A question from a novice!

Dave Reigle reigles at paonline.com
Mon Mar 20 16:42:28 EST 2000



Gentlemen,

I would like to make a general observation about this discussion.
I am certain that there are different kinds of love.  In fact several of you
have described these different ideas very clearly in your posts.  My point
is that I do not believe that these different concepts are necessarily
tied to the use of a particular word, for this seems to be putting too much
load on a particular word.  I don't think that people generally have that
much
theological baggage attached to a word when they speak or write.

For example, in 1Cor 13, I don't think that it would have made much
difference
what particular word Paul chose to use for love; the concept of that pure
and selfless love would still be there.  I think of that concept when the
context of a particular passage calls for it, not when a particular word is
used.
The particular word used for love, may or may not have some bearing on the
sense of a passage, but I think it is mistaken to make a one to one
correspondence
between words and theological concepts.

Perhaps my betters have already said this in different terms(very likely so
if I'm right!).
If so, I apologize for the repetition.

In Christ,

Dave Reigle
Elizabethtown, PA
reigles at paonline.com



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