13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
There was a time in my life where I deemed knowledge greater than everything else. I still do believe that Knowledge of God from the biblical source called the bible is still valid today and will forever be when ever my death comes and I am taken away from this world. Knowledge puffs up a person, did you know that is in the bible? 1 Corinthians 8:1; is where this is found stated by Paul of course he goes on to talk about sexual sin among the assembly there in Corinth. So knowledge puffs up, it puffs up ones ego, and I am sure am guilty of having it happen to me where I have become prideful over another, surely you have too.
Your heart can become callous, towards another person sometimes if you believe that knowledge is the power to win an argument or a fight online of all places, to be in a setting like that at your own home where you desire to have peace, rest and comfort to fight over who decides which Television Show had the best scene based on your knowledge of all the script doesn't mean really jack. Neither one of you are going to have comfort, or rest, or peace, because one is going to be puffed up against the other.
Love however builds up, it edifies and uplifts another, it is so important to take in and consider other peoples views even if you disagree with them, and simply acknowledge them as human beings that are part of the body of Christ, or even if they are an unbeliever, to have love towards them as they are. Do you not think Jesus would do the same thing? He loved you as you were when you came to him, did he not?
So why is love greater than faith, and hope? Love being the greatest is because you need to have it first, for God and for Others.
If you deem yourself right all the time without consideration of other points of views (which personally in my own life I have seen all types of different views having never going to church but studying under someone who brought those differences up to let the viewer know that there are different points of views on these things), without saying nah nah nah you're wrong, and this is how I am gonna prove that you are wrong by saying my opinion and that is it, or sharing scripture that points out my own view and obscuring another into a corner where the normal reaction is to fight their way out so that they do not get punched in the face, and be agitated by the individual who is putting me down as those they are superior.
Get this my friend, no one is better than the other. Remember that always, that God desires us to love our neighbor as ourselves, and that even includes allowing people to have freedom of expression and thoughts, and differing opinions, and it is okay. Many claim that they believe in the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is their Lord and Saviour, who am I to judge them? All I know is that Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Which one is important to you?
There was a time in my life where I deemed knowledge greater than everything else. I still do believe that Knowledge of God from the biblical source called the bible is still valid today and will forever be when ever my death comes and I am taken away from this world. Knowledge puffs up a person, did you know that is in the bible? 1 Corinthians 8:1; is where this is found stated by Paul of course he goes on to talk about sexual sin among the assembly there in Corinth. So knowledge puffs up, it puffs up ones ego, and I am sure am guilty of having it happen to me where I have become prideful over another, surely you have too.
Your heart can become callous, towards another person sometimes if you believe that knowledge is the power to win an argument or a fight online of all places, to be in a setting like that at your own home where you desire to have peace, rest and comfort to fight over who decides which Television Show had the best scene based on your knowledge of all the script doesn't mean really jack. Neither one of you are going to have comfort, or rest, or peace, because one is going to be puffed up against the other.
Love however builds up, it edifies and uplifts another, it is so important to take in and consider other peoples views even if you disagree with them, and simply acknowledge them as human beings that are part of the body of Christ, or even if they are an unbeliever, to have love towards them as they are. Do you not think Jesus would do the same thing? He loved you as you were when you came to him, did he not?
So why is love greater than faith, and hope? Love being the greatest is because you need to have it first, for God and for Others.
If you deem yourself right all the time without consideration of other points of views (which personally in my own life I have seen all types of different views having never going to church but studying under someone who brought those differences up to let the viewer know that there are different points of views on these things), without saying nah nah nah you're wrong, and this is how I am gonna prove that you are wrong by saying my opinion and that is it, or sharing scripture that points out my own view and obscuring another into a corner where the normal reaction is to fight their way out so that they do not get punched in the face, and be agitated by the individual who is putting me down as those they are superior.
Get this my friend, no one is better than the other. Remember that always, that God desires us to love our neighbor as ourselves, and that even includes allowing people to have freedom of expression and thoughts, and differing opinions, and it is okay. Many claim that they believe in the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is their Lord and Saviour, who am I to judge them? All I know is that Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Which one is important to you?
