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My husband often gets books as gifts from friends and colleagues-books on topics like philosophy, history, and current events. Last week, on the coffee table in the living room were two new ones. The one that blew my mind was called “The 48 Laws of Power” by Robert Greene. It was published in 1998 and was a best seller. It is billed as a practical guide for anyone who wants power or to protect themselves against power.  \nI looked at the table of contents-which helpfully had not only a title for each chapter, but a summary as well. Here’s a sample:  \nLaw 1: Never outshine the Master, make them feel superior  \nLaw 2: Never put too much trust in friends; learn how to use enemies  \nLaw 3: Conceal your intentions, keep people off-balance  \nLaw 8: Make other people come to you, use bait if necessary  \nLaw 10: Avoid the unhappy and unlucky-helping someone in misery will only drag you down.  \nYou can see where this is going. And there are 48 of these laws! I was glad to see the summaries, it saved me the trouble of actually reading the book.  \nNow, I bet a lot of us would look at these laws and recognize that many or most of them are used in business and politics all the time. After all, the author says they are derived from historical figures like Machiavelli and P.T. Barnum. (One review in the London Sunday Times said the book had become the “Hollywood backstabber’s bible.”)  \nBut as I read through the list I got an uncomfortable feeling that I’d experienced some of them in surprising settings-like church.  \nLaw 5: So much depends on reputation, learn to poke holes in the reputations of your enemies  \nLaw 15: Crush your enemy- (he claims that even Moses used this tactic) -crush the body and spirit of your opposition  \nLaw 20: Do not commit to anyone but yourself, play people against each other  \nLaw 26: Keep you hands clean; use scapegoats to keep your appearance spotless  \nLaw 42: Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter, neutralize other strong individuals  \nYou may well ask,“Mary, in what church did you see these abominable actions?!”Or some of you might be nodding in recognition because you actually have seen it inaction.  \nThese 48 laws encourage  \n• finding and exploiting the weaknesses of others  \n• gaining advantage over others  \n• keeping people off-balance to control them  \n• They use the language of war-people are either allies or enemies, but trust neither  \n• Law 22 actually says you should turn the other cheek to infuriate and unsettle your enemy.  \nThe ideas in this book turn Christian values on their head-what church would embrace them?  \nWell, for one example, the church in Corinth did. The church to which Paul addressed the letter we read from today was divided into factions, arguing against each other about who were “real Christians” or the best Christians. There is jealousy and fighting, they consider other members of the congregation enemies and try to undermine eachother. They jockey for power, each clique claiming to be closer to truth than the others. They are bragging. They are filing lawsuits against each other.  \nMy goodness, they are so divided that even when they gather for a “community meal”they let some go hungry and others get drunk with excess.  \nSo Paul teaches them about spiritual gifts: wisdom, knowledge, healing, prophecy, etc.(These are some of the things they had been bragging about, apparently.) He teaches them that all these gifts come from the Spirit and each is valuable and useful for the common good. But because they are so divided and have used their flawed understanding of baptism and Christian community to break each other down, he also gives them a beautiful teaching about the thing that makes all of these gifts work. He teaches them about love.  \nThis passage from 1 Corinthians is often read at weddings and funerals, times when we are celebrating our close relationships with one another. Often, in those settings, we ","cbCaitElrV0OzD1j","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitElrV0OzD1j","pdf",37331,"English","# The Law of Love\n## Power as a competing guide\n## Corinth’s divided community\n## Spiritual gifts without love\n## Love as action and orientation\n## Applying the contrast to the present","[{\"question\":\"How does the text connect “The 48 Laws of Power” to a message about love?\",\"answer\":\"It compares power-seeking strategies with the behaviors Paul confronts in Corinth, showing how a worldly power mindset can replace love in community life.\"},{\"question\":\"What problem existed in the Corinthian church described in the passage?\",\"answer\":\"The community was divided into factions that argued over who were “real Christians,” fought internally, undermined one another, boasted, and even practiced injustice during shared meals.\"},{\"question\":\"What does Paul teach about spiritual gifts and love?\",\"answer\":\"The passage teaches that spiritual gifts amount to nothing without love, because love is what enables gifts to build up the community for the common good.\"}]","The Law of Love - Analysis and Christian teaching | PDF",1790065495]