Biblical Charity: Clarity About Charity

Grace unto you, and peace,
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

Why Translators of the Bible used "charity" instead of "love"?

Love not perfected often fails many; But "charity never faileth" any.

Loosely translated, "charity" and "love" (love God is, love of God) both mean 'agape' in Greek. Based on such limited knowledge (the sort which puffeth up), and not based on reasoning together with God (and His unlimited knowledge), many modern perversions of the Holy Bible justify using "love never fails" instead of "charity never faileth" for biblical verses like 1Corinthians 13:8 (see Parallel Bibles). I say perversions of the Holy Bible because "love", even 'agape' love, if not perfected, often fails many; Whereas "charity never faileth" any.

Charity is more than love, like the "fulness of Christ" is more than Christ

Love fails many. Children and their parental adults who "love one another" often have relationships which fail. Even married adults who "love one another" often have relationships which fail; sometimes more than once. Even adult ministers who "love ('agape') one another" have relationships which fail. But "charity never faileth". Hence "charity" is more than love, as the "fulness of Christ" is more than Christ: "the end of the law for righteousness" (of such left-eousness vs right-eousness), also clarified as the Christ of "Jesus Christ", not "Christ Jesus".

Charity is "a more excellent way" than even the narrow way of two ways

Charity is "a more excellent way" than even the narrow way of two ways that is not life, but notably only "leadeth unto life", by leaving the "principles" and going on unto perfection; from 'agape' not perfected to perfect 'agape': love (agape) void of "fear hath torment". Such is above left and right sides of fear and fear not, such them vs them law law in the heavens. For it's the 'agapaw' of "Love (agapaw) one another" with which "God so loved ('agapawed') the world". To wit: such perfect (merciful) love toward all is notably void of sin imputation for the hell of it. And charity is notably "above" spiritual things like "forgiving one another", which speaks of not imputing sin (by law), and thereby there is nothing to forgive. Hence charity is as the third way of the third day, which is as the day(light) of God, the perfection thereof: "Be ye perfect (merciful: Lk 6:36) as your Father in heaven (higher than the heavens) is perfect" (Mt 5:48). Such perfect love speaks of grace void of law, mercy void of sacrifice, peace void of war.

Love of God is the greater of two things; Charity is "greatest" of "three things"

Generally two loves are distinguished: love of mammon (love of money) and love of God. Such are allegorically distinguished as two opposing masters: law and grace; And further clarified no man can serve two masters, for they are as hate and love. There are even two sorts of mammon distinguished: unrighteous and righeous. And what's further clarified is "love" of money (not money) is the "root" of all evil. So love one another, and in the modern perverted sense of 'charity' one another with money, can be as evil as enabling a drug addict and thinking such is Godly love. Actually there are more than four kinds of "love" mentioned in the Holy Bible: 'storge', 'eros', 'fileo', 'agape', and 'agapaw' is the love God so "loved" the world with. Yet in a general sense love is the greater of two things (as JC is a "greater" prophet and king than Jonah and Solomon: Mt 12: 41,42); But "charity" is noted as the "greatest" of "three things". And "love (agapaw) one another" is only the beginning of a new (singular) commandment having beginning/end, the end thereof being "as I have loved (agapawed) you", which is notably three things: "charity" out of a pure heart, a good conscience (purged of sin consciousness), and faith (the law is not of faith) unfeigned... which speaks of firstly pure wisdom from above that is also seven things in James 3, the first being "peace-able", the seventh being "without hypocrisy".

"It is preposterous order to teach first and learn after": Bible Translators

I've learned, and from more study of the KJV Holy Bible (the seventh) than most peers (including most priests, pastors, and their Bible College teachers), and study of the allegory thereof, the spiritual moral thereof scriptures "written aforetime for our learning" (Romans 15:4); I've learned that we ought not say 'show' when the Holy Bible says "shew", nor say 'you' when the Holy Bible says "ye", nor say 'love' when the Holy Bible says "charity". Doing sow in modern Bible versions is as a perversion of the Holy Bible, a good one made better by using the most appropriate words; such as charity never faileth (since love not perfected oft fails).

So, we ought not to loosely translate love never fails for "charity never faileth"

Just because both words "charity" and "love" mean 'agape' in the Greek is not sufficient reason to replace charity with love, as many modern Bible translations do. Thereby they make a perversion of Holy Bible, the seventh Bible version that is notably a good one made better. For only the better of good/better ways "leadeth unto life" as what's best for all of good better best.

Clarity About Charity

I - Pauline Clarity of Charity

Clarity of Charity #1: 1Cor 8:1
"chairty edifieth"

Paul The Apostle, as "his witness unto all men", and writer of more NT writings than all six other NT writers combined, is not only the first biblical writer to mention the word "charity", but is also the major clarifier of charity.

Paul begins his mention and clarity of charity in 1Corinthians 8:1 by noting "charity edifieth". Furthermore he uses the comparative teaching method to compare "charity edifieth" with law knowledge witch "puffeth up". He later clarifies in 1Cor 13:8 law knowledge "shall vanish". And for assurance it is law knowledge that shall vanish, he clarifies in Heb 8:13 law is so old and faulty that it is "ready to vanish". For in Galatians he clarifies law had an expiry date, or "fulness of the time" for the imperfect part of imperfect/perfect (law/grace) parts he allegorically calls child/man; Clarifying in 1Cor 13 that when that which is perfect is come, then the imperfect part is to be "done away", just as Paul "put away" childish things (laws) to become a man in 1Cor 13:11.

