My husband and I celebrated our 18th anniversary last weekend, so the subjects of this post are fresh in my mind though the original material was written some years ago.
Love and Pride
Four Facets of Love [based on 1 Corinthians 13:7]
Love bears all things...
Blessed is the LORD who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Our God is a God of salvation; and to God, the LORD, belongs escape from death. [Psalm 68:19-20]
...believes all things...
He who believes in the Son has eternal life; he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God rests upon him. [John 3:36]
...hopes all things...
Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. [Hebrews 10:23]
...and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us. [Romans 5:5]
...endures all things.
...looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. [Hebrews 12:2]
And then there is pride.
Pride is nothing to take pride in, secretly or openly.
Pride is a cancer, deadly, duplicating life while eventually taking life.
Pride is the first thing we are encouraged to develop, under various guises, such as self-confidence, self-assurance, and self-esteem.
Sometimes pride wears the mask of humility. It is never honest, however, being of the same father as lies are.
Pride is the opposite of love.
Pride keeps track of wrongs suffered.
Pride looks out for its own interests, first, last, in between.
Pride does not forgive.
Pride is not patient, unless patience as a virtue feeds its ego.
Pride is not kind, unless kindness will serve another end.
Pride does not bear all but rebukes all, sometimes openly, sometimes silently.
Pride does not believe all, except whatever strengthens pride.
Pride does not hope all, for pride will not wait for what is invisible.
Pride does not endure all, for that is more than pride can stand.
Pride does not what love does, and does what love does not.
Love and Pride
Four Facets of Love [based on 1 Corinthians 13:7]
Love bears all things...
Blessed is the LORD who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Our God is a God of salvation; and to God, the LORD, belongs escape from death. [Psalm 68:19-20]
...believes all things...
He who believes in the Son has eternal life; he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God rests upon him. [John 3:36]
...hopes all things...
Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. [Hebrews 10:23]
...and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us. [Romans 5:5]
...endures all things.
...looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. [Hebrews 12:2]
And then there is pride.
Pride is nothing to take pride in, secretly or openly.
Pride is a cancer, deadly, duplicating life while eventually taking life.
Pride is the first thing we are encouraged to develop, under various guises, such as self-confidence, self-assurance, and self-esteem.
Sometimes pride wears the mask of humility. It is never honest, however, being of the same father as lies are.
Pride is the opposite of love.
Pride keeps track of wrongs suffered.
Pride looks out for its own interests, first, last, in between.
Pride does not forgive.
Pride is not patient, unless patience as a virtue feeds its ego.
Pride is not kind, unless kindness will serve another end.
Pride does not bear all but rebukes all, sometimes openly, sometimes silently.
Pride does not believe all, except whatever strengthens pride.
Pride does not hope all, for pride will not wait for what is invisible.
Pride does not endure all, for that is more than pride can stand.
Pride does not what love does, and does what love does not.
Labels: love and pride
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