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1 | You are saying that our command to...? | John 13:34 | srbaegon | 128227 | ||
Hello Stultis, You said: "I ask you to please provide scripture supporting this thought." I'm not sure which you meant, so I'll try to be thorough. Command to love: John 13:34 (ESV) "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another." Command to have faith: There isn't one that I know of, but the related command to believe is throughout Scripture. Command to obedience: John 3:36 (ESV) "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him." Command to service: Gal 5:13 (ESV) For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. Command to action: Gal 6:10 (ESV) So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith. Also you said: "Additionally, I challenge you to demonstrate an act of faith/obedience/service/action that a CHRISTIAN would perform that IS NOT motivated by love." Paul gave quite a list of those things that could be done without the motivation of love: 1 Cor 13:1-3 (ESV) If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels...if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains...if I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned... Steve |
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2 | Do you agree that if this is the case? | John 13:34 | Stultis the Fool | 128307 | ||
Steve, thank you for the Reply! I appreciate you quoting these scriptures that I requested! I am excedingly glad to see how much of a role Love plays in each of the scriptures regarding "faith/obedience/service/action!" You wrote: "Paul gave quite a list of those things that could be done without the motivation of love: 1 Cor 13:1-3 (ESV) If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels...if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains...if I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned..." Paul concludes this thought by saying someone who has all these things but does not have love has "nothing." Do you agree that someone who has "nothing" does not have Christ? Do you agree that if this is the case, these passages, by neccesity, do not refer to a Christian? I look forward to your reply! |
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3 | Do you agree that if this is the case? | John 13:34 | srbaegon | 128364 | ||
Hello Stultis, "Do you agree that someone who has 'nothing' does not have Christ?" No, because Paul does not say that such a person has "nothing." That's your paraphrase. Paul is saying that the outcome of these actions is worthless to me if I attempt them without love. "Do you agree that if this is the case, these passages, by neccesity, do not refer to a Christian?" No, because Paul presents the argument as if he himself could do such a thing. Steve |
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