"You must strive for the spiritual things," 1 Corinthians 14:1.
Must? Well. in a word? Yes. Must. Imperative. Gotta do this. Do what? pursue spiritual gifts. Who's got to do this? Us. Us, who? Us who want to go to heaven when we die. That is: Us who belong to Christ. Us who expect to get fit to live like Jesus did. Spiritual things. First and foremost spiritual thing: Love. Pursue it. Then, the more important spiritual things, like, prophecy. Prophecy? Yeah. That is: to speak God's word in a way that builds people up and encourages people and consoles people. Strive for these kinds of spiritual things. (It's what it says.)
When we meet today with a brother or sister, we speak edifying words. And together, we thank God for outfitting us to join in Christ's saving work.
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