‘Love Is!’
1 Corinthians 13:4-7.
Here we find love in a spiritual context. Love as the motive for the exercise of Spiritual Gifts and Ministry.
a) 1 Corinthians 13:4. Patient.
b) 1 Corinthians 13:4. Kind.
c) 1 Corinthians 13:4. Not envious.
d) 1 Corinthians 13:4. Not boastful.
e) 1 Corinthians 13:4. Not arrogant.
f) 1 Corinthians 13:5. Not rude.
g) 1 Corinthians 13:5. Not insisting on its own way.
h) 1 Corinthians 13:5. Not irritable.
i) 1 Corinthians 13:5. Not resentful.
j) 1 Corinthians 13:6. Not rejoicing in wrong doing.
k) 1 Corinthians 13:6. Rejoicing in the Truth.
l) 1 Corinthians 13:7. Bearing all things.
m) 1 Corinthians 13:7. Believing all things.
n) 1 Corinthians 13:7. Hoping all things.
o) 1 Corinthians 13:7. Enduring all things.
(This QT shows me how Love Is exercised in the Ministry of the Church)
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‘Our Thoughts.’
a) 2 Corinthians 10:5. Wrong and rebellious ones need to be brought into obedience to Christ.
b) 2 Corinthians 2:11; 4:4. That come from Satan need to be overcome.
c) 2 Corinthians 3:14. Veil our minds and prevent us from understanding the Truth.
d) 2 Corinthians 11:3. Lead us away from our pure and simple devotion to Christ.
e) Philippians 4:7. Can be filled with God’s Peace.
(This Second one gives me the desire to handle My Thoughts correctly)
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Chris.
We can and should bring our thoughts into obedience to Christ. This should not be difficult because we have, if we are True Believers: one, the Holy Spirit to help us; two, the Word of God and three, the indwelling Christ.
