anticipation of good) • Refuses to accept failure as final • God with Israel • Jesus Christ with Peter • Paul with the Corinthians

  10. Properties of Love1 Corinthians 13:4-7 • Love Endures All Things • No limit to its endurance – NEB • It can outlast anything – Phillips • Endures everything - Amplified

  11. Properties of Love1 Corinthians 13:4-7 • Love Endures All Things (Gk: hupomeno = bears up courageously under suffering) • Stephen - Acts 6:9 – 7:60 • Jesus Christ - Luke 23:1f • The Crescendo of Love!!

  12. The Greatest of These1 Corinthians 13:7 • Bears all wounds, sins • Covers them, bears pain for others • Believes the best, never cynical

  13. The Greatest of These1 Corinthians 13:7 • Turns to hope, God still rules • Still endures as a soldier

  14. The Greatest of These1 Corinthians 13:7 Biblical Love Is never overwhelmed Cares too much to give up Will die caring, being spit on and say, “Father forgive them!”

  15. The Greatest of These1 Corinthians 13:8 Love Never Fails!

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