chaoticSoul
Well starting a new blog is never easy unless you have something very pressing to shout out. I don't. I wanted to create a place where I can write out my thoughts and learnings from the past week of studying through different books and diving into the Word. I think this would be the most excellent way to do that.
Notice the italicized words there... the most excellent way... the only time I have ever seen those words put in that order has been by the Apostle Paul.
In 1 Corinthians 12-14, Paul is writing to the church in Corinth and explaining the gifts of God that we call today spiritual gifts. He is telling them (and us) that there are many gifts inside the church just as there are many parts of a body. Not all of us can be apostles, teachers, healers, prophets or the gift of speaking in unknown languages so we should then desire to have the most helpful gifts. Paul then goes on in chapter 13 to explain what the greatest thing that we should strive to have and set before ourselves as the ultimate goal. Love. Such a strange little word with enough power behind it that it causes men to wage war or turn the most revered man into a crazed dog with his tail waging earger for more attention. Love is the greatest of the series Paul puts forth, "Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love." Love is the most excellent way. It's origin comes straight from the Almighty God and was shown completely on the cross by His Son Christ our Lord.
"There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." - John 15:13
Notice the italicized words there... the most excellent way... the only time I have ever seen those words put in that order has been by the Apostle Paul.
In 1 Corinthians 12-14, Paul is writing to the church in Corinth and explaining the gifts of God that we call today spiritual gifts. He is telling them (and us) that there are many gifts inside the church just as there are many parts of a body. Not all of us can be apostles, teachers, healers, prophets or the gift of speaking in unknown languages so we should then desire to have the most helpful gifts. Paul then goes on in chapter 13 to explain what the greatest thing that we should strive to have and set before ourselves as the ultimate goal. Love. Such a strange little word with enough power behind it that it causes men to wage war or turn the most revered man into a crazed dog with his tail waging earger for more attention. Love is the greatest of the series Paul puts forth, "Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love." Love is the most excellent way. It's origin comes straight from the Almighty God and was shown completely on the cross by His Son Christ our Lord.
"There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." - John 15:13
