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1 Corinthians 14

EAGERLY PURSUE and seek to acquire [this] love [make it your aim, your great quest]; and earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual endowments (gifts), especially that you may prophesy (interpret the divine will and purpose in inspired preaching and teaching).

"Uncovering the Mystery, through the Hype"

"Mystery" - 1.) a religious truth that one can know only by revelation and cannot fully understand.

"Hype" - 1.) stimulate, enliven 2.) put on, deceive 3.) promotional publicity of an extravagant or contrived kind.

1 Corinthians 14:1 - "Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy." NASB

John 10:37 - "If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;" NASB

1 Corinthians 14:3 - "But one who prophecies speaks to men for edification and exhortation and consolation." NASB

1 Timothy 1:18,19 - "This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may fight the good fight, keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith." NASB