ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 13 v8b

TONGUES WILL CEASE. ORIGEN: “Tongues will cease” when I express what I want to say with my mind. COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 4.52.

KNOWLEDGE WILL PASS AWAY. CHRYSOSTOM: What about our enemies and the heathen? Should we not hate them? No, we do not hate them but their teaching; not the person but the wicked conduct and the corrupt mind. It is no surprise to discover that prophecies and tongues will pass away, but what about knowledge? Paul goes on to explain why he includes that as well. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 35.2.

USE KNOWLEDGE TO BUILD UP LOVE. AUGUSTINE: Use your knowledge as a sort of tool to build the edifice of charity, which remains forever, even when “knowledge passes away.” For knowledge which is used to promote love is useful, but in itself and separated from love it turns out to be not only useless but even harmful. LETTER 55.

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