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1 Corinthians 13

A Look at 1 Corinthians 13 and Love as a Way of Life (4)

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  • Sam Storms

This article looks at 1 Corinthians 13:8-13, which testifies to the everlasting character of love. The author focuses especially on the meaning of "perfect."

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A Look at 1 Corinthians 13 and Love as a Way of Life (3)

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  • Sam Storms

This article examines 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, providing fifteen characteristics of genuine Christian love.

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A Look at 1 Corinthians 13 and Love as a Way of Life (2)

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  • Sam Storms

This article examines 1 Corinthians 13:1-3.

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A Look at 1 Corinthians 13 and Love as a Way of Life (1)

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  • Sam Storms

How would you define love? This article examines 1 Corinthians 13, showing that in context it is about how we are to exercise our spiritual gifts in the building up of the body of Christ. The author offers a definition of Christian love, explaining that it is comprised of both affections and actions.

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God’s Final Word Direct Revelation ended with the New Testament

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  • Paul Cornford

From Hebrews 1:1-2 and 1 Corinthians 13:8-13, this article shows that God does not give extra revelation anymore. He speaks to his church through the Bible.

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The Gospel and Adjusted Math: Taking Gospel Love Seriously

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  • Dan Dumas

This article reflects on Paul's words about love in 1 Corinthians 13:1-3.

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1 Corinthians 13:4-5 – Love & Irritability

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  • Eric Davis

This article is an exposition and application of 1 Corinthians 13:4-5.

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Love & Believing the Best

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  • Eric Davis

This article unpacks the meaning and implications of 1 Corinthians 13:4, that love believes all things. The article reveals that our struggle to give others the benefit of the doubt often has more to do with our inflated view of ourselves.

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What Cessationism Is Not

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  • Nathan Busenitz

This article offers four clarifications of what cessationism is not: it is not anti-supernatural, not founded on one's interpretation of "the perfect" in 1 Corinthians 13:10, not an attack on the person or work of the Holy Spirit, and not a product of the Enlightenment.

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Doctrine Rightly Held

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  • Tom Ascol

Sound doctrine alone does not lead to healthy living. This article discusses how doctrine is rightly held, with reference to 1 Corinthians 13:2.

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Does Love Really Believe All Things?

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  • Edward T. Welch

What does it really mean that, according to Paul, love "believes all things" (1 Corinthians 13:7)? Are we supposed to always believe what others, like our children, tell us? Read this article for an explanation on this verse.

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Judging Others: The Danger of Playing God (Part 1)

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  • Ken Sande

What tendencies do you have in the judgments you make about others? In this first of a three-part series, Ken Sande reflects on judging by way of passages such as Matthew 7:1–6 and 1 Corinthians 13:4–7, with a view to offering practical suggestions on how to make godly, charitable judgments about others.

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Richard Gaffin and Wayne Grudem on 1 Corinthians 13:10: A Comparison of Cessationist and Noncessationist Argumentation

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  • R. Fowler White

Does the gift of prophecy continue after the apostolic period? The interpretation of 1 Corinthians 13:10 plays a significant role in this discussion. This author compares Richard Gaffin's and Wayne Grudem's interpretations of this verse, and hopes to expose an oversight of Grudem. He considers their interpretations of the coming of "the perfect."

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The Priority of Inward Grace over Outward Gifts in Religious Action

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  • Walter J. Chantry

From 1 Corinthians 13 this article shows that Christians should desire the inward grace of love more than the charismatic gifts, for love is superior.

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"Tongues...Will Cease"

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  • Robert L. Thomas

This study deals with the final section of 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 and the reference in verse 8 to tongues that will cease.

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Love's Beautiful Attributes and Activities

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  • Joel R. Beeke

Looking at 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, this article shows the negative and positive side of love that should characterize Christians.

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1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13: The Most Excellent Way

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  • Richard L. Pratt

This article is a Bible study on 1 Corinthians 12:31-1 Corinthians 13:13.

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Courtesy: A Neglected Virtue

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  • Bob Burridge

According to 1 Corinthians 13:5, Christians should exercise courtesy for others based on true love.

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Love is ...

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  • Derek Swann

This article shows that equating love with feelings is unbiblical, although love does include feelings. 1 Corinthians 13 describes Christian love as going beyond feelings - it is a doing motivated by the model of God's love.

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Love Never Fails

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  • Arthur van Delden

This article about love in marriage looks at 1 Corinthians 13:8 and love as a gift from God.

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Nothing, Without Love

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  • Keith Davis

This article is about the love of God and love in the church fellowship. 1 Corinthians 13 is also discussed.

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1 Corinthians 13 – Christian Love

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  • J. D. MacMillan

In this article on 1 Corinthians 13, the author focuses on the different aspects of love that this chapter describes, as well as the relation of love and spiritual growth.

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The Supreme Grace of Christian Love

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  • Maurice Roberts

Love is the jewel among the graces of the Christian life. This article is about love, motive, our heart, and 1 Corinthians 13.

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1 Corinthians 13:8-13 - Eschatology or Canon?

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  • J. Boersma

Does 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 refer to the future things or to cessation of new revelation? This article looks at the believer and partial knowledge, and the gifts of the Spirit and knowledge and love.

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