1 Corinthians 13:7, Charity Bearth All Things (1)
The word “to bear” literally means “to cover” with reference to a roof that provides good cover, that does not leak. It keeps water out. It has the idea to protect or keep by covering. It also has the idea to cover with silence, to keep secret, to hide and conceal. It hides and excuses the errors and fault of others. It is translated to endure, to forbear, to put up with. In the context of the redeemed man’s disposition, charity is the grace that enables one to endure, to forbear, to suffer. It is a humbling disposition. It bears the pressures of life and does not crumble under it. There is also that element of patience that endures what suffering it has to bear in life’s pathways.