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Shadowlands: Love as the Supreme Gift of Grace - Reformed (1 Corinthians 13)

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Shadowlands depicts C.S. Lewis falling in love with Joy Davidman, then losing her to cancer. Lewis, the great Christian apologist, discovered through grief that love is not a theological concept but a transforming reality. "The pain now is part of the happiness then." Reformed theology affirms that love is God's supreme gift—the fruit of the Spirit, the evidence of election, the mark of true faith. Without love, even sound doctrine is nothing. First Corinthians 13 humbles the theologian: prophecy will cease, knowledge will pass away, but love endures forever. It is the greatest because it most reflects God Himself.

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Scripture References

1 Corinthians 13

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