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Finding True Love: Beyond the Sounding Brass of 1 Corinthians 13:1
Is your life making beautiful music or just clanging noise?
How would you write about 1 cor.13:1, coming from a view of a person trying to know and find that love
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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.
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Imagine speaking with the most beautiful words in the whole world, but without having love in your heart; it would just sound like a loud, clanging noise 1 Corinthians 13:1.
When we try to understand this, we can think of a big, shiny trumpet or a crashing cymbal 1 Corinthians 13:1. If someone just hits them over and over without a song, it doesn't make music; it’s just a "tinkling" sound that might even make your ears hurt. That is what happens when we do big things, or talk about God, but forget to be kind and loving inside.
To find this special love, we have to look at Jesus, because His love is like a golden chain that pulls us close to Him. Real love isn't selfish like the kind of love people sometimes have; instead, it is a holy principle that stays warm and sweet even when things are hard. It is like the sap inside a tree or the blood in our bodies that keeps us alive and helps us grow.
If you are looking for this love, you don't have to be afraid or think you aren't good enough, because God's love is so big that it "passeth knowledge". He is like a Father who is waiting and longing to be gracious to us, even when we make mistakes. He wants to help us pull "weeds" like pride or mean tempers out of our hearts so that His love can grow there like a beautiful plant.
You might wonder how you can know if you have this love. One way is to see how we treat our friends and family. True love doesn't like to find fault or talk about the bad things others do. Instead, it feels happy when others do well and it tries to be gentle and patient, just like Jesus was when He lived on earth.
As you keep looking for this love, remember that it is the most wonderful gift you could ever receive. It makes everything we do—like singing, praying, or helping others—into a sweet song that the angels in heaven love to hear.
"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" 1 Corinthians 13:1.
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