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For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9, ESV
We seek God because He has giving us the gift of grace through faith, saving us from ourselves.
May we share the news of this gift with others!
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
1 Corinthians 13:4, ESV
God loved us enough to humble Himself to die in our place.
We are saved by grace through faith, not by anything we do.
If we love God and others, we have no reason to boast of our gifts or salvation, so we humbly declare to others the love of Gkod.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
1 Corinthians 13:4, ESV
Love is an action, and that action wants what is best for others and patiently waits on them.
Like Christ dying for us and coming again soon.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
1 Corinthians 13:4, ESV
It is easier to love this world when our hope and source of love are found in the One who first loved us. Knowing the world mistreated Jesus helps us be patient with those who do not understand what they are doing.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
1 Corinthians 13:4-5, ESV
Love is so much more than a feeling. It is a choice and an action. Our feelings can help us be patient and kind, but it is the power of the Gospel by the Holy Spirit that truly makes it possible.
Through these, we can be like Jesus who endured mocking and beatings to bring us joy.
Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
1 John 2:15-16, NASB
Love your neighbor, but do not desire his things. Love your neighbor, but do not desire her. Love your neighbor, but do not seek authority.
Speaking of pride and building up yourself rather than the Church as a whole …
boast
daniel m klem
you should not boast
in anything you do
or anything done by man
but boast in He who
died for a great cause
to save the lives of me and you
Taken from simple words for God from a simple man of God by daniel m klem, page 58.
a simple man of God 