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NimLore
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Message 1 of 84 (20752)
10-24-2002 10:04 PM


Please for the sake of love if you are going to reply to this message fully read it and do not just skim it.
For the past numerous days I have been interested in the arguments happening between creationist (Christian)scientists and the evolutionists(or like)scientists, and I have seen a slinging of knowledge back and forth, both having findings of there own merit upon the logic that each contains.
My heart became a bit weighty seeing this, the close mindedness of our humanity because what is it that we truly seek to find? I for one do not believe it to be within the confines of these arguments.
This is the proof that I will lay down for my belief, Love now to fully appreciate this we need not look to the English word for love but going into history specifically into Koine Greek, there are four words that describe love, the first I will describe is Eros, now this word does not appear in any new testament book but it does appear in the Septuagint (the Early Greek translations of the Old testament) specifically in the book of the Song of Solomon, the word Eros is love that is shared between two lovers or physical love.
The Second word for love is Storge, which is family love (it can also be added to the next word of love to make philostorgos whish is in Romans 12:10.. devoted to one another in brotherly love).
The Third being Philia that speaks of warmhearted, spontaneous affection, liking, attractive appeal, and friendship.
The Fourth being the love of choice Agape, this is the only love that we as humankind are commanded to have by God.. now let me give you the meaning right from scriptures itself.. the famous love chapter 1 Corinthians 13:4 to 8 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.
I must say that this last form of love is amazing especially the more I meditate upon its meaning. And with it I will tell you that I do not need to put any proof of our Creator out to you because it has been proved within me.. in that same chapter of love Paul says And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, , and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. Now I will not be your judge but I will let the above definition of Agape be your judge, how do you measure up in it? 1 John 4:8.
Stay with me a moment longer..
Now I want to speak about what is true and compare this with religion.. I will lead you all to one verse in the scripture James 1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
If you want to argue truth than argue against God, cause just as the battle against David and Goliath was not Davids battle, it was Gods. With having said that I will close.
God bless you all.
Lyle

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NimLore
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Message 4 of 84 (21362)
11-02-2002 1:48 PM
Reply to: Message 3 by Karl
10-25-2002 5:39 AM


I wrote this to lay down the grounds to my belief... after all I believe that what we are truelly after is truth, I do not see what I said as being Theology but rather that of truth... Love knows no bounds..
and logic is a science.

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