"You Must Love Your Neighbor as Yourself" - PAUL'S DESCRIPTION OF LOVE

 If we love our neighbor in the way that Paul described, we will please Jehovah, have fewer problems and be happy. What Paul wrote at 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 will teach us other ways to love our neighbor as  ourselves. -Read.

Love is patient and kind."  Jehovah is patient and kind toward all people even though they are imperfect. So we need to be patient and kind when others  make mistakes, even if they are unkind or rude to  us.  The Bible says that  "love is not jealous."  Some of our brothers  may have privileges in the congregation or other things we do not have. But if we truly love our brothers, we will not be jealous of them. Also, we should be proud or boast about ourselves.  The Bible tells us that Jehovah hates those who have haughty eyes and an arrogant  heart." - (Proverbs 21:4.

Love "does not behave indencently." If we show love for our neighbor, we will not lie to him or steal from him or do anthing else that makes Jehovah unhappy. Also, we will not be selfish, because love "does not look for its own interests."  So we will always do what is best for our neighbor. - PHILIPPIANS 2:4. 

Next time: "You Must Love Your Neighbor as  Yourself" - Conclusion of PAUL'S DESCRIPTION OF LOVE

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