All Things Done with Charity 1 Corinthians 16:14

Paul the apostle instructed the church members in Corinth to, “watch you, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong”, and in chapter sixteen and verse fourteen of First Corinthians, Paul exhorts the church members to, “let all things be done with charity”, where we read:

Let all your things be done with charity.

The verse begins, “Let all your things ...” Paul began with the words, “let all” which means “allow and permit each, every, the whole and everyone of” “your things” or “the church member's doings and happenings”. Paul addressed everything in which the church members involved.

The verse goes on to say, “... be done with charity.” Paul continued with the words, “be done” which means “happen, appear, be made and finished” “with charity” which is the Greek word “agapē” which means “affection, good will, love, benevolence and unmerited brotherly love”. Paul exhorted the church members to do everything in a spirit of “unmerited brotherly love”.

When we meditate upon these words from Paul, we discover the motive the church members were to have when they conducted themselves among each other and other people. They were to “love” in everything they did, and as they demonstrated their Christian ways, people would be attracted to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Next time Paul, “beseeches” the church members again, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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