GONE: PROPHECY-TONGUES-KNOWLEDGE. REMAIN: FAITH-HOPE-LOVE. BY STEVE FINNELL
When are the gifts of prophecy, tongues, knowledge to be done away? When do faith, hope, and love remain?
GONE: PROPHECY-TONGUES-KNOWLEDGE.
1 Corinthians 13:8 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. (NASB)
When will the supernatural gifts of prophecy, tongues, and knowledge be done away? Answer: When the perfect comes.
1 Corinthians 13:9-10 For we know in part and we prophesy in part; 10 but when the perfect comes,the partial will be done away.(NASB)
The perfect in verse 10 means complete. The church in its infant stage did not have God's complete revelation. The twenty first century church has God's complete revelation, the Holy Bible. The church does not need new prophecy, tongues, or supernatural knowledge in order to be the church of Christ. The only thing the church needs is God's written word, the Bible.
Some argue that the perfect in (1 Corinthians 13:10) is in reference to Jesus when He returns to take His church to heaven. Jesus is not the perfect. Jesus is the Christ. Jesus is the Son of God.
REMAIN: FAITH-HOPE-AND- LOVE.
1 Corinthians 13:13 But now faith, hope, love,abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.
When did faith, hope, and love remain? Answer: After the church had the completed Bible. After the church was fully established. After the gifts of prophecy, tongues, and knowledge had vanished.
Many proclaim that faith, hope, and love will remain after Jesus takes His church to heaven. That, of course, is illogical.
FAITH: Christians will not need faith in heaven. We will see Jesus face to face. If you are in heaven; trust in Jesus will be a reality. All Christians will have already receive the inheritance of eternal life.
HOPE: Christians will not need hope in heaven. The hope of eternal life will be realized.
There will be no need for future hope.
LOVE: Love is the only thing we will take to heaven. Love is forever.
THE CHURCH NEEDS FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE, NOW.
God has given us the Bible for a reason. The Bible has all the instructions and information that the church of Jesus Christ needs in order to be His church.
(All Scripture quotes from: NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE)
Some argue that the perfect in (1 Corinthians 13:10) is in reference to Jesus when He returns to take His church to heaven. Jesus is not the perfect. Jesus is the Christ. Jesus is the Son of God.
REMAIN: FAITH-HOPE-AND- LOVE.
1 Corinthians 13:13 But now faith, hope, love,abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.
When did faith, hope, and love remain? Answer: After the church had the completed Bible. After the church was fully established. After the gifts of prophecy, tongues, and knowledge had vanished.
Many proclaim that faith, hope, and love will remain after Jesus takes His church to heaven. That, of course, is illogical.
FAITH: Christians will not need faith in heaven. We will see Jesus face to face. If you are in heaven; trust in Jesus will be a reality. All Christians will have already receive the inheritance of eternal life.
HOPE: Christians will not need hope in heaven. The hope of eternal life will be realized.
There will be no need for future hope.
LOVE: Love is the only thing we will take to heaven. Love is forever.
THE CHURCH NEEDS FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE, NOW.
God has given us the Bible for a reason. The Bible has all the instructions and information that the church of Jesus Christ needs in order to be His church.
(All Scripture quotes from: NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE)
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