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[size=large]1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (New International Version)[/size]
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
[size=large]Matthew 7:12 (New International Version)[/size]
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. And Jesus said, "...Go and Do Likewise..."
To love your neighbor as yourself means to love all people with your whole heart. The love spoken of in this "second commandment" is the same as in the "first commandment." It is love in action, involving the will and intention. To love our neighbor as ourselves means to take care of someone else the same way you would take care of yourself.
It's easy to talk about loving others as yourself; what's not easy is doing it. How well do you do in this area? How can you learn the hard lessons of death to self in order to minister to the needs of others?
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
[size=large]Matthew 7:12 (New International Version)[/size]
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. And Jesus said, "...Go and Do Likewise..."
To love your neighbor as yourself means to love all people with your whole heart. The love spoken of in this "second commandment" is the same as in the "first commandment." It is love in action, involving the will and intention. To love our neighbor as ourselves means to take care of someone else the same way you would take care of yourself.
It's easy to talk about loving others as yourself; what's not easy is doing it. How well do you do in this area? How can you learn the hard lessons of death to self in order to minister to the needs of others?
