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[5] …or rude.  Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged

Relationship Assassin #1:

“does not act improperly.”

Rudeness described: To suffer shame

Agape Love’s defense against rudeness: Be tactful and courteous

Relationship Assassin #2:

“not selfish.”

“Love doesn’t insist on its own way”

Agape Love’s defense against selfish rivalry in relationships:

Relationship Assassin #3:

“not provoked.”

Agape Love doesn’t make rash judgments without knowing all the circumstances.

Agape Love’s defense against rage:

Relationship Assassin #4:

“does not keep a record of wrongs.”

Agape Love doesn’t harbor resentment or the threat of retaliation.

This phrase came from the world of accounting. It literally means, "does not keep books on evil."

Practically, this means agape love does not -

[1] _________________evils done by adding them up

[2] keep ____________________________________

[3] _______________________________resentment

[4] hold the threat of ___________________________

Agape Love’s defense against resentment:

God is our example here. Jeremiah 31:34

Mark 11:25  (NLT) 
    But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.”
 

This Week’s Application –

I determine to guard against relationship assassins by applying these principles to my life:
 

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