Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 (NIV)
No Record of Wrongs
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The English language is renowned for taking words from other languages and encapsulating them into our own. Pajamas, for example, is from the Hindi language and they borrowed it from the Persians. So why doesn’t English have more than one word for love? The Greeks have seven, and four of them are used in the Bible. One of those words, agape, is used in 1 Corinthians 13:4-5: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.” Agape, the Greek word for love used here, is the no-strings attached love of God. This divine love mirrors God’s nature – and if there is one truth here that jumps of the page it is that is keeps no record of wrongs. God never forgets a thing – He is all knowing. But in His love, He chooses to forget all that falls short of His glory that has been forgiven by Jesus Christ. We are called to love like this. If you have forgiven someone, forget about it. God has for you.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley