Post by TheFirebrand on Jun 4, 2016 7:59:33 GMT -6
"Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away."
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Charity - love. This is the proper and usual meaning of the Greek word.
Some of the effects of charity are stated so that we may know whether we have this grace; and that if we have not, we may not rest till we have it. This love is a clear proof of regeneration, and is a touchstone of our professed faith in Christ.
In this beautiful description of the nature and effects of love, it is meant to show the Corinthians that their conduct had, in many respects, been a contrast to it. Charity is an utter enemy to selfishness; it does not desire or seek its own praise, or honor, or profit, or pleasure.
Not that charity destroys all regard to ourselves, or that the charitable man should neglect himself and all his interests. But charity never seeks its own to the hurt of others, or to neglect others. It ever prefers the welfare of others to its private advantage.
How good natured and amiable is Christian charity! How excellent would Christianity appear to the world if those who profess it were more under this Divine principle.
We ought not only ask whether this Divine love dwells in our hearts. We ought be putting it into practice. This principle ought to be used to guide us in our behavior. Are you willing to lay aside selfish objects and aims? So many churches today raise money for self serving causes!
Here is a call to watchfulness, diligence, and prayer.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Charity - love. This is the proper and usual meaning of the Greek word.
Some of the effects of charity are stated so that we may know whether we have this grace; and that if we have not, we may not rest till we have it. This love is a clear proof of regeneration, and is a touchstone of our professed faith in Christ.
In this beautiful description of the nature and effects of love, it is meant to show the Corinthians that their conduct had, in many respects, been a contrast to it. Charity is an utter enemy to selfishness; it does not desire or seek its own praise, or honor, or profit, or pleasure.
Not that charity destroys all regard to ourselves, or that the charitable man should neglect himself and all his interests. But charity never seeks its own to the hurt of others, or to neglect others. It ever prefers the welfare of others to its private advantage.
How good natured and amiable is Christian charity! How excellent would Christianity appear to the world if those who profess it were more under this Divine principle.
We ought not only ask whether this Divine love dwells in our hearts. We ought be putting it into practice. This principle ought to be used to guide us in our behavior. Are you willing to lay aside selfish objects and aims? So many churches today raise money for self serving causes!
Here is a call to watchfulness, diligence, and prayer.