Charity puts God's word 1st in all our actions with other people.
To the saved? or lost?

PS - there is no mention of charity in the Gospels!

Charity is a love that gives - a love that doesn't give is not true love.

Church of Corinth is a carnal church.

With true love, you must also have true hate!
If you love your kids, you would hate that which would harm them, not help them!

Christianity and the ways of the world changes charity to love!
Then they get into agape and phileo - Greek baloney!

• Philippians 1:9-11 - And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
• I Thessalonians 1:9,10 - For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;  And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
• Acts 26:18,30 - To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me... that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
• Titus 2:11-15 - For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority.  Let no man despise thee.
• I Timothy 4:15,16 - Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
• I Timothy 2:1,2 - I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
• II Timothy 2:20-22 - But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work. Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

• II Timothy 2:7 - Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

• Romans 14:1-23
• I Corinthians 10:28-33 - But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof: Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks? Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
• I Corinthians 13:1-13
• I Corinthians 16:13,14 - Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done with charity.
• Note that our strength to do this is from grace.
• II Timothy 2:1 - Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
• Galatians 6:1 - Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
• Ephesians 4:32 - And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
• Colossians 3:13-14 - Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.  And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
• I Thessalonians 3:6 - But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
• II Thessalonians 1:3 - We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
• I Timothy 1:5 - Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; (then they blame you for not having charity towards them!)
• II Timothy 2:22 - Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• Even young folks are to listen to this and have charity in their lives towards others!
• I Timothy 4:12 - Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

• Yet, we some of this drawing closer and closer to fruition!
• James 4:11,12 - Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
• How about speaking the truth today?
• I Peter 3:8,9 - Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
• inherit a blessing?
• I Peter 4:7,8 - But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
• we have no 'sin' to cover - and overlooking the faults and bad works of others comes to a point that you need to deal with it, as Paul states.  Grace AND truth!
• I Peter 5:14 - Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
• Jude 1:12: These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

Note: it is NOT in the 'Topical Bible' list of verses on charity.

• Why not?
• It obviously has the word 'charity' as much as any of the verses on charity!
• It follows the entire chapter of charity!
• Why?  Because it shows the truth & place of charity for TODAY!
• I Corinthians 14:1-3 - Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

• PROPHESY, v.i.  To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come. Jer.11.
• 1.  In Scripture, to preach; to instruct in religious doctrines; to interpret or explain Scripture or religious subjects; to exhort. 1 Cor.13.  Ezek.37.
• PROPHESYING, n.  The act of foretelling or of preaching.
• The word of the Lord is to be magnified above even his name!
• Preaching takes precedence over 'charity' so then the word of God knocks charity down a step or two today.
• Charity is NOT to be the final authority of our actions!

• I Corinthians 13:10 - But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
• I Corinthians 4:5 - Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
• If these are not referring to the KJB (not the 'bible' in general or in reference to the 'first' bible 90 A.D., etc.) then we must put ourselves back into Paul's time or even further, back to the time of the Gospels - or further ahead into the Tribulation meaning the Second Coming is close!
• Either Paul's books should not be in the Bible or we are in the Tribulation now and should be concentrating on Hebrews to Jude, again ignoring Paul!

• We then see, from a KJB, that the time may arise that carries us over the 'responsibility' of being charitable by our need to:
• avoid, withdraw from such, not strive, neither give heed, purge from, reject, be not partakers, mark, note them, have no company with, put away from yourselves, cast off, have no fellowship.
• This is how Paul maintained his joy, peace, etc.
• When he couldn't last any longer, he would avoid, etc.
• Romans 12:18: If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
• II Corinthians 4:5-10 (read through to 18, if you want more...)
• He lived with his being troubled.. but wasn't distressed!
• He lived with his being perplexed... but wasn't in despair!
• He lived with his being persecuted... but knew he wasn't forsaken!
• He lived with being cast down... but didn't let it destroy him!
• He didn't compromise in order to show charity!
• II Corinthians 1:7-11 - And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation. For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
• He still preached what had to be preached!
• Acts 28:31 -Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
• II Timothy 4:3-5 -Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
• Titus 2:11-15 - For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority.  Let no man despise thee.
• I Timothy 2:1,2 - I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
•  If you want to maintain that quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty, you will have to avoid, withdraw from such, not strive, neither give heed, purge from, reject, be not partakers, mark, note them, have no company with, put away from yourselves, cast off, have no fellowship -
• IF you are willing to work on the 'godliness and honesty' thing!
• Preaching, teaching, etc. must go on!
• It is far more than just soul winning and church attendance today!
• save them (???) and then starve them!
• That is the pattern today!
• Follow Paul's pattern in the churches today
• I Corinthians 4:17 - For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

• Philippians 1:9-11 - And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
• I Thessalonians 1:9,10 - For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;  And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
• Acts 26:18,30 - To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me... that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
• I Timothy 4:15,16 - Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
• I Timothy 2:1,2 - I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

II Timothy 2:20-22 - But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work. Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.