Pauline Clarity About Why Charity Never Faileth
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Pauline Clarity of Charity
Pauline Clarity of Charity #1: 1Corinthians 8:1
Charity Edifieth up (not puffeth up)
Paul The Apostle,
as "his witness unto all men", and writer of more NT writings than all
six other NT writers combined, is not only the first biblical writer to
mention the word "charity", but is also the major clarifier of charity.
Paul begins his mention and clarity of charity in 1Corinthians 8:1 by
noting "charity edifieth". Furthermore he uses the comparative teaching
method to compare "charity edifieth" with law knowledge witch "puffeth
up". He later clarifies in 1Cor 13:8 law knowledge "shall
vanish". And for assurance it is law knowledge that shall vanish, he
clarifies in Heb 8:13 law is so old and faulty that it is "ready to
vanish". For in Galatians he clarifies law had an expiry
date, or "fulness of the time" for the imperfect part of
imperfect/perfect (law/grace) parts he allegorically calls child/man;
Clarifying in 1Cor 13 that when that which is perfect is come, then
the imperfect part is to be "done away",
just as Paul "put away" childish
things (laws) to become a man in 1Cor
13:11.
Paul, as a constant clarifier, brings forth much clarity of charity,
and
further clarifies in 1Cor 14 there are three things that we should
speak unto men:
(i) edification -
building up from below, up-right from the proper foundation: "Jesus Christ"
(ii) exhortation - up lifting from above, ever higher, and
sometimes with
"sharpness"
(iii) comfort - 'paramuthia' comfort, via purposeful persuasion of
clarity, and
for clarity it's neither sort of
'parakeleo' comfort in 1Thes 4:18 & 1Thes 5:11
Charity edifieth. Edification is defined as the condition of being
spiritually enlightened; but also clarified as building up, growing up,
up from the correct foundation; lest spiritual things built end up as
nothing more than sounding brass without charity, profit nothing in
comparison to what profits everything. Paul clarifies the only foundation he laid
is "Jesus Christ", even though he also speaks about "Christ Jesus"
(which is mirrorly the reverse of Jesus Christ). So those building
things like love never fails and rapture theories
upon the wrong foundation may be spiritual builders, even gifted
apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors(priests), and teachers; But if
what they're building is nothing more than childish law law, unaware
such law <= law can lead to a latter end worse, then in the end such
profiteth nothing if done without charity.
Paul further clarifies in 2Cor that Lord given authority, to him and to
us, is
for edification (building up: grace), and not for destruction (tearing
down: law). For law, even
the better sort of two
laws in Romans 7 & 8, albeit the right side of a
law law sides war, is still partaker of an accusation-all blame game;
Law having been already clarified by JC as the accuser of the brethren
in John 5:45. Because law is limited, also a ministration of death,
being up right in a sides war only to make others wrong is as being
higher on a Mosaic ladder to heaven witch dead ends short of entering.
Edification, the condition of being
spiritually enlightened, is also clarified as promoting growth in
grace: babe --> child-->
man
--> perfect
man. Paul further clarifies in Eph 4, where he also says "be nor
more children" (neither sort in Rom 9), we should grow up unto the
perfect man, which is the "fulness of Christ".
Therefore edification is also defined as growth in Christian wisdom,
affection, grace, virtue, holiness,
and blessedness (all bless and no curse at all).
Two ways are
contrasted in Matthew 7. Yet even the narrow way of such broad and
narrow ways notably only "leadeth unto life". Life is therefore beyond
the narrow way which leadeth unto life. So none have arrived at life by
being the better of two children
compared in Rom 9: the children of God; Rather the better sort of such
good/better twain things only leadeth unto what's best of three things,
such as (good -->
better)--> best: "be no more
children". For the higher
exhortation unto "us"
is to "come out
from among them".
For Pauline clarity of how shall we escape the wrath and destruction of such
childish law <= law
is by "give more earnest heed" to what's been said; And what's been
said is that we should speak unto men edification, exhortation, and
'paramuthia' comfort, not rapture theories
and the childish 'parakeleo' comforts of 1Thes 4:18 & 5:11. And the
Pauline exhortation of how to escape wrath is to leave (good/better)
"principles" and go on unto perfection. It's leave both sorts of
children in Romans 9 for "be no more children" in Ephesians 4. It's
leave both of two
servants in Romans 6 for "thou art no more servant" in Galatians 4.
It's leave both of two
laws in Romans 8 for "ye are not under law, but under grace"; as
Rom 7 clarifies another law results in evil concupiscence.
It's also leave both of good/better sacrifices for "I will have mercy,
and not sacrifice". And it's also leave two ways for charity: "a more
excellent way".
The better of two ways only leadeth to what's best: "a more excellent
way" than the narrow way. Hence charity, by being clarified a more
excellent way, is as the
third way of three ways, which speaks of perfection. Such is the
way of the third day,
the more excellent way of the day of God
that "never faileth". For many have painstakingly found out the narrow
way is hard, sometimes being as narrow and sharp as a razor's edge. But
the word of God, and more excellent way thereof, is said to be
"sharper" than any twoedege sword; which speaks of grace being neither
of two laws, for law makes it "no more grace".
So Paul, notably speaking as unto children, and carnal
children in Corinthians, says as his 1Cor 12:31 introduction to 1Cor 13
(the major clarifying chapter about "charity" which many deceived by
many still call the "love" chapter): "covet earnestly
the best gifts: and yet shew
I unto you a more excellent way".
So by all means firstly take the narrow way of two ways: be servants of
righteousness rather than servants of sin, be children of God rather
than children of flesh; But then leave such childish and carnal things
as two laws to go on to
perfection (perfect love) via "a more excellent way" of three ways,
the third way of the third day, what's best for all of good better best.
For what's good and better is still only for some (as apostles,
prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers are notably for some), but
what's best is best for all.
Such speaks of global
reconciliation unto God, not just rapture of some only. And global
reconciliation, or universalism (all saved), speaks of not imputing sin
to any; which speaks of neither law of the law law of Rom 8:2. For law
is clarified as the source of sin: Rom 5:13, also the strength of sin,
even a deadly "sting": 1Cor 15:56, even
clarified as being a "ministration of death": 2Cor 3:7;
Because sin, when "it is finished",
bringeth forth death: Jam 1:15. And what JC came to bring, by leading
us out of sin imputation, is life, not death; And the eternal sort of
life, not the temporal sort of life + death = a dead end.
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