Howdy! Awhile back a dear friend of mine asked me if I thought the word Charity was interchangeable or not. Well, I finally looked the word up. I found it many times in the New Testament but found the definition or definitions for it. From what I can see it shows that it isn't exactly interchangeable.
1Corinthians 13:4-8, 13
Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.
Hope these are a blessing! We all need to remember what charity means so we can act accordingly by God's grace, of course:)
Wow, charity indeed is the bond of perfection! How much sweeter our lives would be if we would take head, and follow, such truths. I Love this one..Charity, "Beareth ALL things, believeth ALL things, hopeth ALL things, endureth ALL things." Such a blessing and inspiration!
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