I show you a still more excellent way

I show you a still more excellent way – Love 1 Corinthians 12: 31 31 But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way.

I show you a still more excellent way – Love LOVE (Noun and Verb) Verbs AGAPAO – and the corresponding noun agape present “the characteristic word of Christianity, and since the Spirit of revelation has used it to express ideas previously unknown, enquiry into its use, whether in Greek literature or in the Septuagint, throws but little light upon its distinctive meaning in the N. T. W. E. Vine – Expository Dictionary of N. T. Words

I show you a still more excellent way – Love is taking from yourself to give to another. Love is taking from yourself that others might be able to get along better.

Love – a more excellent way Love is patient makrothumeo – patient, longsuffering To be patient, long suffering, to bear with, lit. , to be longtempered. Long suffering is that quality of self-restraint in the face of provocation which does not hastily retaliate or promptly punish; it is the opposite of anger, and is associated with mercy. Patience is the quality that does not surrender to circumstances or succumb under trial; it is the opposite of despondency and is associated with hope.

Love – a more excellent way Love is kind chresteuomai – kind, only use in NT Verb – to be kind chrestos – kind Adjective – serviceable, good, pleasant, gracious, kind

Love – a more excellent way Love is not jealous zeloo – jealous, envieth not Denotes to be zealous, moved with jealousy. Zelos, zeal or jealousy, translated envy in the AV, is to be distinguished from phthonos, and apart from the meanings zeal and indignation, is always translated jealousy in the RV. The distinction lies in this, that envy desires to deprive another of what he has, jealousy desires to have the same or the same sort of thing for itself.

Love – a more excellent way Love does not brag perpereuomai – brag, vaunt oneself, only use in NT To boast or vaunt oneself, vainglorious, braggart

Love – a more excellent way Love is not arrogant phusioo – arrogant, puff up To puff up, blow up, inflate, is used metaphorically in the NT. , in the sense of being puffed up with pride.

Love – a more excellent way Love does not act unbecomingly aschemoneo – unbecomingly, behave unseemly To be unseemly, is used in 1 Corinthians 7: 36, “behave himself unseemly”, so as to run the risk of bringing the virgin daughter into danger or disgrace, in 13: 5 “doth not behave itself unseemly”.

Love – a more excellent way Love does not seek its own zeteo – signifies to seek, to seek for, to seek or strive after, endeavor, to desire

Love – a more excellent way Love does not seek its own Matthew 6: 33 33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Love – a more excellent way Love does not seek its own Colossians 3: 1 -2 1 Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.

Love – a more excellent way Love does not seek its own Philippians 2: 20 -21 20 For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. 21 For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.

Love – a more excellent way Love is not provoked paraxuno – primarily to sharpen is used metaphorically, signifying to rouse to anger, to provoke. In 1 Cor. 13: 5 the word “easily” in the AV represents no word in the original.

Love – a more excellent way Love is not provoked Acts 17: 16 16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols.

Love – a more excellent way Love is not provoked Hebrews 10: 23 -24 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; 24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,

Love – a more excellent way Love does not take into account a wrong suffered logizomai – to reckon, is rendered to think. 1 Cor. 13: 5 AV “thinketh no evil”, love does not reckon or calculatingly consider the evil done to it.

Love – a more excellent way Love does not take into account a wrong suffered Philippians 4: 8 8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

Love – a more excellent way Love does not take into account a wrong suffered 2 Corinthians 5: 18 -19 18 Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

Love – a more excellent way Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness chairo – to rejoice adikia – denotes unrighteousness, lit. unrightness, a condition of not being right, whether with God, according to the standard of His holiness and righteousness, or with man, according to the standard of what man knows to be right by his conscience.

Love – a more excellent way Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness Luke 15: 5 -6 5 "When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 "And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!'

Love – a more excellent way Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness 2 Timothy 2: 19 19 Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are His, " and, "Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness. "

Love – a more excellent way Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness James 3: 6 6 And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.

Love – a more excellent way Love rejoices with the truth sunchairo – to rejoice with, in the triumph of the truth, 1 Cor. 13: 6. aletheia – truth, is used objectively, signifying “the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter”. Used subjectively, truthfulness, truth, not merely verbal, but sincerity and integrity of character.

Love – a more excellent way Love rejoices with the truth Philippians 2: 17 17 But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all. 18 You too, I urge you, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me.

Love – a more excellent way Love rejoices with the truth Galatians 2: 4 -5 4 But it was because of the false brethren secretly brought in, who had sneaked in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage. 5 But we did not yield in subjection to them for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.

Love – a more excellent way Love rejoices with the truth 3 John 3 -4 3 For I was very glad when brethren came and testified to your truth, that is, how you are walking in truth. 4 I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

What must I do to be saved? Hear the gospel Romans 10: 17 Believe in the Lord John 8: 24 Repent of your sins Acts 3: 19 Confess your belief Acts 8: 37 Be baptized for remission of sin Mark 16: 16