Clip · A More Excellent Way
Does real love insist on its own way?
Love doesn’t say “my way or the highway.” Love … does not seek its own, … thinks no evil.
Key Takeaway
Love … does not seek its own, … thinks no evil.
Key Scripture
1 Corinthians 13:4–7 — Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Paul doesn’t leave love vague. In 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 he defines it — patient, kind, not proud, not rude — and then the line that lands at home and church:
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. — 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
Love does not demand its own way in the family, the church, or the community. It demands the right way — the truth. And it isn’t touchy; it keeps no ledger of hurts.
Ask yourself: Am I demanding my way — or the right way?
Scripture
1 Corinthians 13:4–7 — Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Plain language: love won’t bully the room into “my way,” and it won’t keep score of wrongs.
About this clip
Drawn from Pastor David G. Kincer / Vine Cluster teaching “A More Excellent Way”, refined for Grow on the Vine. Soft hooks stay close to Scripture wording.
Crossword
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