On what basis does Paul elevate some gifts over others? Why is love the supreme gift, over tongues&prophecy?
On what basis does Paul elevate some gifts over others? Why is love the supreme gift, over tongues, prophecy, etc?
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1. Because love is the source of all life.
2. What better gift is there than love?
All the world needs is love.
3. The Messiah Yehowshuwa said that the two greatest commandments were: To love the Almighty Yehowah with all your heart mind and soul. and the second commandment was to love your neighbour as your self.
The main word in bothe commandments is to love.
4. Read 1 Corinthians 13:13 " And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love " and Romans 13:9
5. Because some people can be puffed up with spiritual gifts and not show love towards others. We are to desire spiritual gifts but only to build the up the church and ourselves in a loving manner.
6. Some gifts serve one purpose, but love is the source of all. What good thing does not have love as its source? Some day, as Paul says, there will be no need for healing, or wisdom, or any of the gifts, because we will have no needs in heaven, but there will be love.
7. If we love as we are told, if we love our neighbor as ourselves, if we love as Yeshua (Jesus true Hebrew name) loved, there would be no theft, no murder, no false accusations etc etc. If we treated others as we would have them treat us, just think of what the world would be like. Tongues and prophecy are important but would good are they without love? We pray in tongues yet we hold anger, resentment, against another, we harbor sin in our heart. If we don't love as we are suppose to what good is hearing prophecy, it won't change the blackness of the sin of not loving others as commanded.
8. 1John 4:8 says Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
9. Read 1 Corinthians 13. If any gift is done out of a motive other than love, it refuses to have any value. Love should always be our motivation in all we do. -----------------------------------