Spiritual Gifts Being Used With Love
We began today by addressing the division among members of the church in Corinth. We then moved to where Paul speaks about spiritual gifts and emphasized that these gifts are from God, to be used for His glory alone. We discussed how all members of the church are needed for the church to function properly and, therefore, all should be respected and appreciated equally. We concluded with chapter 13 and Paul’s well-known verses on love. Fr Aaron highlighted that “agape”—the type of love Paul mentioned—is a self-emptying or self-sacrificial love, the kind of love God shows us. Ultimately, we must use our spiritual gifts with agape love, or we are misusing them for our own glory.