Good Heart Good Live

Teachers

Shelby Krider Teacher

Steve Zeller Teacher

Lesson Summary

In this Bible study class, teacher Shelby Krider continued exploring the virtues necessary for a good heart, focusing on 1 Corinthians 13's description of love. The teacher outlined the positive characteristics of love—patience, kindness, truthfulness, trust, hope, and endurance—and the negative attitudes love must exclude: jealousy, boasting, pride, rudeness, selfishness, and anger. A central theme was the virtue of not keeping records of wrongs, which the teacher illustrated through Jesus's teaching to Peter about forgiving "seventy times seven" (Matthew 18:22). Rather than encouraging scorekeeping in relationships, Jesus calls believers to forgive without limit, trusting that God handles vengeance and justice. The class then addressed why a heart of love is essential to Christian faith, establishing that Jesus identified loving God completely and loving one's neighbor as oneself as the greatest commandments (Mark 12, Matthew 22). The teacher emphasized that all Old Testament law and prophetic writings depend upon these two commandments. Finally, the discussion explored God's love as both unlimited in scope—reaching all people without discrimination—and profoundly personal to each individual believer. The class stressed that love is an action word demonstrated through the example of Jesus, not merely an emotion, and that practicing these virtues of love makes believers a light to the world and demonstrates they are Christ's disciples.

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