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Boot Camp 101 (Pack Up & Ship Out Your Civies- Put On Your Uniform!). 082414 Love Endures & Never Fails. I Corinthians 13:1-8. “Love does …believe all things” (vs. 7) – present active indicative of pisteuō – to believe; have a mental persuasion; be convinced; place confidence in.
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Boot Camp 101(Pack Up & Ship Out Your Civies- Put On Your Uniform!) 082414 Love Endures & Never Fails
I Corinthians 13:1-8 “Love does…believe all things” (vs. 7) – present active indicative of pisteuō – to believe; have a mental persuasion; be convinced; place confidence in. Not gullibility, but Faith Rest (application of the Word) in ALL situations of life; the NOW situations! Doesn’t look for the bad side, but knows Romans 8:28; Ephesians 1:19; Mark 9:23
I Corinthians 13:1-8 “Love does…hope all things” (vs. 7) – present active indicative of elpidzō – to expect; to trust; to flee for refuge; wait. To have hope & confidence in. Faith Rest expectation of the future (Dying Grace & Phase 3).
I Corinthians 13:1-8 “Love does…endure all things” (vs. 7) – present active indicative of hupomenō– to bear up under; endure; hold out; to remain under; to persevere. Circumstance testing! Under misfortunes & trials to hold fast to one’s faith in Christ in all things. Faith Rest with emphasis on holding ground when the Angelic Conflict intensifies & suffering results. We are in a tremendous battle in this intensified stage of the Angelic Conflict (Invisible War) (cf. Hebrews 12:2).
I Corinthians 13:1-8 Hupomonē/hupomenō also has the idea of bearing bravely & calmly. Romans 5:3, 4 – “perseverance” (“produces” is katergazomai – cf. Philippians 2:12) (“knowing” is oida – cf. Romans 8:28). James 1:3 – “patience” (“produces” is katergazomai – cf. Philippians 2:12) (“testing” is dokimion; related to dokimazō – which is a whole other doctrine for another time! Cf. I Peter 1:7). Romans 15:4 & Colossians 1:11
Teaching Launching Pad For The Normal Christian Way of Life Mind Heart Inner Joy Knowledge (oida) Knowledge (gnosis) Capacity To Love Relaxed Mental Attitude (RMA) Meditation Knowledge (epignosis) Mastery of The Details of Life Orientation To The Plan of God Doctrine Stored
Heart Knowledge (oida) Sunesis- Understanding (vocabulary/categories Memory Center Life Viewpoint Sophia (Wisdom) – Applied to Life Suneidēsis (conscience - norms & standards) (I Timothy 3:9; 4:2)* Epignosis From The Human Spirit *See also Ephesians 4:18…; I Timothy 1:5, 6, 18, 19
I Corinthians 13:1-8 “Love never fails” (vs. 8) – present active indicative of ekpiptō – to cease; to come to an end; to become powerless.
Jeremiah 1:19 (NKJV) They will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,” says the Lord, “to deliver you.”