Weightier Matters Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. It is these you ought to have practiced without neglecting the others. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. Matthew … Continue reading Weightier Matters
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The Greatest is Love
The Greatest is Love And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three, and the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 To abide means to continue, to remain, to stay. It elicits images of stability and permanence. Therefore, when Paul says “faith, hope, and love abide,” he separates these qualities apart as uniquely … Continue reading The Greatest is Love
In a Mirror Dimly
In a Mirror Dimly For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 It should probably not be a surprise that one of the most profound statements … Continue reading In a Mirror Dimly
When I Was A Child
When I Was a Child When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. 1 Corinthians 13:11 On the surface, this passage from first Corinthians seems to have little to do with … Continue reading When I Was A Child
The Partial Will End
The Partial Will End Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an … Continue reading The Partial Will End
Love Never Ends
Love Never Ends Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures … Continue reading Love Never Ends
Love Endures All Things
Love Endures All Things Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, … Continue reading Love Endures All Things
Love Believes All Things
Love Believes All Things Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things… 1 Corinthians 13:4-7b … Continue reading Love Believes All Things
Love Bears All Things
Love Bears All Things Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things… 1 Corinthians 13:4-7a A vow recited … Continue reading Love Bears All Things
Love Rejoices in the Truth
Love Rejoices in the Truth Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 Paul lists 16 characteristics about love … Continue reading Love Rejoices in the Truth
Contemplating Grace 