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on Christ for salvation, but rather the special gift of miracle-working faith. Note the clause, “so that I could remove moun tains.” The apostle would never have exalted “love” at the expense of saving faith, for he teaches in other places that it is only through such faith that man can manifest the divine love (Gal. 5:6). 4. “ Prophecies, they shall fail ” (v. 2). This is a very unfortunate translation, for prophecies never fail. Paul is speaking here of certain spiritual g ifts: prophecy, tongues, and knowledge (cf. 1 Cor. 12:8- 10 for the list). And he is saying that these gifts shall be “done away” and “ cease” (cf.’ R. V.). Golden Text Illustration Do you not remember Norman Macleod’s story of the Highland mother? She was a w idow ; taking her babe, she started to walk across the mountains, some ten miles, to the home of a relative. A terrible snow storm suddenly fell upon the hills, and little by little the mother’s strength failed. Next day, when men found her body, it was almost stripped of clothing. Her chilled and dying hands had wrapped her own clothing about the child, which was found in a sheltering nook, safe and sound. Years afterwards, the son o f the minister who had conducted the mother’s funeral went to Glasgow to preach a preparatory sermon. Somehow he was reminded of the story he had often heard his father tell. Instead of preaching the sermon he had prepared, he simply told the story of the Highland mother’s love. A few days later, he was summoned to the bed o f a dying man. “You do not know me,” said the man. “Although I have lived in Glas gow many years, I have never attended a church. The other day I happened to pass your door as the snow came down. I heard the singing and slipped into a back seat. There I heard the story o f the widow with her son.” The man paused; his voice was choking; his eyes were filling. “ I am that son,” he sobbed at last. “ Never did I forget my mother’s love, but I never saw the love of God in giving Himself for me until now. It was God made you tell that story. My mother did not die in vain. Her prayer is answered.”— Vive Thousand Best Modern Illustrations, by Hallock. Why Paul Was Not Afraid Acts 18:1-17 Memory Verse: “The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear” (Heb. 13:6). Approach: Paul went on down into the country o f Greece, and at last he reached the city of Corinth. Always as he traveled
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spread to many places. Lesson Story: At Corinth, Paul stayed with a friend named Aquila. He, like Paul; was a tentmaker. They worked together. But Paul did not rest from his preaching. On the sabbath days he went to the syna gogue and preached to both Jews and Greeks. Again the Jews rose up against his preaching. Would it always be so? * / v T s \ o *
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