WHAT TRULY IS LOVE (LESSONS FROM BROTHER ELI'S TEACHING)
Today I got to see an entirely new dimension of love after going through bro Eli's teaching. It's often normal that in any relationship it is expected for both parties to reciprocate the love they feel for each other, and try to show (prove) it at every point in time. But then again after listening to bro Eli's teaching I was compelled to ask myself the question "what truly is love from God's perspective." I ask this because I understand that God is the author of love, and He showed it in John 3:16. God is still showing it to date, and the way I see it, the world has misinterpreted God's version of love which apostle Paul spoke about in 1 Corinthians 13:5
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; (KJV)
It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.(NIV)
It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured. (AMP)
From reading this scripture in three different translations I'm able to understand bro Eli's emphasis on "seeking its own". True love (God's kind of love) never seeks to be recompensed, but rather only seeks to give. This realization struck me so deeply so much that I could better understand Cory Asbury song "reckless love"
In that song he stated that God is not reckless, but the way He loves is so reckless that if humans were to love like that and the love is rejected, it would be as though loving would have broken the lover. And from what I got from bro Eli's teaching and the scriptures, it's evident that for one to truly love that person must have already been totally broken so as not to seek any gain from love.
God never loved us so we can love Him back, He just loved us, and gave His life on the off chance that we might look at it and become saved still out of his love. Therefore it's out of place to seek to be loved just because you love a person. It's fine if you are not loved back. Jesus instructed it Himself when he taught the jews in Matthew 5:43-44
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you
And apostle Paul taught the Corinthian church the same message of love. Never seeking our own desires, but totally given to loving whom you have chosen. This is a really hard bone to swallow, but I'm certain once we begin to understand this concept, we will begin to love better, the way Christ loved us and gave His life to show it. I think it shows that being selfish is also about thinking you deserve to be loved back the same way you love, and that is why in as much as we love, we are expected to show meekness. Knowing what we rightfully deserve, but forgoing it for the sake of love.
SPANISH
Hoy pude ver una dimensión completamente nueva del amor después de pasar por las enseñanzas del hermano Eli. A menudo es normal que en cualquier relación se espere que ambas partes correspondan el amor que sienten el uno por el otro y traten de mostrarlo (demostrarlo) en todo momento. Pero, de nuevo, después de escuchar las enseñanzas del hermano Eli, me vi obligado a hacerme la pregunta "¿qué es realmente el amor desde la perspectiva de Dios? Pregunto esto porque entiendo que Dios es el autor del amor, y Él lo mostró en Juan 3: 16. Dios todavía lo está mostrando hasta la fecha, y de la manera en que lo veo, el mundo ha malinterpretado la versión del amor de Dios de la que habló el apóstol Pablo en 1 Corintios 13: 5
No se porta indecorosamente, no busca lo suyo propio, no se irrita fácilmente, no piensa mal; (RV)
No deshonra a los demás, no es egoísta, no se enoja fácilmente, no guarda un registro de los errores.(NIV)
No es grosero; no es egoísta, no es provocado [ni demasiado sensible y se enoja fácilmente]; no tiene en cuenta un mal soportado. (AMP)
Al leer esta escritura en tres traducciones diferentes, puedo entender el énfasis del hermano Eli en "buscar lo suyo". El verdadero amor (la clase de amor de Dios) nunca busca ser recompensado, sino que solo busca dar. Esta realización me impactó tan profundamente que pude entender mejor la canción de Cory Asbury * "reckless love"*
En esa canción afirmó que Dios no es imprudente, pero la forma en que Ama es tan imprudente que si los humanos amaran así y el amor fuera rechazado, sería como si amar hubiera roto al amante. Y por lo que obtuve de las enseñanzas del hermano Eli y las Escrituras, es evidente que para que uno ame de verdad, esa persona ya debe haber sido totalmente rota para no buscar ninguna ganancia del amor.
Dios nunca nos amó para que podamos amarlo a Él, Él simplemente nos amó y dio Su vida ante la remota posibilidad de que pudiéramos mirarla y salvarnos aún por su amor. Por lo tanto, está fuera de lugar buscar ser amado solo porque amas a una persona. Está bien si no te devuelven el amor. Jesús mismo lo instruyó cuando enseñó a los judíos en Mateo 5: 43-44
Habéis oído que fue dicho: Amarás a tu prójimo y aborrecerás a tu enemigo. "Pero yo os digo: Amad a vuestros enemigos, bendecid a los que os maldicen, haced bien a los que os aborrecen, y orad por los que os ultrajan y persiguen
Y el apóstol Pablo enseñó a la iglesia corintia el mismo mensaje de amor. Nunca buscando nuestros propios deseos, sino totalmente entregados a amar a quien has elegido. Este es un hueso muy duro de tragar, pero estoy seguro de que una vez que comencemos a comprender este concepto, comenzaremos a amar mejor, de la manera en que Cristo nos amó y dio Su vida para mostrarlo. Creo que demuestra que ser egoísta también se trata de pensar que mereces ser amado de la misma manera que amas, y es por eso que en todo lo que amamos, se espera que mostremos mansedumbre. Sabiendo lo que legítimamente merecemos, pero renunciando a ello por amor.
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Thanks for posting, but there different types of love, the one you made mention is the agape love, but the love of couples is different from this love
That's why I mentioned that there's a way the world sees love quite different from home Christ sees it. Love is love. There's no difference in love as long as you are born of God. The only difference there is the various ways it is shown. And Jesus himself neve mentioned anything about types of love he only said love which i think is extremely important
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Yes brother, God is the author of love. He is Love, Himself.
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