“The Lord desires me to call the
attention of His people to the thirteenth chapter of First Corinthians. Read
this chapter every day, and from it obtain comfort and strength. Learn from it
the value that God places on sanctified, heaven-born love, and let the lesson
that it teaches come home to your hearts. Learn that Christlike love is of
heavenly birth, and that without it all other qualifications are
worthless.” (RH July
21, 1904).
"1st Corinthians 13 is a beautiful portion of scripture that
instructs us on what love is. Love is not an impulsive emotion but one that
requires reasoning. Love though as a word is singular it is filled with a
number of entities. Some of these entities are referenced in the chapter and
give is a blue print on how to exhibit love."
In a past post on this topic I used this chapter to outline what love is? For this post take a similar
approach however I will delve into some word from Ellen White in the hopes of
strengthening understanding on this topic (Please note I will be looking at
verses 1-7 and 13 in the next few posts.
1 Corinthians 13King James Version (KJV)
1 Though I
speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become
as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2 And
though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all
knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and
have not charity, I am nothing.
3 And
though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be
burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4 Charity
suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself,
is not puffed up,
5 Doth not
behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh
no evil;
6 Rejoiceth
not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth
all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
1 Though I
speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become
as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Have you
heard of pots and pans being banged by children? Imagine if anytime you opened
your mouth to speak that was the sound that came out. How dreadful! The verse
suggests if your eloquence is not seasoned with love your merely making a
racket a terrible noise.
One thing
that is often said at my church is the need to say things in love. I want to
add and say that the latter is imperative as a word spoken in love is more
likely to be received.
There may
be occasions where you will have to deliver a difficult message will use do so
in love or as a tinkling cymbal. How to you exercise love through your speech.
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