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UntoHim · 05-30-2014, 08:29 PM

The apostle Paul, a monotheistic, Jewish rabbi wrote the following to some people in Corinth around 57AD:

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all."(2 Corinthians 13:13)

Jewish people, and specifically Jewish teachers, were not in the habit of mentioning ANY person, place or thing along side of God. It was considered anathema to put anything, especially a human, on equal footing as the almighty God. Yet this is clearly what Paul was doing here in this last word to the Corinthians. To Paul grace could only come from God - Ultimately man was to have fellowship only with God. Paul knew this, and so did the believers in Corinth.

Sorry, this is all the elaboration you're gonna get from me for now.

05-30-2014, 08:29 PM	#57
UntoHim Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον For God So Loved The World Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,824	Re: "Become" or "Not Become" Interpreting 1Cor 15:45 The apostle Paul, a monotheistic, Jewish rabbi wrote the following to some people in Corinth around 57AD: *"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all."(2 Corinthians 13:13) Jewish people, and specifically Jewish teachers, were not in the habit of mentioning ANY person, place or thing along side of God. It was considered anathema to put anything, especially a human, on equal footing as the almighty God. Yet this is clearly what Paul was doing here in this last word to the Corinthians. To Paul grace could only come from God - Ultimately man was to have fellowship only with God. Paul knew this, and so did the believers in Corinth. Sorry, this is all the elaboration you're gonna get from me for now. __________________ αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων ἀμήν - 1 Peter 5:11*