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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
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