From the Pulpit...

It must be emphasized that the apostle Paul is telling us that love is the best way to exercise all spiritual gifts. Love is the preventative for the ills that the Corinthian church was experiencing. It prevents Christians, missionaries, pastors, deacons, Sunday school teachers, and all church members from acting out in ways that are dishonoring to God and upsetting to others. It prevents us from becoming angry when someone does fall short of love and wrongs us in some way. It prevents church factions and splits. Love promotes holiness and growth of the church. Love prevents you from being a noisy annoyance and prevents you from amounting to nothing and receiving no reward from God at the judgment seat of Christ.