THE GREATEST OF THEM IS LOVE

Talk as a child ... v. 11b Do you remember what he was talking about when he was a child? And while it is true that some children speak more than others, I assure you that their conversations had nothing to do with studies, business, jobs or marriages. In this metaphor that Paul is using, he is still talking about the immature stage through which love passes, not by love itself, but by those who profess that love. The way we often act in our relationships between brothers in the faith, family level, couples, etc., is a faithful reflection that love needs to go from one stage to another. What does Paul show us with this talking like a child? Context has to do with speaking in tongues. In the V. 8 has told us that both prophecies and tongues will end. They are gifts that would cease, that's why he has been telling us that he "shows us a more excellent way." Talking as a child and talking as an adult are two totally different visions. The love that never ceases to be...