What Makes Christians Different | Redefining Love (1 Cor. 13)

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🗓️ 2 September 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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We begin our series Redefining Love on 1 Corinthians 13. In this episode Keith discusses 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, where Paul explains what makes Christians different from the rest of the world: Active love. If you live in the Columbia area, we hope you’ll join us in person. Our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/ (website) has all the info you’ll need. You can follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram) or https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Twitter). Want to learn about more 1 Cor 13? Here are some recommendations. Beginner: https://www.amazon.com/Loving-Jesus-Loves-Philip-Graham/dp/1433524791 (Loving the Way Jesus Does). Intermediate: https://www.amazon.com/within-Limits-Smedes-1-Jan-1959-Paperback/dp/B013ILF570/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=love+within+limits+smedes&qid=1564155275&s=digital-text&sr=8-1-fkmr0 (Love Within Limits). Advanced: https://www.amazon.com/Charity-Its-Fruits-Living-Light/dp/143352970X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OKP9IGJZ03Z4&keywords=charity+and+its+fruits+by+jonathan+edwards&qid=1564155319&s=gateway&sprefix=Charity+and+its%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1 (Charity and it’s Fruits). All the links mentioned in this episode: Website: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Books – Loving the Way Jesus Does: https://www.amazon.com/Loving-Jesus-Loves-Philip-Graham/dp/1433524791 (https://www.amazon.com/Loving-Jesus-Loves-Philip-Graham/dp/1433524791) Love Within Limits: https://www.amazon.com/within-Limits-Smedes-1-Jan-1959-Paperback/dp/B013ILF570/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=love+within+limits+smedes&qid=1564155275&s=digital-text&sr=8-1-fkmr0 (https://www.amazon.com/within-Limits-Smedes-1-Jan-1959-Paperback/dp/B013ILF570/) Charity and its Fruit: https://www.amazon.com/Charity-Its-Fruits-Living-Light/dp/143352970X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OKP9IGJZ03Z4&keywords=charity+and+its+fruits+by+jonathan+edwards&qid=1564155319&s=gateway&sprefix=Charity+and+its%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Charity-Its-Fruits-Living-Light/dp/143352970X/) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to drive across town.
0:10.0	I'm Keith Simon.
0:12.0	And I'm Patrick Miller. right now we are working through 1st
0:15.2	Corinthians 13 which is Paul's definition of love. How should Christians be
0:20.6	known in our society?
0:22.8	How should people be able to identify us as those who follow Jesus?
0:27.5	Should it be because we wear Christian t-shirts?
0:30.1	Or maybe wear Christian jewelry like crosses around her neck.
0:33.6	Or should it be because of politics,
0:35.7	as if all Christians vote for the same particular political party?
0:39.9	Or maybe it should be Christian bumper stickers.
0:42.0	You should be able to tell a Christian because they have a little fish on the back of their car.
0:46.4	Years ago, a Christian thinker named Francis Schaefer wrote a book called The Mark of a Christian.
0:52.2	And in that book, he builds on Jesus's teaching that the
0:54.8	mark of a Christian is love. Christian should be known by our love for other
1:00.0	people. Love for those inside the church, but love for those outside the church.
1:05.2	Love for a neighbor and love for an enemy.
1:09.0	When one of the teachers of the law came up and asked Jesus what the greatest commandment was? He responded by saying the
1:15.5	greatest commandment is to love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength.
1:20.4	And the second is like it, to love your neighbor as yourself.
1:25.0	Jesus said that the fully formed follower of Christ is one who loves God and loves others.
1:33.2	In the next several episodes,
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