Comments on: SCPC Podcast: One Body Talk 3, One Body One Love

By: Trevor Voltz

Trevor Voltz — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:47:32 +0000

The same as what Jesus did but for the salvation of a sinful word, there is no greater example of true love than this.

By: pete

pete — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:45:55 +0000

Hi Mark

I reckon you just need to think of people like the Bali bombers surrendering themselves to the firing squad to die as “martyrs” and you get a bit of an insight into the sort of extreme yet loveless behaviour that Paul might have in mind.

By: Trevor Voltz

Trevor Voltz — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:03:46 +0000

Its our motive or reason for doing these things. If we are doing it to see ourselves glorified or get a pat on the back then we do not do it for love we have done it to be seen as a good person.
Its out of response of what God has done for us and that is sending Jesus to die on the cross for our sins to save us. So in all that we do like giving to the poor or giving up our body if its not done for the glory of God then its meaningless.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:04:20 +0000

Just wondering if you could expand on something from the passage.

If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,[b] but have not love, I gain nothing. (1 cor 13:3).

Isn’t love about sacrifice and selflessness, and this being seen in the example of Jesus.
Then isn’t the act of giving all you have to the poor or giving up your body acts of love? how can you do these without love?

thanks for your help.