Paul is a constant clarifier, brings forth much clarity of charity, and further clarifies in 1Cor 14 there are three things that we should speak unto men:
(i) edification - building up, up from the proper foundation: "Jesus Christ"
(ii) exhortation - up lifting, ever higher, and sometimes with "sharpness"
(iii) comfort - 'paramuthia' comfort, via purposeful persuasion of clarity, and
for clarity it's neither sort of 'parakeleo' comfort in 1Thes 4:18 & 5:11

Charity edifieth. Edification is defined as the condition of being spiritually enlightened; but also clarified as building up, growing up, up from the correct foundation; lest spiritual things built end up as nothing more than sounding brass without charity, profit nothing in comparison to what profits everything. Paul clarifies the only foundation he laid is "Jesus Christ", even though he also speaks about "Christ Jesus" (which is mirrorly the reverse of Jesus Christ). So those building things like love never fails and rapture theories upon the wrong foundation may be spiritual builders, even gifted apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors(priests), and teachers; But if what they're building is nothing more than childish law law, unaware such law <= law can lead to a latter end worse, then in the end such profiteth nothing if done without charity.

Paul further clarifies in 2Cor that Lord given authority, to him and to us, is for edification (building up: grace), and not for destruction (tearing down: law). For law, even the better sort of two laws in Romans 7 & 8, albeit the right side of a law law sides war, is still partaker of an accusation-all blame game; Law having been already clarified by JC as the accuser of the brethren in John 5:45. Because law is limited, also a ministration of death, being up right in a sides war only to make others wrong is as being higher on a Mosaic ladder to heaven witch dead ends short of entering.

Edification, the condition of being spiritually enlightened, is also clarified as promoting growth: babe => child => man => perfect man. Paul further clarifies in Eph 4, where he also says "be nor more children" (neither sort in Rom 9), we should grow up unto the perfect man, which is the "fulness of Christ". Therefore edification is also defined as growth in Christian wisdom, affection, grace, virtue, holiness, and blessedness (all bless and no curse at all).

Clarity of Charity #2: 1Cor 12:31
Charity is "a more excellent way"
(as if the third way of three ways on the third day)
(as if the "living" part of the "new and living way")

The Pauline twain shew (the better of two things)
now becomes the God shew (what's best of three things).
First: the better of two laws; Then best of three things: no law.

Two ways are contrasted in Matthew 7. Yet even the narrow way of such broad and narrow ways notably only "leadeth unto life". Life is therefore beyond the narrow way which leadeth unto life. So none have arrived at life by being the better of two children compared in Rom 9: the children of God; Rather the better sort of such good/better twain things only leadeth unto what's best of three things, such as (good => better) => best: "be no more children". For the higher exhortation unto "us" is to "come out from among them".

For Pauline clarity of how shall we escape the wrath and destruction of such childish law <= law is by "give more earnest heed" to what's been said; And what's been said is that we should speak unto men edification, exhortation, and 'paramuthia' comfort, not rapture theories and the childish 'parakeleo' comforts of 1Thes 4:18 & 5:11. And the Pauline exhortation of how to escape wrath is to leave (good/better) "principles" and go on unto perfection. It's leave both sorts of children in Romans 9 for "be no more children" in Ephesians 4. It's leave both of two servants in Romans 6 for "thou art no more servant" in Galatians 4. It's leave both of two laws in Romans 8 for "ye are not under law, but under grace"; as Rom 7 clarifies another law results in evil concupiscence. It's also leave both of good/better sacrifices for "I will have mercy, and not sacrifice". And it's also leave two ways for charity: "a more excellent way".

The better of two ways only leadeth to what's best: "a more excellent way" than the narrow way. Hence charity, by being clarified a more excellent way, is as the third way of three ways, which speaks of perfection. Such is the way of the third day, the more excellent way of the day of God that "never faileth". For many have painstakingly found out the narrow way is hard, sometimes being as narrow and sharp as a razor's edge. But the word of God, and more excellent way thereof, is said to be "sharper" than any twoedege sword; which speaks of grace being neither of two laws, for law makes it "no more grace".

So Paul, notably speaking as unto children, and carnal children in Corinthians, says as his 1Cor 12:31 introduction to 1Cor 13 (the major clarifying chapter about "charity" which many deceived by many still call the "love" chapter): "covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way".

So by all means firstly take the narrow way of two ways: be servants of righteousness rather than servants of sin, be children of God rather than children of flesh; But then leave such childish and carnal things as two laws to go on to perfection (perfect love) via "a more excellent way" of three ways, the third way of the third day, what's best for all of good better best. For what's good and better is still only for some (as apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers are notably for some), but what's best is best for all.

Such speaks of global reconciliation unto God, not just rapture of some only. And global reconciliation, or universalism (all saved), speaks of not imputing sin to any; which speaks of neither law of the law law of Rom 8:2. For law is clarified as the source of sin: Rom 5:13, also the strength of sin, even a deadly "sting": 1Cor 15:56, even clarified as being a "ministration of death": 2Cor 3:7; Because sin, when "it is finished", bringeth forth death: Jam 1:15. And what JC came to bring, by leading us out of sin imputation, is life, not death; And the eternal sort of life, not the temporal sort of life + death = a dead end.

See Clarity About Charity Page 2 for more Clarity of Charity;
For without charity seven spiritual things account as nothing.

So having charity or not is as having everything or nothing:
continued on the next page -> as going on unto perfection,
by leave the childish law law for perfect love of pure grace.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

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