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253all the faith so as to transplantmountains, but do not have love,I am nothing . And if I give allmy belongings to feed others, andif I hand over my body, that Imay boast, but do not have love,I am not profited at all ."Love Is the Way to OvercomeFear1 John 4:18 "There is no fearin love, but perfect love throwsfear outside, because fear exercisesa restraint . Indeed, he thatis under fear has not been madeperfect in love ."Love Is the "Surpassing Way"Far Greater than MiraculousGifts1 Cor . 12 :31 "But keep strivingafter the greater gifts . And yetI show you a surpassing way ."1 Cor . 13 :8, 13 "Love neverfails. But whether there are giftsof prophesying, they will be doneaway with ; whether there aretongues, they will cease ; whetherthere is knowledge, it will bedone away with . Now, however,there remain faith, hope, love,these three, but the greatest ofthese is love."Love Is an Identification Markof the Christian CongregationJohn 13 :35 "By this all willknow that you are my disciples,if you have love among yourselves."1 John 4 :20 "If anyone makesthe statement 'I love God' and yetMarriageis hating his brother, he is a liar .For he who does not love hisbrother, whom he has seen, cannotbe loving God, whom he hasnot seen ."Eph. 4 :16 "From him all thebody, by being harmoniouslyjoined together and being madeto cooperate through every jointwhich gives what is needed, accordingto the functioning ofeach respective member in duemeasure, makes for the growthof the body for the building upof itself in love ."Today, in Time of Maturity ofChristian Congregation, Love Isthe Foremost Quality1 Cor. 13 :8-12 "Love neverfails. But whether there are giftsof prophesying, they will be doneaway with ; whether there aretongues, they will cease ; whetherthere is knowledge, it will bedone away with . For we havepartial knowledge and we prophesypartially ; but when that whichis complete arrives, that which ispartial will be done away with .When I was a babe I used tospeak as a babe, to think as ababe, to reason as a babe ; butnow that I have become a man,I have done away with the traitsof a babe . For at present we seein hazy outline by means of ametal mirror, but then it willbe face to face . At present I knowpartially, but then I shall knowaccurately even as I am accuratelyknown."MarriageDEFINITIONMarriage is a mutual agreement (contract) of a man and a womanto live together in the relation and under the duties of husband andwife, sharing each other's lot or portion for good or bad untilparted by death . Marriage imposes on the husband the general legalduty of supporting his wife and children, maintaining a home, teachingand training his children and protecting his wife and familyfrom injury or insult . The wife owes to the husband the duty of living