What does love have to do with spiritual gifts? It has everything to do with the proper use of them! From the series on spiritual gifts. 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13
The document discusses different types of love including family love, friendship, eros, and agape love. It emphasizes that all genuine love comes from God and quotes scripture about loving God and loving your neighbor. The greatest commandment and thing that will last forever is love. Love is described as patient, kind, enduring and the greatest of all virtues according to scripture.
The poem discusses the attributes of God including that He is immortal, omnipotent, and omnipresent. It states that because God possesses these qualities, believers do not need to fear tomorrow or enemies. It also says that God is just, merciful, and love; and that while humans can never be God, His light can shine through believers to the world. The poem ends by attributing the work to Elizabeth V.
Jealousy and envy are related but distinct emotions. Envy is wanting something that belongs to someone else, while jealousy refers to feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over a potential loss. The document examines jealousy in relationships and how it can destroy lives if left unchecked. It provides biblical passages that discuss jealousy and how to overcome it by knowing our self-worth comes from God, not other people or possessions. The key is slaying the "dragon" of jealousy through spiritual strength and recognizing we are more than conquerors through Christ.
This document contains a prayer asking God to bring healing, wholeness, truth and light to all people so that creation may know God and Christ. It asks God to gather all things and reveal Christ as savior. The prayer concludes with "Amen."
Pastor Elio Marrocco's "A More Loving Person" sermon at New Life Christian Church on February 9, 2014. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca
John MacArthur, “Agape love is the greatest virtue of the Christian life. Yet that type of love was rare in pagan Greek literature. That’s because the traits agape portrays—unselfishness, self-giving, willful devotion, concern for the welfare of others—were mostly disdained in ancient Greek culture as signs of weakness. However, the ew Testament declares agape to be the character trait around which
all others revolve. The apostle John writes, “God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 John 4:16).
Karma yoga chapter ii each is great in his own placeRavi Ramakrishnan
Swami #Vivekananda Bengali: , Shāmi Bibekānondo; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born #Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of# Vedanta and #Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising #interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India, and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India. Vivekananda founded the #Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission. He is perhaps best known for his speech which began, "Sisters and brothers of America ...," in which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.
Born into an aristocratic Bengali family of Calcutta, Vivekananda was inclined towards spirituality. He was influenced by his Guru, Ramakrishna Deva, from whom he learnt that all living beings were an embodiment of the divine self; therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to mankind. After Ramakrishna's death, Vivekananda toured the Indian subcontinent extensively and acquired first-hand knowledge of the conditions prevailing in British India. He later traveled to the United States, representing India at the 1893 Parliament of the World Religions. Vivekananda conducted hundreds of public and private lectures and classes, disseminating tenets of Hindu philosophy in the United States, England and Europe. In India, Vivekananda is regarded as a patriotic saint and his birthday is celebrated there as National Youth Day.
The document discusses different types of love including family love, friendship, eros, and agape love. It emphasizes that all genuine love comes from God and quotes scripture about loving God and loving your neighbor. The greatest commandment and thing that will last forever is love. Love is described as patient, kind, enduring and the greatest of all virtues according to scripture.
The poem discusses the attributes of God including that He is immortal, omnipotent, and omnipresent. It states that because God possesses these qualities, believers do not need to fear tomorrow or enemies. It also says that God is just, merciful, and love; and that while humans can never be God, His light can shine through believers to the world. The poem ends by attributing the work to Elizabeth V.
Jealousy and envy are related but distinct emotions. Envy is wanting something that belongs to someone else, while jealousy refers to feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over a potential loss. The document examines jealousy in relationships and how it can destroy lives if left unchecked. It provides biblical passages that discuss jealousy and how to overcome it by knowing our self-worth comes from God, not other people or possessions. The key is slaying the "dragon" of jealousy through spiritual strength and recognizing we are more than conquerors through Christ.
This document contains a prayer asking God to bring healing, wholeness, truth and light to all people so that creation may know God and Christ. It asks God to gather all things and reveal Christ as savior. The prayer concludes with "Amen."
