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LOVE ESSENTIAL TO ETERNAL LIFE 177
have partial knowledge and we prophesy partially
; but when that which is complete arrives,
that which is partial will be done away with . When
I was a babe, I used to speak as a babe, to think
as a babe, to reason as a babe ; but now that I
have become a man, I have done away with the
traits of a babe. For at present we see in hazy
outline by means of a metal mirror, but then it
will be face to face . At present I know partially,
but then I shall know accurately even as I am
accurately known ."
10 When the congregation was in its infancy in
the apostolic times it needed certain helps, like a
babe, such as miraculous gifts of tongues, translations,
knowledge, revelations of mysteries, and
prophecies . But the knowledge that was thus given,
the prophecies that were thus inspired, were
all partial, being only for what was then needed
and not being given in full detail .. It was like seeing
the hazy reflection in a polished metal mirror
of those days. And with the death of the apostles
through whom the miraculous gifts of the spirit
were distributed to the believers, tongues, translations,
healings, and such spiritual gifts failed
and passed away . With the passing of the Christian
congregation out of its infancy to fuller
growth and strength it was proper for the things
of its infancy to be set aside . The congregation
must not be laying the foundation over again, but
must advance toward maturity, to spiritual perfection.
And as we near the day of accurate
10. Why have gifts been put away, but faith, hope and
love grown?