In one outline of this chapter it is titled: The Bride and Bridegroom Speak To Each Other. As we see them speaking to one another, we will see the strength of true love. And, we will see the strength, stability, and superiority of true Christian love. Our society has been filled with the idea of a fairy tale, Hollywood type of love. A boy and girl see each other, they are hit with “the thunderbolt,” fall madly in love, get married, and live “happily ever after.” That may work in fairy tales and in the movies, but it is not the love God’s Word speaks of. In real married life true love must overlook a number of faults. If you don’t believe that, just ask my wife. True love overlooks our faults and our failures, and we love one another. The same is true in our relationship with the Lord and in our church relationships. Does God love us and overlook our weaknesses and forgive our sins? YES! And in the church relationship, in our Christian love for one another, we should overlook the shortcomings (minor offenses) of our brothers and sisters in Christ. True love is both a command and a commitment. Husbands are to love their wives (Ephesians 5:25), wives are to love their husbands, and children are to love and honor their parents. We who are saved & members of this church are to love God with all of our heart, soul, and mind (Matthew 22:37), and we are to love others as we love ourselves (vs. 39). True love will cover a multitude of shortcomings. So let’s examine the power of that love. We see:

I. THE STRENGTH OF COMMITTED LOVE.

II. THE STABILITY OF CHRIST'S LOVE -- VS. 7a.

III. THE SUPERIORITY OF CHRISTIAN LOVE -- VS. 7b.