The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

IN part.
10. But when that which is perfect is come.
then that which is in part shall be done
away.
IL. When ! was q child. ! spake ~ Q
child. l understood a 5 a child. thought as
u child; but when ! became u man. put
away childish things.
i. For now We see through glass dark
Is. but then face TO face; now know in
part. but then shall l know even as also |
I am known.
H. And now abldeth faith. hope. charity. |
these three. but the greatest OF these IL |
charity.
GOLDEN TEXT.-Now abideth faith,
hope, chnrlay, the~e threej hut the
grene~t of these ~ charity.-1 Cor.
l3i I3.
OUTLINE Of SCRIPTURE SECTION
The Importance Of love.........l Cor. l3:l-3.
The nature OF iove.............l Cor lS-4-1.
The duration Of love...........1 Cor. lS:S-la
TIME.-A ID 81. spring.
PLACE.-Ephesus.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
On account of their disputings this
lesson on love was needed by the
Corinthians. In connection with its
study one should read Drummond'S
famous address, first delivered to the
Students at Mortified, on The Great
est Thing in the World" What one
longs for above all else is TO him
the greatest thing. Among the
things that Christians desire paul
does not refer to others) the apostle
mentions eloquence the gift of proph-
ecy miracle-working faith, know
ledge of mysteries, charity, the hero
ism of martyrdom. Here is list
from which one might find it difficult
to make a choice. and Paul set love
higher than all. Why?
The last clause of chapter xii. be
longs with this section in which Paul
speaks of love. He has told them
that it is right that they should ~
sire and strive for some of these
gifts--the more important ones-and
now, he says. he will tell them how.
Seek love, and let these gifts be man
ifesiations of love, for only so are
they really of any value Tvs. 1-3)
Speak with tongues: One o,
the gifts of which, the Corinthians
were very proud. II was the utter.
ance of wild and incoherent words
and meaningless sounds when under
religious excitement. The same thing
is observed to-day in connection with
the 'camp-mectings" in the south
Paul said that he would rather speak
five words with his understanding
than ten thousand words in q
tongue" I4:19). "Of men and 81
-ngels": "Of men, aye, and of an
GELS" in whom the gift might b'
supposed to be even superior to thai
of men-even this, without love
would be only useless noise. "Ih'
gift OF prophecy" This was wha'
we call speaking in meeting" o.
exhorting. These things, which ar
Of the head, and good in themselves
are nothing" so far as character u
concerned. unless the heart is right
"Bestow all my goods: A man ma.
make great gifts to charity and We
be an abominably mean and selfisl
man. lie may endure great persona
discomforts and even sacrifice his lif
rather than yield theological opin
ion, and still be proud, narrow
minded. unchristian man. Outwar
actions do not tell. 1t is evcrywher
a question of motive. With love
the governing motive all life and az
ton are good; without 1t nothing
good.
Paul was writing to q particuln
church about the little rivalries an
ieaiousies of its church life, whic
were utterly inconsistent with tn
Christ-spirit, but the lesson is needle
fully as much by us as il was by III
people in Corinth. "Love sufferet
long: But more than that, thong
injured. love is progressively kind
"Envicth not: When it lacks; is M
too greatly set up" over what
| has. "Taketh not account of evil
1 Is not always looking for persons
= sights, and does not bear grudge
= prophecies ... shall be dol
\ away: All those gifts which are us
b full to us now. childreS as we ar
b in the knowledge of divine mysterie
y will be no longer needed "wben TIL
which is perfect Is come" They a
martial and temporary. But faith
l. God. joyous hope in view Of Il
y future, which is Gods future. al
love. which is the summing up OF u
+ character of God, and the fulflli'
d OF all obligation-these are eterna
t"and the greatest Of these Is love
l. PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
l. without love, prophecy and fai
would be mere exhibitors. exercisil
4 their gifts for display.
|" without love, charity would be
= be sowal Of aims for the sake
+. public applause.
without love, martyrdom would
rss . mere exhibition Of how heroical
e: one could meet death.
- Love Is ~. only grace which
7 cludes all graces; having love .
u possesses all the rest.
More than anything else love '
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