1 Corinthians 13:1, Have Not Charity

1 Corinthians 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

William MacDonald said well, “Even if a person could speak in all languages, human and angelic, but didn’t use this ability for the good of others, it would be no more profitable or pleasant than the clanging, jangling sound of metals crashing against each other.”

Here is shown the fundamental character of God that the Apostle Paul seeks to impart to the Corinthian Christians – charity is the goodness of God working out in love and benevolence. It is a love that is sacrificial, unconditional, that seeks to do the highest good for another person in the light of eternity. A love that was demonstrated in the life and death of Jesus Christ.

May the Lord bless the hearts of His people with the strength of His love. Amen.