Pastor Elio Marrocco's "A More Loving Person" sermon at New Life Christian Church on February 9, 2014. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca
John MacArthur, “Agape love is the greatest virtue of the Christian life. Yet that type of love was rare in pagan Greek literature. That’s because the traits agape portrays—unselfishness, self-giving, willful devotion, concern for the welfare of others—were mostly disdained in ancient Greek culture as signs of weakness. However, the ew Testament declares agape to be the character trait around which
all others revolve. The apostle John writes, “God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 John 4:16).
Karma yoga chapter ii each is great in his own placeRavi Ramakrishnan
Swami #Vivekananda Bengali: , Shāmi Bibekānondo; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born #Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of# Vedanta and #Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising #interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India, and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India. Vivekananda founded the #Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission. He is perhaps best known for his speech which began, "Sisters and brothers of America ...," in which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.
Born into an aristocratic Bengali family of Calcutta, Vivekananda was inclined towards spirituality. He was influenced by his Guru, Ramakrishna Deva, from whom he learnt that all living beings were an embodiment of the divine self; therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to mankind. After Ramakrishna's death, Vivekananda toured the Indian subcontinent extensively and acquired first-hand knowledge of the conditions prevailing in British India. He later traveled to the United States, representing India at the 1893 Parliament of the World Religions. Vivekananda conducted hundreds of public and private lectures and classes, disseminating tenets of Hindu philosophy in the United States, England and Europe. In India, Vivekananda is regarded as a patriotic saint and his birthday is celebrated there as National Youth Day.
Understanding the concept of love, God, and you in a simplified but yet exciting manner irrespective of our diverse cultures, ideas, understand, gender, education, and prerogatives. I see love as the answer the world needs.
Understanding love makes the journey of life smoother
The document discusses the definition and nature of love according to the Bible. It provides five characteristics of love: 1) Love has patience and time for others, 2) Love cares for others in practical ways, 3) Love is secure in itself and God rather than others, 4) Love gives of itself rather than insisting on its own way, and 5) Love is consistent and enduring in any circumstance. The overall message is that Christians ought to love one another as God first loved us through sending Jesus Christ to be the atonement for our sins.
CHAPTER 1.PARADOXICAL PARTNERS BASED ON ROM. 12:9
CHAPTER 2.WHEN OPPOSITES ARE THE SAME BASED ON Rom. 14:6
CHAPTER 3.THE FOOLISHNESS OF THE CROSS- I COR. 1:18-31
CHAPTER 4.THE POWER OF WEAKNESS BASED ON II COR. 12:1-10
CHAPTER 5.THE PARADOX OF BURDENS Based on Gal. 6:1-10
CHAPTER 6.THE PARADOX OF BLESSING BASED ON GAL.6:1-10
CHAPTER 7.THE PARADOX OF PRIDE Based on Gal. 6:3
CHAPTER 8.PRAISEWORTHY PRIDE Based on Gal. 6:4
CHAPTER 9.GOOD OUT OF EVIL Based on Phil. 1:12-26
CHAPTER 10.FRUITFUL FRUSTRATION Based on I Thess. 2:13F
CHAPTER 11.THE PARADOX OF MONEY Based on I Tim. 6:3-10
CHAPTER 12. PAUL'S PARADOXICAL PERSONALITY Acts 21:17-26
1. The document contrasts the character and lifestyles of the righteous and unrighteous man according to Psalm 1.
2. It notes how the unrighteous man is like chaff that is blown away, having no lasting value or direction. The unrighteous will not stand in judgement or be comfortable among the righteous.
3. God divides all people into two classes - those He knows and approves of, and those whose way will perish without God, being rootless, fruitless, and worthless. The conclusion asks the reader which class they belong to.
This document discusses the sin of envy and how it can cripple people spiritually and in their relationships. It provides several biblical examples of how envy led to problems between people. The key teachings are that envy is a sin that stems from discontentment and wanting what others have rather than appreciating one's own blessings. To deal with envy, the document recommends humbling oneself before God, resisting the devil, purifying one's heart, and submitting one's will to God rather than desires of the flesh.
This document discusses each of the seven deadly sins: pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed, and sloth. It provides details on what each sin entails and examples from the Bible that explain why each sin is considered deadly and should be avoided. The document emphasizes that these sins stem from selfishness and a lack of self-control, and if allowed to continue, will lead to spiritual death by removing a person from God's will.
