Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NLT
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
Mark 12:30-31 NLT
God requires us to love Him and to love others as we love ourselves. But what is love? How can we love others? There are 15 Characteristics that God lists on how we can love Him and others.
1. Patience
2. Kindness
3. Not jealous
4. Not boastful
5. Not proud
6. Not rude
7. Does not demand its own way
8. Not irritable
9. Keeps no record of being wronged
10. Does not rejoice about injustice
11. Rejoices whenever the truth wins out
12. Never gives up
13. Never loses faith
14. Always hopeful
15. Endures through every circumstance