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the dead have a soul body (Rev 6:9, 20:12). (A soul is comprised of a basic spirit
and a flesh or soul body, see immediately above re time order).
It is tempting for all men always, just as it was for the parabolical Eve and Adam,
to try and define what it means to love by absolute prescriptions and proscriptions
that must always apply, i.e. to define that which is always right and that which is
always wrong, or, that which is usually right or usually wrong, or again, that which
is wrong or right in this or that situation (Gen 3:6, Rom 2:14, 10:3). By doing this
we attempt to re-embrace the Law and it is futile (Gen 2:17, 3:22, Rom 10:3-4, Gal
3:3).
The point is that if a particular act of a Christian blaspheming, killing or
fornicating etc., is wrong in a particular case given all the circumstances, then the
Christian has committed a sin under either one or both of the two great
commandments, that is he has failed to love God or his neighbour as himself or
himself (Mat 22:39). He has not committed and can not commit the sin of
blasphemy against God the Father or Son, killing or fornication as he can not sin
under or against the Law (Rom 3:28, 4:15, 6:7, 8:1-2, 1 Cor 15:56-57, 2 Cor 3:14-
17, 1 John 3:4, 9, 5:17). The same applies to all the sins of the Law such as killing,
fornication and so forth (Mat 5:18-19, Jam 2:10). It is not possible to say that the
Old Testament commandments can be ignored using 2 Corinthians 3:14, because
of Deuteronomy 30:10, Matthew 5:19 and Revelation 22:18-19. It is the veil that
is done away with in the liberty of the salvation life (2 Cor 13:14-17), whilst the
Law (2 Cor 3:16), continues in its applicability for non Christians with
commandments through the gospels (Mat 5:18-19) and thereafter (Rom 7:1). The
veil represents the barrier between God’s righteousness and those under the Law (2
Cor 3:13-17).
Love can be accurately defined, for the Christian, as that which is described as love
in the Word whenever it is not alluding to the Law's commandments and practises
(1 John 4:7-8). The Christian and indeed all men should be as Godlike as possible
without trying to be God (Rom 2:1, 1 John 4:7). This is the Way of Life
commanded by the Tree or Life (John 14:6). Trying to be God is the Law or self-
justification (Gen 3:22, Rom 2:1, 3:20, 4:15, 10:3). Charity is the what the Word
details as the process of Salvation and thereafter its continuance along with
obedience to the two great Love commandments and not committing the
unforgivable sin (1 Cor 13:1-13, 14:1, Col 3:14, 1 Tim 1:4-5, 1 Pet 4:8, 2 Pet 1:7,
Jude 12 ref 'twice dead', Rev 19:9 ref 'supper'). Living in this way, focused on
Love, properly directed, and Charity, encourages the believer to act according to