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

2. Properties of Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love Suffers Long Love Is Kind Love Does Not Envy Love Is Not Boastful Love Is Not Puffed Up Love Is Not Rude Love Does Not Seek Its Own

3. Properties of Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love Is Not Provoked Is not easily angered – NIV Is not irritable – RSV Is not quick to take offense – NEB Is not touchy - Phillips

4. Properties of Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love Is Not Easily Angered (Gk: paraxuno = to sharpen or stimulate) What about righteous indignation? Acts 17:16 Mk. 3:5; John 2:13-17 Must be controlled! Jas. 1:19-20; Tit. 1:7 Eph. 4:26-27,31

5. Properties of Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love Thinks No Evil Is not resentful – RSV Keeps no score of wrongs – NEB Keeps no record of wrongs – NIV Does not keep account of evil - Phillips

6. Properties of Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love Thinks No Evil (Gk: logizomai = to reckon, to take account) Used of God’s Pardoning Act Rom. 4:8 – “…will not impute sin.” 2 Cor. 5:19 – “…not reckoning their trespasses to them…” Rom. 4:6, 22; James 2:23

7. Properties of Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love Thinks No Evil (Gk: logizomai = to reckon, to take account) Do we keep books on evil? Lk. 17:3-4 Love makes no memories of evil, it fast forgets

8. Properties of Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is not easily angered Love keeps no record of wrongs

9. Properties of Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Does Not Rejoice In Iniquity Does not rejoice in unrighteousness – NASV Does not gloat over other men’s sins – NEB Does not delight in evil - NIV

10. Properties of Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love Rejoices Not In Iniquity (Gk: adikia = unrighteousness) Our own iniquity The iniquity of others Rom. 1:32 Psalms 69:9 2 Thes. 3:5-15

11. Properties of Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love Rejoices In The Truth Delights in the truth – NEB Rejoices when righteousness and truth prevail – Amplified Glad with all good men when truth prevails - Phillips

12. Properties of Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love Rejoices In The Truth When truth is taught and lived The slightest compromise with error takes the joy out of love John 8:31-32 2 John 6-11; Acts 20:27-32

13. Properties of Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love Is So: Selfless it never gets easily angered Forgiving it never keeps books on evil done

14. Properties of Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love Is So: Zealous for the holiness of God and the spiritual health of others it never rejoices in unrighteousness. Committed to truth that truth taught or lived is its standard for joy.