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Study Tip: Biblical Love
Seeing it’s Valentine’s Day, how about a study tip about biblical love, the kind of love God shows? (No, I’m not ready to do Song of Solomon just yet.)
This tip is less about studying and more about applying (which is the whole purpose of studying, right?).
In First Corinthians 13:4-8, Paul defines what biblical love is:
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. Love never fails.
Now take just a minute and use the transitive property of Bible study- 1 John 4:8 tells us God is love. Read through those verses slowly and substitute “God” for the word “love” (Note: Just this passage. Don’t do that through the whole Bible.)
Now God calls us to be like Him. Think of those folks you love, and ask yourself, “Am I patient and kind? Do I envy or am I arrogant toward them? Am I rude and push my own agenda? Am I easily provoked or quick to assume the worst about them? Do I rejoice in their sin or when they live by the truth? Do I bear everything? Do I believe and hope? Do I endure? Or do I give up on them?
Days like Valentine’s Day make love cheap and slick, all about hearts and flowers and giddy emotions, but it is a high calling to love someone. Celebrate that kind of love today–biblical love, the God kind of love.
Study Tip: First Corinthians
- Paul encourages unity within the church. (1:10)
- Paul admonishes the church to deal with sin. (5:1)
- Paul answers a series of doctrinal and practical questions. (7:1)
Study Tip: Divisions
- Genesis – Chapters 1-11 details 4 events, then the rest of the book focuses on 4 people
- Exodus can be divided by where the Israelites are – in Egypt, journeying to Sinai, then camping at Sinai
- The gospel of John is split between Jesus' ministry and teaching in the first 11 chapters and then the Crucifixion week in chapters 12-21
- In 1 Corinthians, Paul begins each new section with the catchphrase "now concerning", then he addresses some topic or question that had been raised.
Study Tip: Therefore
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