The document summarizes Psalm 1, contrasting the character and lifestyles of the righteous and unrighteous. [1] The righteous person is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields fruit, whereas the unrighteous person is like chaff that is blown away. [2] The unrighteous cannot stand during times of judgment and are uncomfortable in the congregation of the righteous. [3] God intimately knows the righteous, but the way of the unrighteous shall perish.
This document discusses the differences between love and infatuation. It begins by providing context that love is difficult to define but is essential to human existence. It then explores related literature on defining infatuation and describing frameworks for understanding love. The body compares key differences between love and infatuation, such as love looking at compatibility while infatuation focuses on superficial traits, and love bringing out the best in people while infatuation can be destructive. It concludes by summarizing the key differences in a table.
The document discusses the seven deadly sins - vanity, envy, wrath, sloth, avarice, gluttony, and lust - and their opposing virtues of humility, love, kindness, generosity, faith and temperance, and self-control. It provides descriptions of each sin, explaining their negative effects, and how the corresponding virtues serve as the energetic, generous, and temperate responses that prevent spiritual complacency and excess.
St Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians chapter 13 is a hymn to love. It states that without love, speaking in human or angelic languages means nothing, and having prophecy or faith that can move mountains means nothing. Giving away all possessions or one's body means nothing without love. Love is kind, does not boast or seek its own interests. Prophecies and knowledge will vanish but love will never end, and the greatest of the three remaining virtues - faith, hope, and love - is love.
This document discusses true love and purity. It provides biblical definitions of love, explaining that true love is patient, kind, and protects others. It encourages expressing love for God by offering one's body to Him and waiting until marriage for sex. It notes several consequences of premarital sex like loss of wholeness and increased tolerance to sin. It provides ten reasons to wait for marriage, such as protecting one's testimony and avoiding guilt. Finally, it discusses risks of STDs and unwanted pregnancy from premarital sex.
Infatuation can be a distraction from focusing on God. It occurs when someone catches our eye and we allow them to displace God as the focus of our affection instead of making God the object of our longing. Infatuation is often based on illusion, where we build the person up in our imagination as perfect without knowing their true identity. This can lead to disappointment when we discover they are human like everyone else. We should keep God in his rightful place as first in our lives and focus our thoughts and desires on him so that we do not struggle as much when human relationships let us down.
Full presentation on the relationship between love, anger and forgiveness. As the most powerful of the three, love pervades the other two. The greatest love can often lead to the greatest anger, and therefore the greatest need for forgiveness. Also covers these processes in terms of intimacy, empathy and grief.
This document provides advice on dealing with "mind monsters" that can sabotage positive thinking. It describes various "mind monsters" like the Doubt Dragon, Guilt Ghost, and Foggy that try to bring people down. It encourages developing strategies like deep breathing, humor, questioning negative thoughts, and focusing on positives to overcome these monsters' negative influences. The overall message is that being aware of different thought patterns and consciously choosing optimism can help fuel dreams and vision.
Lyric analysis of We All Try By Frank OceanAminatta21
Frank Ocean analyzes his own song "We All Try" through three verses. In the first verse, he discusses his beliefs in religion, war, women's rights, and marriage. The second verse expresses his continued belief in humanity despite being questioned. Frank believes people are not wicked, just prone to sin, and that everyone tries to be good. The third verse outlines things Frank does not believe in, such as time travel or the American flag on the moon. Throughout, Frank conveys themes of losing and searching for faith or purpose.
1) The passage discusses the importance of love, citing several biblical passages that say without love, gifts, knowledge, and faith mean nothing.
2) It explains that love comes from God and those who refuse to love don't truly know God, because God is love. God showed his love by sending his son as a sacrifice to clear away sins.
3) The passage notes that even naughty children received presents, showing unconditional love can change people, just as God's love can change sinners. Loving one another is important because it allows God's love to dwell within us and become complete.
The document discusses the meaning of Islam and how it has been misinterpreted. It argues that Islam truly means "submission" to love, compassion, and the divine will. It claims the word has been corrupted by those who focus only on ancient meanings without understanding the core message of submitting to love. The document encourages focusing on love rather than negatives and seeing God as equivalent to all loving aspects of life. It concludes that true scripture is to treat others as you wish to be treated and avoid harm, and that heaven and hell exist as inner states created by what we feed our attention to.
