Love is an incredibly powerful word. But what exactly is love? According to Webster‚ Love is “strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties” or “warm attachment‚ enthusiasm‚ or devotion.” But is something so overwhelming really as simple as these definitions make it appear to be? No‚ love is an extremely complex word that can’t be summed up into a few short sentences. Though love isn’t effortless‚ “true” love is gained by practicing numerous virtues that include trust‚
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6 April 2011 1 Corinthians 13 The book of 1 Corinthians is the seventh book of the New Testament and is located between the books of Romans and 2 Corinthians. 1 Corinthians is also referred to as the first epistle of Paul to the Corinthians‚ as it was a letter written by the Apostle Paul to the Church in Corinth. It has been debated that letters and epistles differ from one another in literary style‚ as letters where meant to be nonliterary‚ versus epistles were meant as a public literary
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Excellence of Love (1 Corinthians 13)1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels‚ but do not have love‚ I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy‚ and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith‚ so as to remove mountains‚ but do not have love‚ I am nothing. 3 And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor‚ and if I surrender my body to be burned‚ but do not have love‚ it profits me nothing. 4 Love is patient‚ love is kind and is
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Fruit of the Spirit: The Fruits of the Spirit Part 1: Love by Mr.Jason Props: Bandage for Duke’s eye. (Begin with Duke on stage by himself. He has a patch on his eye.) Duke: Dude! What was I thinking. Oh‚ my achin’ head. Robbie: (Enters.) Hey Duke! How are you doing? Ooh‚ that’s quite a black eye you’ve got there. What happened
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am here to discuss the bible passage 1 Corinthians 13:1-13‚ its meaning and how it is relatable to today’s society. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 is part of the first of a series of letters written by St Paul to the Corinthian church to correct and restore the weaknesses within the church‚ to correct misteaching of the resurrection and was a response to queries from Corinthian Christians asking for advice. Because we have no access to the questions that the Corinthian Christians were asking Paul it is similar
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Most people including Christians do not even want to think about forgiving – it makes them sick to talk that way. He said‚ it is very clear however‚ if we do not forgive others‚ we will not be forgiven. We are also told that we must love our neighbors like we love ourselves. He goes on to explain the difference in loving yourself‚ but not liking the things you do. He looked at this in the same way as us hating the act the person committed‚ but not the person. He explains that what the Bible meant
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Andrew Retzer Mr. Morgan Bible III‚ per. 4 May 16‚ 2010 Exegesis of 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Paul shows the Corinthians the way of God with Israel in the wilderness‚ as instruction with regard to His way with us‚ telling the Corinthians that the things which happened to them were types or figures which serve as patterns for us. This is an important principle‚ and one that should be clearly understood‚ in order to benefit from it. It is not Israel who is the figure‚ but what had happened to Israel
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In Chapter 13 of Corinthians Paul talked about spiritual gifts. Then in Chapter 13‚ he continues to write and talk about love. After reading verses 4-7‚ my eyes were opened. I observed that Paul was saying‚ spiritual gifts‚ talents‚ and riches are all good. But‚ if it doesn’t show or have love it is considered worthless. That’s how important love is portrayed per Paul. Out of all the many gifts God has given us‚ love lasts forever. Not just love‚ but faith and hope. However‚ with all those gifts
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In Corinthians 15:13-14‚ Paul the Apostle says “If there is no resurrection of the dead‚ then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised‚ our preaching is useless and so is your faith (Holy Bible). Before verse 13‚ Paul continues if it is preached that Christ is raised from the dead‚ then how can some people say there is no resurrection of the dead. Because if that is the case‚ then Jesus has not been raised from the dead and our faith is worthless (Holy Bible). If Jesus Christ
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Philippians 4:13 Philippians 4:13 is probably one of the most taken out of context verses in the Bible. Most people Christians and non Christians have this verse as their life verse; they put the verse on a notebook‚ their shoe‚ or even book back. People quote this verse all the time when they are going through something difficult but these people have no idea what this passage really means. In this paper we will see what Paul was talking about when he said‚ “I can do all things through Christ
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