Love Covers a Multitude of Sins 2/2/2019

Matthew 22:34-40— 34 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37 Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” 2/2/2019

Proverbs 10:12— Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. 2/2/2019

1 Peter 4:7-10— But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” 9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 2/2/2019

1 Cor. 13:13— And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 2/2/2019

1 Peter 1:22— Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, 1 Peter 3:8— Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; 2/2/2019

1 Peter 4:7-10— But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” 9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 2/2/2019

Proverbs 10:12— Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. 2/2/2019

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins: HATRED STIRS UP STRIFE Hatred aggravates old quarrels Hatred makes mountains out of molehills Hatred answers with grievous words Hatred stirs up a matter and will not drop it Hatred spreads the knowledge of another’s sin around 2/2/2019

LOVE COVERS ALL TRANSGRESSIONS: This does not mean: Love atones for my sins. Proverbs 10:12— Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. Isaiah 55:6-7— Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. 2/2/2019

LOVE COVERS ALL TRANSGRESSIONS: This does not mean: Love atones for my sins. Love condones sin or ignores sin or compromises with sin. Proverbs 17:15— He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord. Justify the wicked, you are an abomination to the Lord. Proverbs 24:23-25—These things also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment. 24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” Him the people will curse; Nations will abhor him. 25 But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, And a good blessing will come upon them. 2/2/2019

LOVE COVERS ALL TRANSGRESSIONS: This does not mean: Love atones for my sins. Love condones sin or ignores sin or compromises with sin. Love remains silent when reproof or correction is needed. Proverbs 27:5-6— Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 2/2/2019

LOVE COVERS ALL TRANSGRESSIONS: This does not mean: Love atones for my sins. Love condones sin or ignores sin or compromises with sin. Love remains silent when reproof or correction is needed. Love forgives without repentance Acts 3:19-- Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 2/2/2019

Eph. 4:31-32— Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. 1 Peter 2:1— Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2/2/2019

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins: Love is tolerant Eccl. 7:21-22— Also do not take to heart everything people say, Lest you hear your servant cursing you. 22 For many times, also, your own heart has known That even you have cursed others. 2/2/2019

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins: Love is tolerant Love doesn’t pick on the weak points Gal. 5:13-15—  For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! 2/2/2019

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins: Love is tolerant Love doesn’t pick on weak points Love does not jump to conclusions about other people Proverbs 18:13— He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him. 2/2/2019

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins: Love is tolerant Love doesn’t pick on the weak points Love does not jump to conclusions about other people Love is patient and kind 1 Cor. 13:4— Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 2/2/2019

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins: Love is tolerant Love doesn’t pick on the weak points Love does not jump to conclusions about other people Love is patient and kind Love believes the best about other people 1 Cor. 13:7— bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 2/2/2019

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins: Love is tolerant Love doesn’t pick on the weak points Love does not jump to conclusions about other people Love is patient and kind Love believes the best about other people Love hopes for the best when the evidence is conclusive that man cannot be trusted. 1 Cor. 13:7— bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 2/2/2019

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins: Love is tolerant Love doesn’t pick on the weak points Love does not jump to conclusions about other people Love is patient and kind Love believes the best about other people Love hopes for the best when the evidence is conclusive that man cannot be trusted. Love does not rejoice with glee when anyone falls into sin. Proverbs 24:17-18—Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; 18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him. 2/2/2019

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins: Love is tolerant Love doesn’t pick on the weak points Love does not jump to conclusions about other people Love is patient and kind Love believes the best about other people Love hopes for the best when the evidence is conclusive that man cannot be trusted. Love does not rejoice with glee when anyone falls into sin. Love is always willing to forgive. 2/2/2019

Love Is Always Willing to Forgive: Jesus Luke 23:34— Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots. Stephen Acts 7:60— Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. Paul 2 Timothy 4:16— At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them. 2/2/2019

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins: Love is tolerant Love doesn’t pick on the weak points Love does not jump to conclusions about other people Love is patient and kind Love believes the best about other people Love hopes for the best when the evidence is conclusive that man cannot be trusted. Love does not rejoice with glee when anyone falls into sin. Love is always willing to forgive. Love forgives without hesitation when sin is forsaken. Luke 17:3-4—Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.” 2/2/2019

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins: Love is tolerant Love doesn’t pick on the weak points Love does not jump to conclusions about other people Love is patient and kind Love believes the best about other people Love hopes for the best when the evidence is conclusive that man cannot be trusted. Love does not rejoice with glee when anyone falls into sin. Love is always willing to forgive. Love forgives without hesitation when sin is forsaken. Love does not broadcast another’s sins to other people unnecessarily. Proverbs 11:12— He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor, But a man of understanding holds his peace. Proverbs 17:9— He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends. 2/2/2019

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins: Love is tolerant Love doesn’t pick on the weak points Love does not jump to conclusions about other people Love is patient and kind Love believes the best about other people Love hopes for the best when the evidence is conclusive that man cannot be trusted. Love does not rejoice with glee when anyone falls into sin. Love is always willing to forgive. Love forgives without hesitation when sin is forsaken. Love does not broadcast another’s sins to other people unnecessarily. Does your love cover a multitude of sins? 2/2/2019