The greatest thing in the world by henry drummond
"To love abundantly is to live abundantly."--Henry Drummond)
"How many of you will join me in reading 1 Cor 13 once a week for the next three months?" -- Henry Drummond, concluding this address.
"I had never heard anything so beautiful. Since then, I have requested the principals of my schools to have it read before the students every year. The one great need in our Christian life is love, more love to God and to each other." -- D. L. Moody on The Greatest Thing in the World.
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." Henry Drummond first delivered this exposition of one of the best loved bible passages, 1 Corinthians 13, to a group of fellow missionaries in 1884. In this book, he explains the importance of love in all aspects of life; and why it can truly be called the greatest thing in the world. D. L. Moody was so impressed by Drummond's exposition that he had it published. Much later, thinking back to Drummond's exhortation, he said "I had never heard anything so beautiful. Since then, I have requested the principals of my schools to have it read before the students every year. The one great need in our Christian life is love,
The Greatest Thing
In the World
And Other Addresses
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BY
HENRY DRUMMOND
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CONTENTS.
Love, the Greatest Thing in the World
7
Lessons from the Angelus
35
Pax Vobiscum
44
First! An Address to Boys
70
The Changed Life, the Greatest Need of the World
82
Dealing w
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Summary
Henry Drummond’s book “The Greatest Thing in the World” is a spiritual and inspirational work that explores the concept of love as the supreme virtue and the key to a fulfilling life. He emphasizes the importance of love in all aspects of human existence and provides practical guidance on how to cultivate and express the
summum bonum
.
Drummond grounds his stirring sermon on Paul’s paean to Godly love found in 1st Corinthians 13. Drummond highlights the various qualities of love, such as patience, kindness, humility, selflessness, courtesy, good temper, sincerity, forgiveness, and perseverance. He argues that these qualities are not only essential for personal relationships but also crucial for societal harmony and spiritual growth.
Drummond emphasizes that love is not merely an emotion or sentiment but an active choice and a way of life. He encourages readers to practice love in their daily interactions, to see the best in others, and to respond to hate and negativity with love and compassion. He believes that love has the power to transform individuals and society, and he provides examples and anecdote
The Greatest Thing In The World
What is the greatest thing in all the world?
Henry Drummond was a Scottish evangelist who was mightily used of the Lord. D.L. Moody called him the most Christ-like young man he ever knew. Though I cannot endorse everything that Drummond wrote, I wholeheartedly recommend to you his commentary on 1 Corinthians 13.
Many Bible students believe that Henry Drummond’s
The Greatest Thing In All the World
is the finest thing ever written – the defining work – on the love of God.
Personally, God has used it in my own life. It is more than comforting; it is convicting. We desperately need a revival of the love of God in hearts, homes, and churches. It is the only thing that can cut through the hatred in our world.
Moody himself once said,
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The only way any church can get a blessing is to lay aside all difference, all criticism, all coldness and party feeling, and come to the Lord as one man; and when the church lives in the power of the 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians, I am sure that many will be added daily to the flock of God. I would like to have the church read that chapter together on their knees…and as you do so, p