The documents discuss different perspectives on the concept of love from various experts.
The physicist views love as a neurological condition driven by chemical reactions in the brain. The psychotherapist notes the ancient Greeks distinguished between different kinds of love like friendship, passion, and self-love. The philosopher asserts love is a passionate commitment that must be nurtured. The romantic novelist believes love drives compelling stories by creating obstacles between people and their object of love. The nun describes love as both freely given yet binding people together stronger than death.
Know the 7 deadly sins which are root sins that give rise to other sins. Be aware of the different forms these sins take in our lives and learn how to fight them with the 7 heavenly virtues.
I want us to think about the question...WHAT IF? When you hear that question, how does it make you feel? Yell it out!
The question, “What if?” brings about fear in me…I hear stuff like…
What if they don’t like me?
What if they don’t think I’m good enough?
What if I mess up?
What if I don’t look like them?
What if, what if, what if!
• Gifts will pass away, and what we are left with is what God wants us to have most of…love.
• See, if we have a church that is known for preaching, we have missed it.
• If we are known for our singers, we’ve missed it.
• If it’s our programs, we’ve missed it again.
• If our church isn’t known for its love, we have missed what God created us for, and why the body of Christ exists in the first place.
Love says I need you. Love says you’re worth the risk, the pain, and the discomfort. Love proves each piece matters.
In this concluding message in this series on faith, we learn that faith works through agape-love, the self-denying, sacrificing, putting-the-other-person-first, God-kind of love.
Understanding the concept of love, God, and you in a simplified but yet exciting manner irrespective of our diverse cultures, ideas, understand, gender, education, and prerogatives. I see love as the answer the world needs.
Understanding love makes the journey of life smoother
The document discusses the definition and nature of love according to the Bible. It provides five characteristics of love: 1) Love has patience and time for others, 2) Love cares for others in practical ways, 3) Love is secure in itself and God rather than others, 4) Love gives of itself rather than insisting on its own way, and 5) Love is consistent and enduring in any circumstance. The overall message is that Christians ought to love one another as God first loved us through sending Jesus Christ to be the atonement for our sins.
CHAPTER 1.PARADOXICAL PARTNERS BASED ON ROM. 12:9
CHAPTER 2.WHEN OPPOSITES ARE THE SAME BASED ON Rom. 14:6
CHAPTER 3.THE FOOLISHNESS OF THE CROSS- I COR. 1:18-31
CHAPTER 4.THE POWER OF WEAKNESS BASED ON II COR. 12:1-10
CHAPTER 5.THE PARADOX OF BURDENS Based on Gal. 6:1-10
CHAPTER 6.THE PARADOX OF BLESSING BASED ON GAL.6:1-10
CHAPTER 7.THE PARADOX OF PRIDE Based on Gal. 6:3
CHAPTER 8.PRAISEWORTHY PRIDE Based on Gal. 6:4
CHAPTER 9.GOOD OUT OF EVIL Based on Phil. 1:12-26
CHAPTER 10.FRUITFUL FRUSTRATION Based on I Thess. 2:13F
CHAPTER 11.THE PARADOX OF MONEY Based on I Tim. 6:3-10
CHAPTER 12. PAUL'S PARADOXICAL PERSONALITY Acts 21:17-26
1. The document contrasts the character and lifestyles of the righteous and unrighteous man according to Psalm 1.
2. It notes how the unrighteous man is like chaff that is blown away, having no lasting value or direction. The unrighteous will not stand in judgement or be comfortable among the righteous.
3. God divides all people into two classes - those He knows and approves of, and those whose way will perish without God, being rootless, fruitless, and worthless. The conclusion asks the reader which class they belong to.
This document discusses the sin of envy and how it can cripple people spiritually and in their relationships. It provides several biblical examples of how envy led to problems between people. The key teachings are that envy is a sin that stems from discontentment and wanting what others have rather than appreciating one's own blessings. To deal with envy, the document recommends humbling oneself before God, resisting the devil, purifying one's heart, and submitting one's will to God rather than desires of the flesh.
