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I Corinthians 13

1co 13:1	If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell.
1co 13:2	And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.
1co 13:3	And if I give all my goods to the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it is of no profit to me.
1co 13:4	Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;
1co 13:5	Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;
1co 13:6	It takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but has joy in what is true;
1co 13:7	Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.
1co 13:8	Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.
1co 13:9	For our knowledge is only in part, and the prophet's word gives only a part of what is true:
1co 13:10	But when that which is complete is come, then that which is in part will be no longer necessary.
1co 13:11	When I was a child, I made use of a child's language, I had a child's feelings and a child's thoughts: now that I am a man, I have put away the things of a child.
1co 13:12	For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me.
1co 13:13	But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

The Truth is Still the Truth...

The Truth is Still the Truth...

Dr. Ken Schenck
Quadrilateralthoughts

Nice thought by Everett Piper, President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University. I would say that his thinking and mine are a little like Paul and James sometimes: we agree but are emphasizing different pieces of the puzzle. For example, he says, "I have maintained for years that those who say that an objective defense of truth is obsolete are dead wrong. To abandon apologetics and, thereby, embrace the relational at the expense of the rational is simply a false dichotomy." I agree. This is a false dichotomy. The relational is not anti-rational and any abandonment of there being better and worse answers to questions is foolhearty. There is such a thing as right and wrong, just and unjust, and as Christians who love our neighbors it is our responsibility to work for them in effective and fully Christian ways. Again, "They don’t need nor will they accept some watered down 'generous orthodoxy' that really is nothing but a lie born of Man’s oxymoronic canonization of the relative." I agree. Any watered down sense of generous orthodoxy that leaves us with nothing in our hands because it has all washed away is worthless. The phrase I use is "identity within diversity." We know who we are and what we believe with full awareness and love toward the myriad of other identities and beliefs, at the same time humble at the realization of the limitations of our own knowledge.

This post is from Rev'd Dr Ken Schenck's (pictured above)blog Quadrilateral Thoughts.You can also find a rss feed in my blog's section in the left-hand column. Ken is a professor of New Testament & Philosophy at Indiana Wesleyan University. I met him and heard him preach in the 80's at his sister's pastorate, First Wesleyan Church of Fort Lauderdale while he was still in Seminary...God bless, keith -1Cor 13

Six Deadly Sins as
Found the Book of Romans
Compiled By Keith Kiper

Surprise-”When desire (lust) has conceived it gives birth to sin, and sin, when is full grown, brings forth death.” James 1:15-Taking a second look at sin when caught off guard.
Adamic-”Behold I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.” Psalm 51:5, ”For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 8:23-Everyone inherits this sin from Adam at birth.
Carnality-”Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body that you should obey its lusts.”-The inward “bent” to sin before entire sanctification. Death-”But he who blasphemes the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation.” Mark 3:29-The Unpardonable sin.
Commission-”…Most assuredly, I say unto you, whoever commits sin, is a slave to sin. ”John 8:14-Willfully disobeying God.
Omission-”Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do, and does not do it, to him it is sin.” James 4:17-This one is self explanatory.