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Love is the fulfilling of the Law, and only as we allow the love of Christ to saturate our being, as we die to self and walk in spirit and truth, can this Christlike characteristic be executed. It is as we permit the Holy Spirit to carry out His good work in and through our lives, that we can become a channel through whom His love can flow out to others.Īnd in this final chapter of Paul's first letter to the church at Corinth, he exhorts the believers there, ' let all be done in love.' What a sublimely simple instruction to the Church of today, and yet what a profound depth of truth is contained within this uncomplicated and divine directive. It is as we die to self in all things and live for Christ alone that we begin to be fashioned and formed into the lovely image of Christ. It is as we abide in Christ and He in us, that we begin to learn the lesson of love - godly love - sacrificial love. It is only as the Holy Spirit is given sway to carry out His work within, that this impossible command can be carried out. Such divine love is an impossibility in our own limited, human strength. It may be a simple instruction to the Church but it is one of the greatest challenges with which any of us can be presented, for it is the Holy Spirit of God Who calls us to live as Christ lived and to love as Christ loved.

Perhaps, this last exhortation from Paul to the saints in Corinth covers all his other directives and instructions, for when all that we say and do and think, is carried out in LOVE, it embraces every other lesson Paul taught. ' Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong,' he urges, 'and l et EVERYTHING that you do be done in love. It is as he draws his letter to a close, that Paul offers his concluding exhortation, which is beneficial for ALL who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus and to grow in grace and in a knowledge of our Lord and Saviour. Paul reminds the Corinthian believers of our blessed hope in Christ and opens our understanding to the resurrection of the dead and the certainty of our own resurrection, because Christ rose from the dead. He discussed the importance of the Lord's Supper, the varieties of spiritual gifts and the supremacy of love. He touched on marriage and related matters, and laid down principles of godly conduct.

He tackled things that caused division within the church and exposed the foolishness of human wisdom, by contrasting it with the wisdom of God. Paul wanted all the believers there to grow in their Christian faith and to walk in spirit and truth. Throughout his letter to the Corinthians, there are practical admonitions and little encouragements for the saints in Corinth to live lives that honour the Lord.

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