We are going through a series from 1 Corinthians 13. It is striking to hear Paul's loving rebuke of the Corinthians for their lack of love. They are indeed believers but seemed to have totally missed the command of John 13:34-15. I've been considering how we resemble them in falsely measuring our Christian maturity by many things but our love. May God radically change me (and us) to measure our success by grace empowered love - the one thing that does last! It is the difference between ultimate emptiness and the fullness of God (see 1 Cor. 13:2b and Eph. 3:19).
Check out these helpful resources:
Charity and Its Fruits
Jonathan Edwards
Love One Another for Love Is of God
John Piper
Love Thy Neighbour
CH Spurgeon
Gospel Charity
John Owen
The Church:
The Dearest Place on Earth
C.J. Mahaney et al
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
Mark Dever
The Giver & The Gifts
CJ Mahaney, Dave Harvey & Jeff Purswell
The Non-Spectacular Gifts: Unimpressive or Unappreciated?
Jeff Purswell
