Loving the Way Jesus Loves

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“What makes these verses so beautiful is that they are really a portrait of Jesus and his love. The literary technique Paul uses here is called personification. He takes the idea of love and describes what love does, as if it were a person. But of course love is a person, because Jesus Christ is the incarnation of the love of God. Therefore, everything these verses say about love is characteristic of Jesus. His love is patient and kind; it is not arrogant or irritable; it believes and endures all things; it never fails. So if we want to know what the Love Chapter looks like when it is lived out, all we need to do is look at the person and work of Jesus Christ.” (source)

“The best way for us to learn this kind of kindness is to see it in the character of our God, whose love is always ready to enhance the lives of others.” (source)

“Anyone who is able to testify to God’s kindness is called to show his kindness to others.” (source)

“Lewis Smedes calls kindness ‘love’s readiness to enhance the life of another person.’^{13” (source)}

“Paul began by proving that love is absolutely indispensable. Nothing else matters, only love. No matter how gifted we are, or what we do for God, we are nothing without love. Loveless prophecy, loveless theology, loveless faith, loveless social action, even loveless martyrdom are all equally worthless. Nothing can compensate for the absence of love.” (source)