With fruits of the spirit? To love according to 1 Corinthians 13;
1If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Paul writes : If - - I (Himself) speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not - - have love. I (Himself) have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
What is tongues defined as?
Strong's Greek: 1100. γλῶσσα (glóssa) -- the tongue, a language
What is angels defined as?
Strong's Greek: 32. ἄγγελος (aggelos) -- an angel, messenger
What is love defined as?
Strong's Greek: 26. ἀγάπη (agapé) -- love, goodwill
2 If I have should have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
Paul writes If I (Himself) should have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I (Himself) am nothing.
What is prophecy defined as?
Strong's Greek: 4394. προφητεία (prophéteia) -- prophecy
What is mysteries defined as?
Strong's Greek: 3466. μυστήριον (mustérion) -- a mystery or secret doctrine (Truths about the Eternal God and The Son of God the Lord Jesus Christ and all sorts of details from God dealing with the hearts of human beings, along with many other topics and perspective that come from Gods perspective and how God views and see things by going and reading scripture and learning about a myriad of topics about any type of subject. Keep seeking God and the Lord Jesus Christ.)
What is knowledge defined as?
Strong's Greek: 1108. γνῶσις (gnósis) -- a knowing, knowledge
gnṓsis (a feminine noun derived from
1097 /ginṓskō, "experientially know") –
functional ("working") knowledge gleaned from first-hand (personal) experience, connecting theory to application; "application-knowledge," gained in (by) a direct relationship.
See 1097 (
ginōskō).
And having no love; Paul refers to himself as being nothing.
3 And if I give all my possessions to feed
the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.
Paul says here if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and If I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love; it profits me nothing.
Have you ever had any type of experiences before? Void of love? That is what Jesus Christ came to bring us the ability to have a renewed heart, and to be renewed in our mind to have the ability by and through the spirit of Christ to have love in our lives now today. To have comfort and rest in going to the Father and trusting in Christ Jesus who gives us the ability to be free from the bondage of our old former past lives and living reborn again in Christ Jesus with-in you today and just to continue asking God and the Lord Jesus Christ to be there for you and read scriptures and dig deep and enrich your life with knowing you have a great and awesome God who is mighty in strength and understanding with you in your life; Who loves you; and cares about you very much. And God is so pleased with the Lord Jesus Christ His Begotten Son; because of Him we are able to be made right with God because of the Lord Jesus Christ's righteousness and not our own righteousness because nothing we could say, or do, can ever amount to what Jesus Christ done for the entire world.
What love God did show to send the Son of God Jesus Christ to come to die for the ungodly at just the right time. (1 John 4 - I would recommend just reading the whole chapter it is so short it encourages and explains how God is love. It says it twice once in verse 7 again in verse 15).
4 Love is patient, love is kind
and is not jealous; love does not brag
and is not arrogant,
Paul goes on to write: Love is patient. - Love is kind and is not jealous. - love does not brag --
and is not arrogant --
5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong
suffered,
Paul goes on to write: Love does not act unbecomingly - it does not seek its own, -- is not provoked --
Love does not take into account wrong suffered - In my opinion everyone has suffered in their life to some type a degree or another. Though we suffer injustices in this world;
The Lord Jesus Christ suffered to He died alone on the cross, and forgave everyone while dying on it. He loved us, and desires for us to grow and get to know him, and about His Father too.
6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness - but rejoices
with the truth
7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things ~ Especially when it comes to having love towards God and your fellow man and rejoicing in the truth of things over lies and deception that might throw you off course every once in awhile but continue to God and seek the answers found in the bible that you might have. Faith and Love. It the only two things that is required out of any Christian believer today. Faith and Love. (But also be encouraged to Grow and go see what that bible might have to say you might be surprised at you see reading along the way.)
8 Love never fails; but if
there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if
there are tongues, they will cease; if
there is knowledge, it will be done away.
Love never fails, but if there are gifts of prophecy; they will be done away:
If there are tongues, and they will ceases
If there is knowledge, it will be done away with. ~ (All of these relating to death I believe)
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part;
For we know in part we reveal the truths of the mysteries of God in part
10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away.
But when the completion comes; the partial will be done away with.
11 When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.
Paul goes on to explain when he was a Child I use to speak like a child; think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.
Paul compares himself to when he was a child. He was always thinking, reasoning, speaking like a child. This seems to me to suggest a picture of what a spiritual babe in Christ may look like. There are many Christians today who enjoy to bicker over who might be right or who might be wrong; without giving much consideration of just trying to see what God truly says on these matters, so because of this we talk about all sorts of different topics and sometimes younger people in the faith will fight and bicker when it comes to some things. I know from my experience I use to do it a lot but since growing and maturing my life has turned around much for the better all praise be to God and the Lord Jesus Christ. That is what I believe Paul means there when he says I became a man; He became a spiritual mature understanding person who showed love and compassion towards others and encouraged people in their faith as they were out there in the areas they were living out in those times way back when in the early 30ads and onward.
12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.
Paul writes here :
1 Corinthians 13:12 Greek Text Analysis
We see for presently through a glass of obscurity; then however face to face; presently I know in part; then however I will fully know as also I have been made fully known
13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Paul writes here : Now faith, hope, love abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.
What is abide defined as?
Strong's Greek: 3306. μένω (menó) -- to stay, abide, remain
What is faith defined as?
Strong's Greek: 4102. πίστις (pistis) -- faith, faithfulness
What is hope defined as?
Strong's Greek: 1680. ἐλπίς (elpis) -- expectation, hope
What is love defined as?
Strong's Greek: 26. ἀγάπη (agapé) -- love, goodwill