Saint Paul seems to have entertained no doubt of the validity of the appearance or of the words, "I am Jesus" - Acts 9:5 - Both the appearance and the words validated themselves in his later life. His whole Christian outlook on the world, like the Gospels which he preached, stemmed from that "revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ". "The fact is, brothers, and I want you to realize this, the Good News I preached is not a human message that I was given by men, it is something I learnt through a revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ." - Gal. 1:11-12 - Jesus Christ was, in a unique sense, the Son of the living God.
Apostle Paul's learned that it was no longer by keeping only the law that a person was justified in God's sight, but by faith, hope, and love. And since faith, hope, and love in Christ provided acceptance with God, then Gentiles might enjoy that acceptance as readily as Jews. This was the implication of the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ which gripped Paul's mind. He assured that he himself had received that revelation in order that he might proclaim Jesus Christ and His salvation to the Gentile.
Be ambitious for the higher gifts. And I am going to show you a way that is better than any of them. - 1Cor. 12:31 -
If I have all the eloquence of men or the angels, but speak without love, I am simply a gong booming or a cymbal clashing. If I have the gift of prophecy, understanding all the mysteries there are, and knowing everything, and if I have faith in all its fullness, to move mountains, but without love, then I am nothing at all. If I give away all that I possess, piece by piece, and if I even let them take my body to burn it, but without love, it will do me no good whatever.
Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous; love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offense, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes.
Love does not come to an end. But if there are gifts of prophecy, the time will come when they must fail; or the gift of languages, it will not continue forever; and knowledge - for this, too, the time will come when it must fail. For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophesying is imperfect; but once perfection comes, all imperfect things will disappear. When I was a child, I used to talk like a child, and think like a child, and argue like a child, but now I am a man, all childish ways are put behind me. Now we are seeing a dim reflection in a mirror; but then we shall be seeing face to face. The knowledge that I have now is imperfect; but then I shall know as fully as I am known.
In short, there are three things that last: faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love. - 1Cor. 13:1-13 -
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!
I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.
HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -
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