The context of 1 Corinthians 12 and 13 (spiritual gifts) appears to suggest that love (as well as hope and faith) is a spiritual gift:

31 But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. [1 Cor 12:31 …

Whenever dealing with early Christian texts, there is no shortage of hermeneutics pitfalls. For many such assemblies/groups, it is likely their canon was sparse to non-existent. However, for the purposes of this question, let us assume an …

In Matthew 26:31, Jesus says this:

“Then Jesus said to them, “This night you will all fall away because of me, for it is written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭26‬:‭31‬ ‭NET‬‬

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The well-known Psalm 22 begins with the following as the first verse (KJV):

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

It is common to understand this verse as proof …

I’m not quite sure I understand the difference between the ungodly and the sinner in 1st Peter 4:18. It would seem that they mean the same thing but I feel there must be a difference between the two as the sinner and ungodly are also menti…