1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. I. A CALAMITY, when it is traceable to — 1. Early training in prejudice. 2. False teaching. 3. Inability to learn. II. A CRIME, when owing to — 1. Prayerlessness. 2. Wilfulness. 3. Lethargy. 4. Inattention. 5. Forgetfulness. III. A BLESSING, when it causes — 1. Faith to be exercised. 2. Inquiry to be evoked. 3. Filial fear to be displayed. IV. AN ARGUMENT for — 1. Humility. 2. Praise. 3. Hope. 4. Alarm. (Stems and Twigs.) Parallel Verses KJV: For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. |