In today’s episode, we slow down and walk through 1 Corinthians 13, one of the most well-known yet often misunderstood chapters in Scripture. Set in the middle of Paul’s teaching on spiritual gifts, this chapter reveals a crucial truth: gifts without love may impress people, but they do not please God.

Paul challenges the Corinthian church, and us, by making it clear that spiritual power, knowledge, sacrifice, and even faith itself are empty without love. He defines love not as a feeling, but as a way of living marked by patience, kindness, humility, and perseverance. This chapter becomes a mirror, exposing pride, comparison, and self-centered spirituality.

We also explore why love outlasts every spiritual gift. Prophecy, tongues, and knowledge all have a purpose for this life, but love carries eternal weight. Paul reminds us that spiritual maturity is not measured by how gifted we are, but by how well we love.

This teaching calls us to examine our motives, grow beyond spiritual childhood, and pursue “the more excellent way”, a life rooted in Christlike love that reflects heaven to the world.

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