The Dermott news., 1916-08-03
LESSON FOR AUG. 6
GREATEST THING IN THE WoRLC
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 True ministry is in the exercise of spiritual gifts UEph. 4:7-1D. Every believer is member of the body of Christ. and therefore has definite ministry. Though the gifts are d.- verse, all are equally honorable be cause they are bestowed, administered and cncrgized by the Holy Spirit Love alone giyes value to the ministry of any gift.
 |. Fill the Gift With Love (vv. 1-3). Just as the body is dead unless q AY- ing soul abides in and inspires it, so Is the gift unless filled with tAe spirit of love This is the more excellent way. to which Paul makes reference at the conclusion of Chapter l.. In praiSiag love Paul does not fall into the error of eriucizing others. not eveu his followers and suggests that even he may be wanting in this trait. The Corinthians were eager to attain ex- ccHeuee and to be Fea iaeRt in wis dom and philosophy to understand the world iu which they lived: to be scholars and teachers and improve and correct society Paul therefore shows how vain are such things unteSs filled with the motive of love. CD The gift of tongues The saiats in the church at Corinth seem to have been particularly gifted i'll this direction, and te have been proud of H. (Ch. II: . . 23) and eager to oatStrip the others. Paul tells them that such hu9StRs amounts to llttle. The grace of love is Il far more excellent way @ The gift of prophecy. The New Testament prophet was forth-teller uot a teller of Che future. To be q forth-teller was thing to be coveted and admired but not unless accompanied by love. t3 Miracle working A man can have this in the most powerful form con erivabIe. and yet If he has not love. he K nothing
 II. Love Is Known by It's Mani festattons CYv 4-71. Having shown the absolute necessity of love Paul shows how we may recognize q. The hehax- for ef love can be seen aud known, Paul set for Us l5 manifestations. CD Love SatTereth long Love Is no pass Ing emotion. bat a fxed thought t24 IL iS kind. Kindness in acton, love at work. @ Love cuyi"th not. IL does not grow out of srl6>hucSS for s,lhShucSS is thp very opposite of love. CD Love vauojeth not itself, does not climb to the hou~ytops to proclaim itS glory. @ k uat pu0tA up. There k uo inaauon, like soap bubble tn Ia2zie the eye. ca Does not behave itself unGcemly that k without deli tucy of feeling. Uusectnly conduct grows from pride and SeHShues~, whereas love k the foundation ot true courtesy @ Srcke,h not her own. k not looking out for self first of a.l tN1 Is not easily provoked good tempered. not irritable. To lose ones temper iS dangerous evil The evil is not so much in the temper but in our failure to control it (O TEuketh no evil Puts the best construction upon the nets of others. making all possible nl- lowauceS Go1 Rrjoiccth not in tni- putty. CID uejoiccth in the truth, that ls Is in sympathy with all that Is true O2l Beareth all things; endureth haydships and trials for the working out ef the kingdom. (lS) Beheveth all things not credulous but putting the best construction upon the words of others. and having faith in the final outcome of every good cause. Qf Hopeth all things is not discouraged in the dark and ShadoWy days. d0) Eudureth all things; tt goes on believ- ing and hoping to the end; no obstacle can stop it. Surely such q catalogue of the marks of love Is enough to make Us all pause and meditate.
 III. The Permanence of Life tvv. S-l3). The word "tallefh' here denotes failing in the sense of cessation, and love k entrusted with three typical but passing forms of Christian ex- prrSSieu. fb Prophecies; = not the things proraesied but ihe gift or act If prophcsYiHe (v. 3) which at best can only partially express Gods word. Prophecy will pass away in the fuller vision and wider knowledge of God Who is love" (2) Tongues" The time will come when they will not be needed as a sign nor to enable us to express our varied emotions. The di- vlnely inspired prophecies tell but a part of what is yet to be. (3) "knowl- , edge" It shall be done away in the fuller knowledge of the eternal world as the light of the stars vanish before the rising sun. When that which is perfect Is come these lights will be seen to be only like the separate stones of quarry which can only be fully understood when the whole building stands before us in it's completion. ! Paul gives an illustration of this truth from the familiar case of the growing 1 child (vv. II, 12). In conclusion (v. | 13) faith, hope, love abid eth, three