Week 1 of the Bible study, we discussed what we all need from the Bible study. We all want to be better Mothers and better wives.
Week 2 of the Bible study was about 1 Corinthians 13.
We discussed that 1 Corinthians chapter 12 was about spiritual gift. Men began to be jealous of other men's spiritual gifts... other men began to brag about their spiritual gift... and Paul decided in 1 Corinthians 13 to let the men know what the most important thing in the world is:
LOVE.
1 Corinthians 13 says:
What if I speak in the most elegant languages of people or in the exotic languages of the heavenly messengers, but I live without love? Well then, anything I say is like the clanging of brass or a crashing cymbal. 2 What if I have the gift of prophecy, am blessed with knowledge and insight to all the mysteries, or what if my faith is strong enough to scoop a mountain from its bedrock, yet I live without love? If so, I am nothing. 3 I could give all that I have to feed the poor, I could surrender my body to be burned as a martyr, but if I do not live in love, I gain nothing by my selfless acts. Love is patient; love is kind. Love isn’t envious, doesn’t boast, brag, or strut about. There’s no arrogance in love; 5 it’s never rude, crude, or indecent—it’s not self-absorbed. Love isn’t easily upset. Love doesn’t tally wrongs 6 or celebrate injustice; but truth—yes, truth—is love’s delight! 7 Love puts up with anything and everything that comes along; it trusts, hopes, and endures no matter what. 8 Love will never become obsolete. Now as for the prophetic gifts, they will not last; unknown languages will become silent, and the gift of knowledge will no longer be needed.... But now faith, hope, and love remain; these three virtues must characterize our lives. The greatest of these is love.
We then discussed what each part of the verses meant.
Love is patient- the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
Love is kind- mild, gentle, helpful
Love is not envious- resentful, jealous, covetous
Love doesn't boast, brag, or strut about- speak with exaggeration or excessive pride
Love is not arrogant- a sense of self-importance or entitlement
Love is never rude, crude or indecent- discourteous or impolite; rough in manners or behavior; ungentle
Love is not self-absorbed- preoccupied with one's own thoughts or interests
Love is not easily upset- not easy to disturb mentally or emotionally
Love does not keep tally of wrongs- record or keep track of being treated unfairly or unjustly
Love does not celebrate injustice- does not celebrate when unfair/wrong acts are done
We all shared what we struggled with, especially when it comes to loving our significant others. Some of us discussed keeping track of wrongs- others discussed patience. We took a long hard look at our relationships and the areas we could work on (especially when it comes to 1 Corinthians 13.) We discussed ways to be a more loving spouse-- especially when it comes to the love language of our husbands.
We also took the '5 Love Languages Quiz' and asked our husbands to do the same. HERE is the link to that. It was interesting to see (atleast for myself) that my love language was the complete opposite of my husband's. We realized that we have to be mindful of how our significant other's respond to love (affection, time spent together, etc.)
We had a great discussion on love, patience, and being the best spouse that we can possibly be.
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