Many of us often think the opposite of love is hate....but I am learning it is "self"......... this is the enemy that so easily besets me.
that is what will happen at the second coming. the people will turn on their pastors instead of accepting the responsibility for not searching the scriptures for themselves and taking a stand for the Lord.
.Questions:1. Is this chapter just a theory? Is it a suggestion?2. Often we speak about the 144,000 as having gotten victory over sin. What will be their relationship to 1 Corinthians 13?3. Would marriages be breaking up the way they are if this chapter were implemented in the life of even one of the spouses?4. I have been studying love as taught by Jesus. His focus is to love our enemies (that could include a husband, wife, parents - then what about other members in the church who don't agree with us?)I am baffled that we speak about the end times, victory over sin, a healthful diet (these things we ought to have done) but when it comes to loving each other as described in the love chapter you can forget it, it is just an option at best or a theory at worst.Who is the real enemy - the papacy, Iran, the contemporary worship styles?I am thinking that I had better rethink the whole thing. Something tells me that the track that is easy to get on doesn't go anywhere.
I am baffled that we speak about the end times, victory over sin, a healthful diet (these things we ought to have done) but when it comes to loving each other as described in the love chapter you can forget it, it is just an option at best or a theory at worst.Who is the real enemy - the papacy, Iran, the contemporary worship styles?I am thinking that I had better rethink the whole thing. Something tells me that the track that is easy to get on doesn't go anywhere.
I was convicted more and more strongly what the NC State motto talks about - "TO BE RATHER THAN TO SEEM" I seemed to be drawn to the book wherein Jesus explains His lessons behind the parables. Reading Scripture, going to Christ's Object Lessons, after heartfelt prayer - self examination comparing myself with how Jesus is represented - then reading - praying - cross referencing - reading - attempting to put to use what I would find as He would lead and gradually open my mind. (using standardised paging) I read p- 384-385 of Christ Object Lessons. Here was a pivot point - a make it or break it cross roads, this jumped out at me with lasting and unfolding force, (as well as corroberating Scripture texts and passages as time went by.)I was and still am convinced certain things regarding the love/compassion dwelling in the humanity of Jesus that He obtained from His Father. And also convinced I did not have that and convicted I must have those things no matter what it cost to get them.But now that I knew basically what I must have, I did know how to get it; trying and trying harder and harder did not work, because what is approved of in 1st Corinthians Ch 13, and what moved the humanity of Jesus - is INTERNAL AND FROM ABOVE - NOT ALREADY INSIDE - or I would not be empty of it and in desperation because of that emptiness through the conviction sent by the Holy Ghost.