Qualities of Love

Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? - Romans 2:4 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans2:4&version=NKJV
A. Consider God's goodness, forbearance, and long-suffering
    1. Emulate Him

The Lord  is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. - Psalm 103:8 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm103:8&version=NKJV
A.  God is merciful,  gracious,  slow to anger, and abounds in mercy
     1.  Emulate Him

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; - 1 Corinthians 13:4 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1Corinthians13:4&version=NKJV
A. Suffers long or slow to boil

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. - 2 Peter 3:9 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2Peter3:9&version=NKJV
A.  Consider His patience
      1.  Emulate Him

Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded  that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made.The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.“But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’So his fellow servant fell down  at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you  all.’And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done.Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you  all that debt because you begged me.Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.“So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother  his trespasses.” - Matthew 18:23-35 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew18:23-35&version=NKJV
A.  The one who was forgiven showed no mercy and patience to his fellow man
      1.  Why should God be patient with us and forgive when we won't do the
           same for others?
     2.  God will not show mercy to the unmerciful. Period


But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, - Galatians 5:22 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians5:22&version=NKJV
A.  Patience fruit of the Spirit

He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is  impulsive exalts folly. - Proverbs 14:29 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs14:29&version=NKJV
A. Slow to anger=great understanding
B.  Impulsive=folly


Through wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; - Proverbs 24:3 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs24:3&version=NKJV
A. Key to patience
     1. Wisdom
     2. Understanding

More next week.



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