Today's Verses: 1 Corinthians 13:7-8 (ESV)
7 mLove bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, eendures 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.
m ch. 9:12
e [See ver. 4 above]
In his First Letter to the Corinthians, Paul focuses on spiritual gifts. However, those gifts are useless or can be destructive unless used in love. Paul measures Christian maturity in terms of a growing love for God and for other human beings. It is generally recognized that Paul may have written this section, not as a treatise on Christian brotherhood, but to correct the misuse of spiritual gifts by those in the church.
Today's Comments: Yesterday, I blogged about the idea of justice and how it should first relate to love. Last night I received an email message that stated that somebody in our church (perhaps a parishioner or perhaps a parent from our Childrens' Learning Center) called the city to report that a family (who belong to our parish) were living in a camper parked in the church parking lot. Of course, most every one of us who attend the church knows about this family. The husband works full-time, and they have chosen to live in their camper to pay their student debts and so that they can continue their educations while saving for a down-payment on a future house.
Yes, one might suggest that justice was done, because they were breaking the local law. But this is a good example of what Paul was talking about. Whoever reported the local violation did so without love for their neighbor. The right thing to do first would be to offer a place or find a place where they would not be violating the law. Instead, that person who reported them committed a loveless act of justice, which itself turned into injustice.
7 mLove bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, eendures 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.
m ch. 9:12
e [See ver. 4 above]
In his First Letter to the Corinthians, Paul focuses on spiritual gifts. However, those gifts are useless or can be destructive unless used in love. Paul measures Christian maturity in terms of a growing love for God and for other human beings. It is generally recognized that Paul may have written this section, not as a treatise on Christian brotherhood, but to correct the misuse of spiritual gifts by those in the church.
Today's Comments: Yesterday, I blogged about the idea of justice and how it should first relate to love. Last night I received an email message that stated that somebody in our church (perhaps a parishioner or perhaps a parent from our Childrens' Learning Center) called the city to report that a family (who belong to our parish) were living in a camper parked in the church parking lot. Of course, most every one of us who attend the church knows about this family. The husband works full-time, and they have chosen to live in their camper to pay their student debts and so that they can continue their educations while saving for a down-payment on a future house.
Yes, one might suggest that justice was done, because they were breaking the local law. But this is a good example of what Paul was talking about. Whoever reported the local violation did so without love for their neighbor. The right thing to do first would be to offer a place or find a place where they would not be violating the law. Instead, that person who reported them committed a loveless act of justice, which itself turned into injustice.
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