“Be on
the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you
do be done in love.” (vv.13-14)
Paul ends
his letter to the Corinthians like he started it. After all the time spent to
correct and rebuke them, he now affirms his confidence in them. Returning to
the theme of love, he urges the Corinthians to; stand firm in the faith, don’t waver; act like men, lead don’t follow; be strong, firm, sold in your resolve not weak; and finally, all
that you do should be done in love,
and expressed in tangible ways to one another.
It should
be noted that we continue to struggle with some of the same issues in the 21st
century, as the Corinthians did. However, the key point for all of us to
draw from in this chapter is, the attention to love. We as Christians are all
brothers and sisters in Jesus, no one is perfect, we are all under construction
but, we are His children. As such, we all need instruction, at times
correction, most certainly direction and above all, love.
Therefore,
all that we do should be done in love.
The Truth
“There is one body and one Spirit, one Lord, one
faith, one
baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all
and through
all and in all.”
