1 Corinthians 13:4-8a – Part VI


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1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness , but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails;…

UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, noun

  1. Injustice; a violation of the divine law, or of the plain principles of justice and equity.
  2. Wickedness. Unrighteousness may consist of a single unjust act, but more generally, when applied to persons, it denotes an habitual course of wickedness.
  3. Every transgression of the law is unrighteousness.

TRUTH, noun

  1. Conformity to reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been, or shall be.
  2. True state of facts or things. The duty of a court of justice is to discover the truth. Witnesses are sworn to declare the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
  3. Conformity of words to thoughts, sincerity which is called moral truth; Honesty; virtue.
  4. Veracity; purity from falsehood; practice of speaking truth; habitual disposition to speak truth.
  5. Correct opinion.
  6. Fidelity; constancy.
  7. Exactness; conformity to rule.
  8. Jesus Christ is called the Truth, John 14.
  • Romans 1:18-19
    For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.
  • John 4:22-24
    “You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
  • Romans 12:1-2
    Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
  • 2 Corinthians 6:14-18
    Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, “I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord. “AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you. And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,” says the Lord Almighty.