text: why is "charity"(never faileth) "above" forgiving one another, as noted in col 3:12-14? put on therefore, as the elect of god, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as christ forgave you, so also [do] ye. and "above" all these things [put on] "charity", which is the bond of perfectness. because in order to forgive someone, you need to love them like jesus does. i'm not trying to be sarcastic, but it is kinda hard to forgive someone whom you hate because that hatred will eat you up inside and make it virtually impossible to forgive that person.