The concept of love that is being addressed by the apostle Paul is the love of action. The defining characteristic of this love is sacrifice and has been demonstrated to us by the love of God in sending His Son as the sacrifice for our sin.
This love is produced in the believer by the indwelling Spirit of God. It is not conditioned by, or motivated necessarily by feelings, emotions, circumstances, or treatment by others.
In this section love is described by fifteen characteristics that are the means by which it is demonstrated and observable.
It becomes evident that what the believer does is of first significance in loving God and others, not what we say.
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In the fall of 1969, Gil began a full-time teaching ministry as Senior Pastor of Indian Hills Community Church. He also earned his Ph.D. from the California Graduate School of Theology. The focus of Pastor Rugh’s ministry is systematic, verse-by-verse teaching of the Bible. As a...