This document discusses each of the seven deadly sins: pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed, and sloth. It provides details on what each sin entails and examples from the Bible that explain why each sin is considered deadly and should be avoided. The document emphasizes that these sins stem from selfishness and a lack of self-control, and if allowed to continue, will lead to spiritual death by removing a person from God's will.
The document summarizes Psalm 1, contrasting the character and lifestyles of the righteous and unrighteous. [1] The righteous person is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields fruit, whereas the unrighteous person is like chaff that is blown away. [2] The unrighteous cannot stand during times of judgment and are uncomfortable in the congregation of the righteous. [3] God intimately knows the righteous, but the way of the unrighteous shall perish.
This document discusses the differences between love and infatuation. It begins by providing context that love is difficult to define but is essential to human existence. It then explores related literature on defining infatuation and describing frameworks for understanding love. The body compares key differences between love and infatuation, such as love looking at compatibility while infatuation focuses on superficial traits, and love bringing out the best in people while infatuation can be destructive. It concludes by summarizing the key differences in a table.
The document discusses the seven deadly sins - vanity, envy, wrath, sloth, avarice, gluttony, and lust - and their opposing virtues of humility, love, kindness, generosity, faith and temperance, and self-control. It provides descriptions of each sin, explaining their negative effects, and how the corresponding virtues serve as the energetic, generous, and temperate responses that prevent spiritual complacency and excess.
St Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians chapter 13 is a hymn to love. It states that without love, speaking in human or angelic languages means nothing, and having prophecy or faith that can move mountains means nothing. Giving away all possessions or one's body means nothing without love. Love is kind, does not boast or seek its own interests. Prophecies and knowledge will vanish but love will never end, and the greatest of the three remaining virtues - faith, hope, and love - is love.
This document discusses true love and purity. It provides biblical definitions of love, explaining that true love is patient, kind, and protects others. It encourages expressing love for God by offering one's body to Him and waiting until marriage for sex. It notes several consequences of premarital sex like loss of wholeness and increased tolerance to sin. It provides ten reasons to wait for marriage, such as protecting one's testimony and avoiding guilt. Finally, it discusses risks of STDs and unwanted pregnancy from premarital sex.
Infatuation can be a distraction from focusing on God. It occurs when someone catches our eye and we allow them to displace God as the focus of our affection instead of making God the object of our longing. Infatuation is often based on illusion, where we build the person up in our imagination as perfect without knowing their true identity. This can lead to disappointment when we discover they are human like everyone else. We should keep God in his rightful place as first in our lives and focus our thoughts and desires on him so that we do not struggle as much when human relationships let us down.
Full presentation on the relationship between love, anger and forgiveness. As the most powerful of the three, love pervades the other two. The greatest love can often lead to the greatest anger, and therefore the greatest need for forgiveness. Also covers these processes in terms of intimacy, empathy and grief.
This document provides advice on dealing with "mind monsters" that can sabotage positive thinking. It describes various "mind monsters" like the Doubt Dragon, Guilt Ghost, and Foggy that try to bring people down. It encourages developing strategies like deep breathing, humor, questioning negative thoughts, and focusing on positives to overcome these monsters' negative influences. The overall message is that being aware of different thought patterns and consciously choosing optimism can help fuel dreams and vision.
Lyric analysis of We All Try By Frank OceanAminatta21
Frank Ocean analyzes his own song "We All Try" through three verses. In the first verse, he discusses his beliefs in religion, war, women's rights, and marriage. The second verse expresses his continued belief in humanity despite being questioned. Frank believes people are not wicked, just prone to sin, and that everyone tries to be good. The third verse outlines things Frank does not believe in, such as time travel or the American flag on the moon. Throughout, Frank conveys themes of losing and searching for faith or purpose.
1) The passage discusses the importance of love, citing several biblical passages that say without love, gifts, knowledge, and faith mean nothing.
2) It explains that love comes from God and those who refuse to love don't truly know God, because God is love. God showed his love by sending his son as a sacrifice to clear away sins.
3) The passage notes that even naughty children received presents, showing unconditional love can change people, just as God's love can change sinners. Loving one another is important because it allows God's love to dwell within us and become complete.
