A Better Love I Corinthians 13:1-3
What is the most recognizable symbol of marriage? Rings are given as token of enduring love
The wedding band doesn’t prevent divorce The wedding band reminds the couple of the vows made to one another
Better Love Endures
What love endures is miraculous gifts “But” will fail and cease (13:8) A time for no reason for prophecy or prophets No place for the revelation that tongues bring Miraculous gifts would not endure but love will What love endures is miraculous gifts
What love endures is miraculous gifts Love will never fail, cease, or vanish away Miraculous gifts are done away and love has taken center stage We are all called to love God, Truth, others, the church, and family What love endures is miraculous gifts
What love endures is momentary gifts Faith, Hope, and Love All three are great but love is greater Faith is necessary, we cannot please a God without it, and we trust in God The spiritual gift of faith is momentary We don’t need faith after death What love endures is momentary gifts
What love endures is momentary gifts Hope is great but love is greater We hope for the coming of Jesus, bodily resurrection, everlasting life, and heaven Hope is in the unseen There will be no hope in the presence of God What love endures is momentary gifts
Love is greater because it transcends this life. It endures forever