"Love is not an idea for Paul (Apostle), not even a "motivating factor" for behavior. It is behavior. To love is to act; anything short of action is not love at all."
p. 628
"It is as though Paul were saying, "You must have love; without it you are simply not behaving as Christians. And what is love? It is to behave in ways opposite to yourselves!" (commenting on I Corinthians 13:4b-5)
p. 637
Gordon D. Fee
The New International Commentary on the New Testament - The First Epistle to the Corinthians
p. 628
"It is as though Paul were saying, "You must have love; without it you are simply not behaving as Christians. And what is love? It is to behave in ways opposite to yourselves!" (commenting on I Corinthians 13:4b-5)
p. 637
Gordon D. Fee
The New International Commentary on the New Testament - The First Epistle to the Corinthians
No comments:
Post a Comment