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  1. Spockrates

    Is Love Really the Greatest?

    Well, the scriptures say, Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope... (1 Timothy 1:1) So Jesus is our hope. I suppose this means he is the object of our hope, or the one who creates hope within us. But does this carry a different meaning...
  2. Spockrates

    Is Love Really the Greatest?

    Yes, I agree. I suppose one might somehow be able to have faith in God and still not love, or at least not love to the degree she should. It seems then that both are equally important, which means we still need a reason to believe Love is greater. :)
  3. Spockrates

    Is Love Really the Greatest?

    Is it fair to say that Jesus could not do miraculously good things for those who had no faith in him because they had no faith in him? I'm thinking, maybe faith in God and love for God go hand in hand. What about you?
  4. Spockrates

    Is Love Really the Greatest?

    Don't give up yet, gang! I'm sure Paul is right, and the answer is there. We just have not discovered it yet. :)
  5. Spockrates

    Is Love Really the Greatest?

    Hi, Chips. Yes, I can see how God's love can save you and me, but does his love save everyone? I mean, I agree that faith is powerless to save anyone without God's love, but isn't it also true that God's love is powerless to save anyone who has no faith? I'm thinking that when it comes to...
  6. Spockrates

    Is Love Really the Greatest?

    Thanks for the reply, iLove. Would you also say that all things work together for the good of those who have *no* hope or faith in God?
  7. Spockrates

    Is Love Really the Greatest?

    I appreciate the response, WIP. Since I'm playing Faith's Advocate, I guess I'd respond:And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebrews 11:6) So while it is true that...
  8. Spockrates

    Is Love Really the Greatest?

    And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13) Yes, I know Paul says love is the greatest, but I'd like to put that idea to the test to see if there is any good reason to think something is greater than love. Please tell me why...
  9. Spockrates

    Philosophy Fan

    Thanks. I really don't mind participating in a good-natured debate. I'm just not about initiating one. :)
  10. Spockrates

    Missinterpreting the words of Paul of the Apostle on Divorce matters

    It seems to me that he does not use or imply the word must. So I think both Paul and you would frown at the thought of someone telling another she has no choice but to end her marriage. Don't you agree?
  11. Spockrates

    Really really worried

    Hi, Ainsley. Do you think it might be possible for two Christians to disagree about some things but both are still saved? :)
  12. Spockrates

    Philosophy Fan

    Yes, I can now see how all three are given. Thanks. Regarding belief, or faith, I have several questions. Perhaps I should start a discussion thread so you and I and others may think it through together?
  13. Spockrates

    Philosophy Fan

    Thanks for your knowledgable answer. Yes, I agree that faith is essential, and I'd like to hear more about that. But first, please tell why you believe faith is the gift about which Paul is speaking. Isn't it possible that grace or being saved, rather than faith is the gift, since the grammar...
  14. Spockrates

    Philosophy Fan

    Thank you for the biblical response, Eugene. It would seem, then that not only those born of God have the faith to believe, since everyone--not just those who are born of God--have some measure of faith. I guess then that those who have faith but are not yet born of God either don't have enough...
  15. Spockrates

    Missinterpreting the words of Paul of the Apostle on Divorce matters

    Take a closer look at verse 15. Does Paul say a spouse must, or may end a marriage with a partner?
  16. Spockrates

    Philosophy Fan

    Thanks for warm welcome, Steve. A good source for getting to know Socrates and his Socratic Method is Plato's Theaetetus. It's actually a quick and entertaining read. There are several places online to read the dialog. Here is one: http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/theatu.html
  17. Spockrates

    Missinterpreting the words of Paul of the Apostle on Divorce matters

    Classik, Are you referring to verse 15? 10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. 12 To the rest I say...
  18. Spockrates

    Philosophy Fan

    But if only the Born of God can have faith, then doesn't that mean one does *not* need faith to become Born of God?
  19. Spockrates

    Philosophy Fan

    Yes, a fan ever since I first asked, "Why?" I suppose every child begins as a philosopher, but many adults, who think they already know, are less so. For wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins with wonder. --Socrates (Theaetetus) I'm not really a partisan of any one...
  20. Spockrates

    Philosophy Fan

    Thanks for the reply. I tend to question everything. 20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt 21 but test them all; hold on to what is good, 22 reject every kind of evil. (1 Thessalonians 5) Do you think questioning can be good, if the one asking the questions is sincerely seeking the...
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