TSK · 1 Corinthians 13:2

Balaam Prophesies a Fourth Time Then he uttered this oracle:“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;

He replied,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.

After noticing a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it,“Never again will there be fruit from you!” And the fig tree withered at once.

Jesus said to them,“Have faith in God.

For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

The Apostles’ Ministry One should think about us this way– as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

With regard then to eating food sacrificed to idols, we know that“an idol in this world is nothing,” and that“there is no God but one.”

And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, gifts of healing, helps, gifts of leadership, different kinds of tongues.

If I give away everything I own, and if I give over my body in order to boast, but do not have love, I receive no benefit.

Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I help you unless I speak to you with a revelation or with knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

Let anyone who has no love for the Lord be accursed. Our Lord, come!

But I say, live by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.

For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Pray for me also, that I may be given the right words when I begin to speak– that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,

And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

If anyone says“I love God” and yet hates his fellow Christian, he is a liar, because the one who does not love his fellow Christian whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.