Thirsting Souls Bible Teaching

(1Co 13:8) “Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.”  After the rejection of Christ resulting in His crucifixion and resurrection, the Lord gave the Jewish nation a period of grace to repent: (1Co_14:21) “In the law it is written [OT Scripture], With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. (22)  Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not:”  It was not something meant to be used during a church meeting, but to speak to a lost Jew in whatever language was common to him. It is safe to say that period of grace ceased at the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD.

(1Co 13:8) “Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 1Co 13:9  For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.”  The knowledge, what they knew, was limited, coming to each church little by little as their prophets spoke unto them. But when churches finally were able to receive all the revelations as a whole – the Bible, the knowledge provided by God was complete. There was no longer a need for the gift of prophecy.

(1Co 13:8) “Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.”  “Prophecies will fail”: Before our Bible was completed, new Believers needed instruction on what the Lord desired of us (what we find in the Epistles). Now that we have our Bible, who needs more? Those who are too lazy to read His Word?

(1Co 13:8) “Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.”  When all other manifestations, witness, of the Holy Spirit ceased, Godly love remained and remains to this day. We needed no prophecies, teachings and foretelling of future events, once the Lord completed His written Word. The witness to the lost Jew of tongues ceased not long after Jerusalem fell and the nation of Israel dispersed. Praise God, the witness of love continued: (Joh_13:35) “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”

(1Co 13:7) “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”   God’s love in us prompts us to trust Him fully, completely, in all situations. It is sacrificial and thus says, “Whatever You have for me I count as right and willing endure it for You.” “Endureth all things”

(1Co 13:7) “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”   “Hopeth”: to expect through trust in another. Unlike how we use the word today, as a desire that may or may not come true, this speaks of expectation, looking for the fulfillment of a promise. So, God’s love prompts us to trust Him. We look to the fulfillment of all that He has said!

(1Co 13:7) “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”   “Believeth all things”. I often hear various speakers state that “Paul said”, or “Ezekiel said”. That is inaccurate. Men speaking for the Lord did so under influence of the Holy Spirit (2 Pet 1:21). Therefore, God said. Speaking so diminishes the authority and trust of God’s Word in the minds of those listening. We can without question “believe all things”.

(1Co 13:7) “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”   “Believeth all things”; not as one that is gullible, believing everything reported in the news. No, believing every Word the Lord has said. God’s love inside us bring with it a unshakable trust in His desire to speak unto us; its importance, so its preservation.

 (1Co 13:7) “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”  The Holy Spirit’s love motivates us to right thinking (through the Scriptures) before God. We belong to Him (1 Cor 6:20). Anything that comes our way is in His hands. If suffering will glorify Him; we suffer. If selfless labor will glorify Him; we labor. God’s love beareth all things.