LOVE is EVERYTHING

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

A familiar passage. But as I read with the mathematical side of my brain. I get a new perspective.

First, consider this little word problem from your grade school math. Allen and Bill have a cart of apples. Allen takes out 5 and gives them to David. Bill takes out the remaining two and gives them to David. Three questions:

1) How many apples were in the Cart?
2) How many apples does David have?
3)How many apples left in the cart?

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Question 1 can be written as an equation as follows:
Allen + Bill = Cart; or A + B = C, or 5 + 2 = 7

Question 2 can be written as: David = Cart; or D = C; or 7 = 7

If you do some substitute and rearrange and get the answer to question 3:
A + B – D = 0., and 5 +2 – 7 = 0.

I’m ready now, Are you? From 1 Cor 13:1 you and write.
Tongues of Man + Tongues of Angels + Gift of Prophecy + Revelation + Knowledge + Faith + Generosity + Martyrdom – Love = Nothing (Zero)

Or: Tongues of Man + Tongues of Angels + Gift of Prophecy + Revelation + Knowledge + Faith + Generosity + Martyrdom = LOVE

And if I assume Paul didn’t include every choice in the list but just a few to make his point I think I can make the claim that Tongues of Man, Tongues of Angels, Gift of Prophecy, Revelation, Knowledge, Faith, Generosity, and Martyrdom are part of every Good Thing. And every Good Thing is Everything.

So if you allow just a little substitution:
Everything - Love = Zero

And if you rearrange this it becomes:
Love = Everything

Love is everything there is nothing else.