Became or Not Became - Interpreting 1Cor 15:45

[awareness]

Originally Posted by UntoHim

Good observation zeek! And this is exactly why there is a need for sound, biblical systematic theology....especially for those of us who were exposed to the homebrew, make-it-up-as-you-go-along theology of Nee and Lee.

Words mean something to us little-brained creatures, right? So what about to the creator of the universe? Well, to the creator of everything, wouldn't you think that words mean something? Sometimes they mean everything. FOR-GOD-SO-LOVED-THE-WORLD. These are words that changed everything for mankind, and even the creation that surrounds us. Jesus Christ made a seemingly strange statement: For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished(Matt 5:18). Well, maybe not so strange after all. So not only words are important, but apparently every iota and every dot will be accounted for.

Without theology...sound, logical, systematic biblical theology, t's perfectly ok to say things like "we don't care for teachings and traditions, we only care for life!" Well, caring for life is all well and good...until you start ignoring all those pesky little iotas and dots. "Until all is accomplished" is a pretty heavy duty declaration my friends. An applicable companion verse may be "so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.(Isa 55:10). Again, point being, God certainly cares a lot about words...especially HIS.

(long way around the mulberry bush on that one guys...sorry bout that)

So back to "the last Adam became a life-giving spirit".
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Great post UntoHim. "In the BEGINNING was the WORD..."

[aron]

Originally Posted by awareness

Great post UntoHim. "In the BEGINNING was the WORD..."

Or how about, "God spoke, and declared that which was not into being." Or Jesus' quote of the OT, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."

To which WL subsequently tacked on, "... every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God (except the words that can't be used for our 'God's economy' teaching)." Such words, which had proceeded out of God's mouth, are held to be less profitable. Or as WL would say, "Not so good."

[awareness]

Originally Posted by aron

Or how about, "God spoke, and declared that which was not into being." Or Jesus' quote of the OT, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."

To which WL subsequently tacked on, "... every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God (except the words that can't be used for our 'God's economy' teaching)." Such words, which had proceeded out of God's mouth, are held to be less profitable. Or as WL would say, "Not so good."

Let's face it ... Witness Lee was a selective Bible-thumping crack.