From the Elder's Pen "The Greatest Things In Life" 09/08/02 Past/Future Articles

 In 1 Corinthians 13:13 Paul said, “And now abideth faith, hope, and love, these three, but the greatest of these is love.”  Love, no doubt, is the greatest and most powerful principle in the world today.  Love sacrifices, gives its best, lightens heavy burdens; it knows no limits.  Let us now look on some other things worthy of consideration.

 The greatest object in life is to glorify God.  We must purposely glorify God in all that we say or do.  In 1 Corinthians 10:31 Paul said, “...do all to the glory of God.”  Can you say that your life brings glory to God?
 
 The greatest privilege in life is to become children of God.  In 1 John 3:1 we read, “Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the children of God.”  Are you a child of God?

 The greatest knowledge in this life will be about God and Christ.  In John 17:3 Jesus said, “And this is life eternal that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent.”  You may have a college education and think you are really intelligent, but without a knowledge of Christ you are not an educated person!  Do you know God and Christ?

 The greatest vocation in life is to work for Christ.  Paul, in Ephesians 4:1 said, “I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of your vocation wherewith ye are called.”  Christianity is described here as a vocation or full time job.  This is true as far as faithful Christians are concerned!  Is Christianity a full or part time job for you?

 The greatest work in the world is that of winning souls.  In Proverbs 11:30 Solomon said, “He that is wise winneth souls.”  Jesus in Luke 19:10 said, “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which is lost.”  The church which is spiritual body of the Lord must continue the work of our Lord who reached out for the souls of men in his physical body.

 The greatest loss in the world is to lose one’s soul.  In Matthew 16:26 Jesus said, “for which is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?”  I don’t care who you are or what you have or what has been accomplished in this life.  If you lose your soul, friends, you have lost it all!

 Finally, the greatest prize to be sought after in this life is eternal life.  In 1 Timothy 6:12 Paul said, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life…”  What kind of prize are you seeking in this life, good friend?”

good examples.  “Abstain from all appearance of evil” (I Thess. 5:22).

Need more be said to prove the point that Christians are to be DIFFERENT?