Carl Lentz Declares His 1 Corinthians Love for Justin Bieber

Tic-tac-toe, three in a row: Hillsong New York pastor Carl Lentz, his son, and international pop singer Justin Bieber pose with giant glasses. 

The Instagram post, Lentz says, shows two of the men he loves, as defined by 1 Corinthians 13 in the Message paraphrase: 

Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head, Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,” Doesn’t fly off the handle, Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, Doesn’t revel when others grovel, Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end. Love never dies.

Lentz also issues an admonishment, though. 

“If somebody says they “love you” but you don’t SEE THESE THINGS? Gaurd [sic] your heart! If you have experienced love like this? Best thing you can ever do, is share it w/ as many people as you can,” he writes. 

So share this with someone you love today. {eoa}