Originally Posted by Wayne@purpose
Does the following answer your questions?

God is Essential, the Holy Spirit is God, God is Love, Love is the Holy Spirit, Love is Essential
No, that doesn't answer my question(s):

Originally Posted by Pilgrim
Perhaps you should explain how your perception of the modern church has concluded that it lacks love? Even more helpful would be if you stated your definition of Biblical love. That would certainly go a long way to then considering your concern of the lack of love in the modern church.
1. Your syllogism is grossly fractured and illogical, unfortunately.
2. Your 4th statement is contradictory to your 2nd statement and it is seriously heretical: Love is the Holy Spirit.
3. Simply copy/pasting 1Cor 13 doesn't work. It also might reveal a serious problem with your functional hermeneutic. IF you believe that 1 Cor 13 is THE biblical definition of "love", then all and any other mention of love in the Bible MUST BE understood through the lens of 1 Cor 13. Is that really what you are suggesting?

On the contrary, I believe that each and every mention of love in the Bible must be understood according to the CONTEXT in which it is found. After considering ALL of the appearances, allusions and examples of love from Genesis to Revelation, only then can one arrive at a true definition of love. Perhaps it would help to remind you that no one can "love" someone or something that they do not know. Could your perception of a lack of love in the modern church be somehow related to this fact? scratchchin

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