"quit ye like men, be strong"

Week 6 (2-16-13)

Corinthians 8-16 holds so many scripture “gems” as my professor called it, it’s hard to narrow it down and only talk about a few. Just to give a quick history about the book of Corinthians, these books are Paul’s letters to the Corinthians answering a bunch of answers that the people had. One of my favorite scriptures is found in 1 Corinthians 10:13. This one’s actually a scripture mastery (a scriptures that you have to memorize in seminary [seminary is a usually before school class Mormons attend]). Paul states that “… God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able…”.  What a source of comfort and peace this scripture can give—basically no matter what happens to you in your life, Heavenly Father has given you the strength to overcome any challenge. I find it very assuring to know that my Heavenly Father is acutely aware of all the challenges and trails that are facing me, and knows my strengths and what I am capable of. If we simply put or faith in this promise, if we trust the Lord to help guide our growth, then we can overcome anything.  In addition to the great scriptures about charity found in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 there is one other scripture that stuck out to me. In his final remarks Paul in chapter 16:13 states “watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit ye like men, be strong” (in the footnotes it explains that the phrase quit ye like men means behave like men). I kind of find this verse funny and motivational. I feel that you can really kind of get a sense of the attitude and mannerism of Paul from this verse. I can just imagine him yelling something like “come on Corinthians man up!”—and while this doesn't really hold any spiritual value, for me it and makes him seem more human and the text more relatable.