LOVE IS NOT PROUD 1 CORINTHIANS 13 4

LOVE IS NOT PROUD 1 CORINTHIANS 13: 4 B

1 Corinthians 13: 4 -8 a

15 Characters of “Agape Love”

15 Characters of Agape Love 4. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8. It never fails.

* Characters of Love is patient Love is kind Love does not envy

* Inter-relationship of Character Love does not boast Love is not proud

Sinful Nature Boast Proud

“Pride” = “Arrogant” Hupere-phanos (ὑπερήφανος) huper “above” phainomai, “to appear” Showing oneself above others

“Pride” = “Puff Up” Phusioo (φυσιόω) “Blow up”, “Inflate” from phusa “bellows”

“Love does not boast” Love does not “exaggerate”

“Love is not Proud” Love is not “puffed up”

Psalm 1: 1 “Blessed is the man who Does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers, ”

• Path of Wickedness Walk Stand Sit

* Reality of Human Sinful Desire Boast leads to Pride

Jeremiah 9: 23 -24 “This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, ”

Natures of Boast and Pride Boast Proud

* Origin of Pride Knowledge Ability Money

Human Wisdom-Knowledge

* Corinthians 8: 1 “We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. ” “우리가 다 지식이 있는 줄을 아나 지식은 교만하게 하며 사랑은 덕을 세우나니”

* Matthew 16: 17 “Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. " Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. ”

* Matthew 16: 17 The Source of our Knowledge Is from God

Human Strength-Ability

Human Strength-Wealth Money

Deuteronomy 8: 18 네 하나님 여호와를 기억하라 그가 네게 재물 얻을 능력을 주셨음이라 Remember the LORD your God, who gives you the ability and wealth

Deuteronomy 8: 18 네 하나님 여호와를 기억하라 그가 네게 재물 얻을 능력을 주셨음이라 “Remember the LORD your God, ” who gives you the ability

* Deuteronomy 8: 18 The Source of Our Ability and Wealth Is from God

1 Corinthians 1: 26 -29 “Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things--to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord. "

God’s Strategy Let the weak boast weaknesses Proclaim your weakness In Christ The miracle of two fish and five loaves?

“Love does not boast, Love is not proud” (1 Corinthians 13: 4 b) How Should We Not Be Boastful or Proud?

Thomas Aquinas “Pride is a mother of all sins. ” Pride underlies all sins. St. Augustine Pride traps human heart easily and hardly

Divine Comedy Dante allegorized pride to a stiff neck

* Yellow Signal

Deuteronomy 8: 12 -18 “when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. ”

Deuteronomy 8: 12 -18 CALLING FOR HUMILITY

“Humility” NEITHER VIRTUE NOR CHARACTER

“Humility” DESPERATE HEART FOR GOD

“True Humility” PURSUIT OF GOD

2 Chronicles 26: 5 “He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. As long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success. . . But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. . . While he was raging at the priests before the incense altar in the LORD's temple, leprosy broke out on his forehead…. . King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. ”

“Pride” PURSUIT OF SELFISHNESS

“Pride” PURSUIT OF SPIRIT FOR DEATH

“Humility” PURSUIT OF SPIRIT FOR LIFE

“Humility” PURSUIT OF CHRIST HUMILITY

“Humility” PURSUIT OF CROSS

“Humility” PURSUIT OF AGAPE LOVE

“Love is not proud” 1. Be honest to yourselves. 2. Do not boast your strength but boast your weakness in Christ 3. Submit your weakness to God so that God can work through our weakness

The Path of Life REAL?

Impartation of Agape Love Look at Jesus Look at the Cross Lean on the Cross Pour out agape love into your heart

Pray Without Ceasing Develop the Habit of Starting and Finishing Everything with Prayer

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