Near the end of his first letter to Corinth, Paul told the brethren, “Let all that you do be done in love” (1 Corinthians 16:14). However, he did not leave them in the dark as to what it meant to do things “in love.” He defined this earlier in the same letter when he described the characteristics of love (1 Corinthians 13:4-7). They were to walk in love as he described it to them.
“Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” (1 Corinthians 13:4-7).
We need to be reminded of these characteristics as well. The world tries to define love in such a way that it includes tolerating sin and encouraging others in their choices that are contrary to the will of God. Let us briefly notice these characteristics so we know how to walk in love.Continue Reading