The document discusses the meaning of Islam and how it has been misinterpreted. It argues that Islam truly means "submission" to love, compassion, and the divine will. It claims the word has been corrupted by those who focus only on ancient meanings without understanding the core message of submitting to love. The document encourages focusing on love rather than negatives and seeing God as equivalent to all loving aspects of life. It concludes that true scripture is to treat others as you wish to be treated and avoid harm, and that heaven and hell exist as inner states created by what we feed our attention to.
The documents discuss different perspectives on the concept of love from various experts.
The physicist views love as a neurological condition driven by chemical reactions in the brain. The psychotherapist notes the ancient Greeks distinguished between different kinds of love like friendship, passion, and self-love. The philosopher asserts love is a passionate commitment that must be nurtured. The romantic novelist believes love drives compelling stories by creating obstacles between people and their object of love. The nun describes love as both freely given yet binding people together stronger than death.
Know the 7 deadly sins which are root sins that give rise to other sins. Be aware of the different forms these sins take in our lives and learn how to fight them with the 7 heavenly virtues.
I want us to think about the question...WHAT IF? When you hear that question, how does it make you feel? Yell it out!
The question, “What if?” brings about fear in me…I hear stuff like…
What if they don’t like me?
What if they don’t think I’m good enough?
What if I mess up?
What if I don’t look like them?
What if, what if, what if!
• Gifts will pass away, and what we are left with is what God wants us to have most of…love.
• See, if we have a church that is known for preaching, we have missed it.
• If we are known for our singers, we’ve missed it.
• If it’s our programs, we’ve missed it again.
• If our church isn’t known for its love, we have missed what God created us for, and why the body of Christ exists in the first place.
Love says I need you. Love says you’re worth the risk, the pain, and the discomfort. Love proves each piece matters.
In this concluding message in this series on faith, we learn that faith works through agape-love, the self-denying, sacrificing, putting-the-other-person-first, God-kind of love.
This summary provides the key points from the multi-part document in 3 sentences:
The document shares a prayer of worship for God, passages from 1 Corinthians about the importance of love, and reflections on how 1 Corinthians describes the character of God as perfect love. It calls the church to reflect God's love in how they treat one another and expresses a desire for people to see God as love above all else when thinking of God's nature.
The document is a collection of quotes and passages about the topic of love. It discusses how love is patient, kind, enduring and the greatest of all virtues. Some key ideas are that without love, activities and knowledge are worthless, and that when we see face to face our understanding will be complete, as God is love.
The Christ Centered Life (Part 2): Spiritual GiftsDavid Turner
1) Paul teaches that the motivation behind using spiritual gifts is more important than the gifts themselves. Without love as the motivation, gifts are worthless despite their potential power or impact.
2) Love is demonstrated through patience, kindness, humility, selflessness, and bearing all things. These characteristics indicate that gifts are being used to build others up rather than for personal gain or ego.
3) Spiritual gifts are temporary and provide only a partial understanding, while love is eternal. When the perfect comes, gifts will cease, but love will remain the greatest thing.
Paul describes love as the most important virtue. Without love, even possessing great gifts or faith are worthless. Love is patient, kind, and does not envy or boast. It bears all things and hopes all things. Paul is in awe of Christ's love for humanity in dying for sins, which drives Paul with ecstasy to share that love with others.
Love is the most important virtue, greater than faith or hope. Without love, spiritual gifts like prophecy, faith, or sacrifice mean nothing. Love is patient, kind, does not envy or boast, and rejoices in truth. While prophecy, tongues and knowledge will cease, love never ends. When perfect understanding comes, partial knowledge will pass away.
This document provides an overview and analysis of 1 Corinthians 13. It discusses how love is the most important thing and should be the motivation for all actions. While spiritual gifts like prophecy, tongues, and knowledge are useful for building the church, they are temporary whereas love is permanent and will last forever. The document examines how love is patient, kind, and not jealous or prideful. It emphasizes that staying connected to Jesus through spending time with Him will cause love to grow in a person's life.
Paul discusses the importance of love in 1 Corinthians 13. He states that while one may have gifts like speaking in tongues or prophesying, without love they are nothing. Love is patient, kind, and does not envy or boast. Though prophecies and knowledge will cease, love will never fail. Faith, hope and love remain, but the greatest of these is love.
