Characteristics of Love

I Corinthians 13:4-7

* It suffers long and is kind
* Does not envy
* Does not parade itself
* Not puffed up
* Does not behave rudely
* Does not seek his own
* Does not rejoice in lies but rejoices in the truth
* It does not provoked
* It bears all things
* It believes all things

The greatest commandment in the bible is LOVE..
          LOVE THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART,SOUL AND MIND
All other commandments 613 will come under one word called "LOVE";
If u truly love the Lord with all your heart its equal to the obeying the other commandments
 Dont show off your Love to Jesus by acting in church,Acting like christian...
Activate your love by helping the needy,spreading his love to to the world...
Show your Love in words and actions by comforting the broken hearten people,forgiving the sinners, forgiving the betrayed people,respecting others ...
This is how you are showing towards him...
 In Mark 12:31

AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.' "The second is this, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' There is no other commandment greater than these." The scribe said to Him, "Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that HE IS ONE, AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE BESIDES HIM;

Sixteen Characteristics of Love

The four verses (1 Corinthians 13:4–7) start with ‘love is patient’. So I substituted my own name and started with

“Joan is patient”.  And stopped there because it is a negative quality with me which I need to work at 

Let us go through all 16 characteristics of Love using our name and develop this virtue to the utmost 

God is love. We deceive ourselves if we think we can love God and hate other people (1 John 4:20). Love should be number one on your spiritual priority list. It should be the main thing in your life. It is, in the words of St Paul, ‘the most excellent way’ (1 Corinthians 12:31).

The description of love in 1 Corinthians 13 is one of the most beautiful and best-known passages in the entire New Testament. Many non-churchgoers would recognise it as the Bible passage that is often read at weddings. Paul places it in the middle of his teaching about the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the body of Christ.

Love is patient, 

love is kind. 

Love does not envy, 

Love does not boast, 

Love is not proud. 

Love does not dishonor others, 

Love is not self-seeking, 

Love is not easily angered, 

Love keeps no record of wrongs. 

Love does not delight in evil 

but rejoices with the truth. 

Love always protects, 

Love always trusts, 

Love always hopes, 

Love always perseveres.

Love never fails. 

Let us go through the list stopping where we fail. Then work at that character and return to complete all 16 characteristics of Love

Love,
Esther