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His little boy an swered, .“Nothing, Daddy. I just want ed to kiss you be cause I love you.” D o y o u e v e r climb up into your Daddy’s arms just because you l o v e him?
3. “ Charity” (1 Cor. 13:1). iW teach - er, of course, will point out that this word no longer in modern English repre sents the true meaning of the Greek term. Today the word “charity” in popu lar speech means giving to the poor. That this cannot be the meaning in 1 Corinthians 13 can be shown from verse 3 where Paul contrasts the “charity” of this chapter with giving to the poor to show that one might give all his goods in this latter sense and yet be utterly without the virtue under discussion. In modern English, the best term is “lóve,” though even this needs explanation be cause of its various meanings and U3es. 4. Tt has been noted that in this chapter the name of God does not occur even once; neither the name of Christ; nor that of the Holy Spirit. Judged super ficially, it would* seem that the entire chapter is devoted solely, to the exalta tion of a virtue. This may be one of the reasons that the chapter has been very popular with people and organiza tions which exalt morality above faith. But for those who have eyes to see, the chapter is filled with God. John tells us that the “love” 'of which this chapter speaks (“agape” ) is something which comes only from God. “Love fs of God” (1 John 4:7). Furthermore, this love was revealed in Christ. "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitia tion for our sins” (v. 10). And "God is lo.ve” (v. 8). If this be so, then we have a right to read the name of our Lord every time the word “lóve” occurs in 1 Corinthians 13, doing it thus: “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not Christ, I am be come as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.” Christ is everywhere in Scrip ture. Golden Text Illustration 1 J ohn 4:19 Henry Drummond tells of a young girl who possessed a rare loveliness of character. She always wore about her neck a small locket, but no one was al lowed to open it. None of her compan ions ever knew what it contained until one day she was laid upon her bed with a dangerous illness. One of her girl com rades was granted permission to look into the locket, and saw written there these words: “Whom having not seen I love.” That was the secret of her beau tiful life. A beautiful character is as possible for youth as for old age.—The Bottles of Heaven, by Revilo. Because We Love Jesus J ohn 13:34, 35; 1 C orinthians 13 MEMORY VERSE: “A new command-, ment I give unto you, That ye love one another” (John 13:34). APPROACH: A little boy left his- play, and, climbing up into his father’s arms, put his lips up for a kiss. The father tweaked his ear and said, "What are you after now 7”
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