The document discusses the topic of love from both a worldly and biblical perspective in three parts. It first looks at common definitions of love and examples of people in the Bible who were "victims of love". The second part examines what the Bible says about love, focusing on God's love for His people and the greatest commandments to love God and others. The third part emphasizes that Jesus expanded the importance of love and Paul identified love as the greatest spiritual gift above even faith. Throughout, the Bible encourages Christians to live in peace and commit themselves to genuine love for others.
This document contains a summary of key passages from Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 13 about godly love. It discusses how love is patient, kind, loyal, and does not envy or boast. True love focuses on others rather than oneself and tolerates imperfections in others through patience and kindness. The document contrasts this behavior of godly love with actions that are selfish, lustful, and ungodly.
The document discusses the importance and nature of love. It states that without love, gifts like prophecy, faith, and knowledge are worthless. Love is described as patient, kind, enduring and not self-seeking. While prophecy, tongues and knowledge will cease, love never fails. Love remains along with faith and hope, and it is the greatest of these. The document emphasizes that life begins and ends in love, and that love is necessary.
1 Corinthians 13 is described as the most beautiful words ever penned and the author's favorite chapter in the Bible. It discusses how love is the greatest gift from God, greater than any other abilities or deeds without love. Love is patient, kind, not jealous or boastful, and protects, trusts, hopes, and perseveres forever. While other gifts such as prophecy and knowledge will cease, love will never fail.
1. The document is a summary of a sermon on 1 Corinthians 13 about understanding love given at First Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi.
2. It discusses how love is the most important thing and should be the motivation for all our actions. Love is patient, kind, not jealous or boastful.
3. While spiritual gifts like prophecy, tongues, and knowledge are useful, they are temporary whereas love is permanent and eternal. Love should be the goal and motivation in the church rather than a focus on spiritual gifts.
The document discusses the importance of love based on 1 Corinthians 13:1-7. It explains that without love, one is useless, nothing, and gains nothing from their gifts, faith, or good works. Love is described as patient, kind, and not jealous. The early Corinthian church lacked love and was divided, proud of their abilities but lacking unity. Paul corrected them to emphasize that true love is most important for Christians. The document encourages discovering how to apply love's full power in one's personal life, relationships with believers, resistance to sin, and difficult situations. It asserts that love comes from God and one must be filled with and practice God's love.
This document discusses virtues such as loyalty, kindness, courage, and perseverance. It defines virtue as "a force for good" and notes that virtue has been cast aside in modern culture. Several passages from Proverbs and Corinthians are presented that emphasize virtues like a virtuous wife trusting her husband, showing kindness, and working hard. The document encourages readers to practice virtues like loyalty, which means being dependable, and kindness. It also promotes developing courage and perseverance through trying again even if not initially succeeding.
Love the Secret to Your Success - Gloria Copeland(1).pdfHabibBeshir
The document discusses how love is the key to success and defines love as keeping God's commandments. It states that God's love has been placed within believers and needs to be activated through knowledge of God's word and acting upon it. As believers live out God's word, their love for others will grow and they will experience success, as all spiritual forces like faith and prayer are activated through love. The document encourages readers to make a decision to perfect God's love in their lives by continually confessing and acting upon what is said about love in the Bible.
Love the Secret to Your Success - Gloria Copeland(1).pdfHabibBeshir
The document discusses how love is the key to success and defines love as keeping God's commandments. It states that God's love has been placed within believers and needs to be activated through knowledge of God's word and acting upon it. As believers live out God's word, their love for others will grow and they will experience success, as all spiritual forces like faith and prayer are activated through love. The document encourages readers to make a decision to perfect God's love in their lives by continually confessing and acting upon what is said about love in the Bible.
We are called to imitate our heavenly Father and walk in His love. When we abide in the Father's love, we move in union with God. We are actually moving in God and through God, and God is moving in and through us. This is a very powerful place to live and operate out of.
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The document discusses Paul's letter to the Galatians chapters 3:10-14. It summarizes that the law places all people under a curse for not keeping all its commands perfectly. However, no one is justified by the law but only through faith, as demonstrated by Abraham's righteousness coming from faith, not works. Christ redeems people from the law's curse by becoming cursed on the cross, so that Gentiles can receive the Spirit's blessing originally promised to Abraham, through faith rather than the law.
