1 Cor. 13:8-12. "Charity never faileth: but whether there be
prophecies, they shall fail; - For we know in part, and we prophesy in
part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in
part shall be done away. When I was a child, - Now we see through a
glass darkly," etc. There is a t... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Cor. 13:13. "And now abideth faith, hope, charity; these three, but
the greatest of these is charity." The apostle in this place is not
comparing these together as three distinct graces, but gifts of the
Spirit of God. They cannot be properly three distributively distinct
graces, or saving virtues... [ Continue Reading ]