The Finishing Touch Part 2 (2 Peter 1:7b)

Share a comment Anger that flares up and “passes in seconds” can still scorch a relationship for days. We dig into Paul’s blunt line from 1 Corinthians 13, “love is not irritable,” and the original word picture behind it: an eruption, a paroxysm, an explosion of fury. The point is not behavior polish or white-knuckle self-control. Real Christian love is Spirit-formed, and it changes what comes out of us when we are pressured, disappointed, or flat-out annoyed. We also reframe a passage many ...