As promised, this week we’re looking at what love is NOT! We’re still comparing 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 in the **New Living Translation (NLT) and ***The Message(MSG).
WHAT LOVE IS NOT!
- Jealous: doesn't want what it doesn't have
- Boastful or proud: doesn't strut; doesn't have a swollen head
- Rude: doesn't force itself on others
- Does not demand its own way: isn't always "me first"
- Irritable: doesn't fly off the handle (in anger)
- Keeps no record of being wronged: doesn't keep score on sins of others
- Doesn't rejoice about injustice: doesn't revel when others grovel
Did anything pop out
for your special consideration? It’s good to take a personal inventory from
time to time.
The Bible says LOVE will last forever.
That’s why it’s worthy of your serious consideration and application in all your relationships.
TWO CLOSING THOUGHTS:
(1) Remember, you can do an easy comparison of various translations if you have a Bible App. I recommend reading I Corinthians 13:4-8 in the Amplified Version of the Bible. (There are several Bible apps; I use YouVersion.)
(2) Each week, I share a Featured Post, something I’ve previously written on the same topic. Look to the right of the website email version. Cell phone readers can go to the bottom and click on “See Web Version.”
**Scriptures marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible New Living Translation; copyright 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
***Scripture taken from THE MESSAGE; Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by Permission of NavPress Publishers Group.
Pixabay: Love, Heart, Paper; stux.