Real Love

Real Love!

Real love, what is it? How do we indentify it? Why do we all fall so short of these so called rules and descriptions of love? We can find out what real love is by reading about it in the bible scriptures .

Romans 8:39

neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 12

⁹Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. ¹⁰Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. ¹¹Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. ¹²Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. ¹³Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

¹⁴Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. ¹⁵Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. ¹⁶Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

¹⁷Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. ¹⁸If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. ¹⁹Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay, says the Lord. ²⁰On the contrary:
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."²¹Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

My Thoughts… Okay to really love someone you really should be able to follow these rules, this should be our so to speak default setting. And once a day reset all to these default settings.

Rule: Love must be sincere.

Setting > anything not loving = delete all =>cling to what is good.

Rule: Be devoted to one another in brotherly love.

Setting>Feelings that cause you to turn your back on your brother, friend, family=delete all=> Honor one another above yourselves. (Note: okay if we are thinking of ourselves we may walk away or run from our brothers. example: Oh I can’t believe what he said. Or that guy was just out to hurt me. )

Rule: Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

Setting: I’m tiered I need a break, I’m doing everything = Action : Delete all => ready to serve God and His people at all times.

1 Corinthians 13

⁴Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

⁸Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. ⁹For we know in part and we prophesy in part, ¹⁰but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. ¹¹When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. ¹²Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

¹³And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love

Galatians 5

²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. ²⁴Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. ²⁵Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. ²⁶Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

My Thoughts: I believe can read the bible and make all teachings into a yes or no flow chart and apply it to our lives.

Is this Love or an act of Love?

= Yes = = Fruit

Identify non act of Love

=No

Persecution Selfishness Proud

Romans 12:12 , patient in affliction Romans 12:16 ¹⁶Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

Yes the bible says we all fall short of Gods Glory, however I believe we can if applied correctly really love each other. We need to really take a look at the teaching in the bible daily and meditate and reflect and banish all thoughts that do not apply. Each day we should look at how we are loving our wife, brother, mother, co-workers and friends. And we should say did I love them, if your answer is yes, good. But if your answer is no, then you should apply the teachings and get back to loving them the very next day. We can do this we can love each other. Problem is the enemy has a plan and that is to divide and concur. But Jesus has already beaten him, and we can prove that by loving each other.