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      • Love is a subject of vital importance, not only because of our fuzzy ideas about what love really is, but because love is a matter of highest priority: “ But now abide faith, hope, and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love ” (1 Corinthians 13:13). For a number of reasons, Paul regards love as greater even than faith and hope.
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  2. Mar 21, 2023 · The context of Paul’s famous and oft-quoted teaching on love is spiritual gifts. In the previous chapter, he instructs the believers that the Holy Spirit gives diverse gifts according to His will, and that each part of the body has equal value to the whole.

  3. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not.

  4. Feb 11, 2021 · Paul’s description of the action and behavior produced by love is distinctly countercultural. It speaks against the envy, pride, and self-centeredness of the Corinthian Christians, and in doing so speaks clearly to our own generation as well.

  5. Paul shows love to be the greatest of all the gifts of God and the basis on which all the others operate. In this, he is supported by the Book of Mormon prophet Moroni who also addressed the importance of love (Moro. 7:44–47; 10:20–22).

  6. Feb 3, 2023 · Although Paul touched on different types of love, such as phileo (brotherly fondness) and eros (romantic affection), his main focus was on agape love, which is characterized by devotion and selflessness to others. His letters to the young churches mention how God models this for us, and how we are to follow His example.

  7. Paul uses 14 verbs, actions, to describe this love. Seven are positive statements about what love does, and the other seven are negative statements about what love does not do. In all cases, true Christian love is about setting one's self aside for the good of other believers.

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