1 Co 13:1–3. I am nothing

           13:1       Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 

           2       And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 

           3       And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 

If i am a reformed calvinist, a Bible Presbyterian Church pastor or a scholar in Bible College, i am very wise, very faithful to biblical doctrines, have faith which can move mountains, separatist, with many degrees, preach well, handsome, very gentle, travelling a lot, to do mission work, i am also doing a lot of charity work, i am sacrificing my time, money and talents to serve the church, many people praise me, they trust me in many things and matters. Church respect me!

But, if i have no charity or love in my heart, i am nothing, i am making a lot of noises, i am a sounding brass, a tinkling cymbal, I am disturbing other with a lot of noises. I am nothing.

Everything i have or possess consider being cow dung!


Kenneth says:

The “love chapter” of 1 Corinthians 13 is not only Paul’s answer to the Corinthians’ spiritual gift problem. It was the answer to the division and divisiveness that was the root of almost all their problems.

We do not have the original copies of any biblical book. In a few cases, the copies we have differ on what Paul originally wrote. In those cases, we have to decide which words we think were the original ones, using what we know about how copies were made.

Kenneth Schenck, 1 & 2 Corinthians: A Commentary for Bible Students (Indianapolis, IN: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2006), 183-4