Chapter 31

Love

1. Loving Qualities
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   2. Love: Insights
      • What love is
      • The supremacy of love
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   4. Love: Commands
      • Live a life of love . . .
      • . . . Do all things in love
      • Love others as you love yourself . . .
      • . . . “Love your neighbor as yourself” sums up God’s law
      • Love your enemies and do good to them
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   6. Mercy
      • Show mercy
      • Be merciful and God will show you mercy
      • Forgive others and God will forgive you
      • Do not judge others, or God will judge you accordingly
      • Be generous and share with others
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   8. Gentleness
      • Be humble, gentle and patient
      • Be meek
      • Seek peace, including peace with others

2. Antitheses of Love
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   2. Selfish Attitudes
      • Do not pursue selfish ends
      • Do not be greedy
      • Do not covet
      • Seek the interests of others before your own . . .
      • . . . Do so even at great cost to yourself, as Jesus Christ did
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   4. Ill Feelings
      • Control and avoid anger
      • Do not hate
      • Get rid of any bitterness or malice
      • Do not be jealous
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   6. Adverse Speech
      • Do not quarrel
      • Do not slander
      • Do not gossip
      • Do not grumble against others
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   8. Adverse Force
      • Do not use violence
      • Do not murder
      • Do not rape
      • Do not oppress

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