1 Corinthians 16:14

Charity. Gr. agape, “love” as a principle (see on 1 Cor. 13:1; for the verb agapad see on Matt. 5:43, 44). Love is the all-conquering quality, the grand solution to all problems. The counsel given here may be considered as the supreme feature of Paul’s instruction to the Corinthian believers and to all Christians everywhere at all times. Supreme love for God and unselfish love for men will abolish all strife, contention, pride, and associated evils (see Prov. 10:12; Matt. 22:37-40; Rom. 13:10). This basic attribute of the character of God (1 John 4:8) must activate every child of God, so that his life will be a demonstration of the power of love and a proof of the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ (cf. John 14:23; 15:9, 10, 12; 1 John 3:14, 18, 23, 24; 1 John 4:7, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18, 20, 21; 5:2).