Paul rebukes the Galatians for abandoning faith in Christ in favor of following the Law, calling them "foolish" and asking who had "bewitched" them. He reminds them that they received the Holy Spirit through faith in Christ, not works, and cites Abraham's faith being "reckoned as righteousness" to demonstrate that true sons of Abraham are those of faith, not works. Paul concludes that all who have faith, both Jews and Gentiles, are blessed along with Abraham.
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2. 1 Corinthians 12:31–13:13
31 But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show
you a still more excellent way. 1 If I speak in the tongues
of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy
gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic
powers, and understand all mysteries and all
knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove
mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give
away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be
burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is
3. patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not
arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it
is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at
wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all
things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all
things. 8 Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will
pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for
knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and
we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes,
the partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke
like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child.
When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.
4. 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to
face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even
as I have been fully known. 13 So now faith, hope, and
love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is
love.
5.
6. Introduction
But earnestly desire the higher gifts.
And I will show you a still more excellent
way.
Context is spiritual gifting
The best way to use them
Excellent-to throw over and beyond
Way-lifestyle
7. Tests for spiritual gifts
1. Does it edify the
Body of Christ?
2. Is it exercised in
Love?
8. Start with their favorite gifts
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have
not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Tongues without love is just a bunch of noise
Cymbals used to gain attention of crowd or in worship
of idols
Agape
9. Agape
1 John 4:10…In this is love, not that we have loved God
but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the
propitiation for our sins.
Agape is self sacrificing love
10. Hit their hang up
And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all
mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as
to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Prophecy
Knowledge
Faith
No standing without love
11. Without love
Matthew 7:21–23…Not everyone who says to me,
‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the
one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your
name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And
then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart
from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
12. Give it all up
If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be
burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Voluntary poverty
Martyrdom
My action without love do not gain me heaven
13. A note
This may have been a hymn or poem about love,
written or quoted by Paul. All of these descriptions of
love are active. Love is an action, not simply an
emotion. These all describe the ministry of Jesus (the
full and complete revelation of YHWH) as He dealt with
imperfect people. Love is a person!
Bob Utley
14. Love is
Patient to people, no retaliation
A fruit of the Spirit
An attribute of God
15. Love is
Kind-gentle to all
Commanded to treat all Christians
A Fruit of the Spirit
Jesus described himself with this
word
17. Love is not
Envy-boil over; desire control over
Boast-self flattering; associated with knowledge or
oratory skill in Corinth
Arrogant-overestimate and flaunt
Rude-unacceptable behavior; curse in Jesus’ name
18. Its actions
It does not insist on its own way
Liberty becoming a stumbling block
Not seeking his own good
1 Corinthians 10:33…just as I try to please everyone in
everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but
that of many, that they may be saved.
19. Love’s Action Guide
Galatians 5:13…For you were called to freedom,
brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an
opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one
another.
Ephesians 5:21…submitting to one another out of
reverence for Christ.
20. Its actions
It is not irritable-sharpen
(constant friction), sharp
disagreement
21. Its actions
It is not resentful-an accounting
term for an unpaid bill,
a revengeful spirit
Zechariah 8:17…do not devise evil
in your hearts against one another,
and love no false oath, for all these
things I hate, declares the LORD.”
(Same phrasing in the LXX)
22. A couplet
comparison
does not rejoice at wrongdoing,
but rejoices with the truth.
It refers to gossip within the
Christian community
Unrighteousness contrasted with
the truth
28. Never fails
1. Fails-an actor being hissed off the stage
2. Fails-a flower that dropped its petals because of
inclement conditions
God’s love never gives up!
29. This is the type
of love we need
Exercise of spiritual gifts
To our family
To the stranger you meet
30. What doesn’t last forever
As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues,
they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.
Love is permanent, the gifts are not.
31. Clue for ending
For now we see in a mirror dimly,
but then face to face. Now I know
in part; then I shall know fully,
even as I have been fully known.
32. Application Statement
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a
child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I
gave up childish ways.
Exercising Spiritual Gifts without love is childish
33. Finish strong
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the
greatest of these is love.
Not spiritual gifts
Not status
The loving actions I exercise
34. Our take away
You are gifted, use them in a loving way
Use this a mirror for yourself
Major on loving those around you
Ask yourself what you can do that edifies with love