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                                  LOVE                                          1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-8 How is love a precept, a principle, and a person? What is the difference between love that is self-centered, condition-centered, and other-centered? What are the marks of mature love, especially in a marriage relationship? A n accomplished rabbi once posed a question to Jesus that many rabbi before him had debated. “Teacher,” he said, “which command in the law is the most important?” “’Love the lord your God,’” Jesus answered, “’ with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and most import...
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                   BODY OF CHRIST                            1 CORINHIANS 12            W hat does it mean that we are member of the body of Christ ? How does that affect our relationship with each other and Christ’s relationship with us? T here are several references, by Jesus or others, to his physical body (John 19:38; Acts 2:31; 1Corinthians 11:24; 1 Timothy 3 :16; 1 Peter 3:18). Once Jesus compared his body to the “temple,” presumably because it was God’s     sepecial dwelling place while he was on earth (John 2:19-21). The bread at the Lord’s Supper is also portrayed as Christ’s body. As well, the image of Christ’s “body” is Paul’s favorite way of talking about the people of God. It appe...
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