Defining Love A. Describing the More Excellent Way of love 1. Love suffers patiently with people and the wrongs they inflict "Love is patient"
2. Love treats people with kindness "Love is kind"
B. Love curbs the deadly vices that destroy loving fellowship 1. Love is not jealous; Love delights in the betterment of others "Love…is not jealous"
2. Love doesn't brag; love promotes others "Love…does not brag
3. Love isn't arrogant; love is humble "Love…is not arrogant"
4. Love does not act inappropriately toward other; love promotes proper decorum "Love…does not act unbecomingly"
5. Love is not selfish; love promotes self-giving and self-sacrifice "Love…does not seek its own"
6. Love is not easily provoked to anger; love is calm and slow to anger "Love…is not provoked"
7. Love doesn't keep records of wrongs suffered by others; love forgives "Love…does not take into account the wrong suffered"
8. Love does not delight in wrongdoing; rejoices with the truth "Love…does not rejoice in unrighteousness"
C. Love's Enduring, Tenacious Nature "Love…bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
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Alexander Strauch was raised in New Jersey and converted to Christ at a Bible camp in New York State. He received his undergraduate degree from Colorado Christian University and went on to earn his Masters in Divinity degree from Denver Seminary. For over thirty years he has...
