by
Jason Guenther
The "majority" of those who come across this document will NOT
accept the conclusion of the FACTS laid out in the bible on the most mis-understood
principle and doctrine of christianity. It is this one DOCTRINE that can
in fact, determine one's eternal destiny. The doctrine and principle I am
referring to is LOVE. All of christianity proclaims they have it (God's
love), "it" is in fact God (1 John 4:16), and that they received
"it" upon confession and CONVERSION!. They will tell you
that the scriptures are all very quite clear, and that the simple act of BELIEF,
brought them this "love" from God. They will recite you many
scriptures proclaiming God's love for the "world" and all of mankind,
and how through the death of his Son, GRACE THROUGH FAITH
became the order and the" way" of SALVATION!. There is almost NO
"WAY" to try and tell these people contrary. As a matter of fact,
you begin to realize quite quickly that there is in fact NO (narrow)
"WAY" at all in their theology. Even if you point this out to
them, and show them what scripture says on the subject of LOVE, they will
utterly reject it. For after all, they already know that they have LOVE,
and that they in fact had love before they became christians, proving the
doctrine of PRE-DESTINATION!........really?........how about you?
Are you sure you "posses" the LOVE OF GOD?. Though we can find
many many instances of both the terms 'agape' and 'phileo being used in both a
negative and positive context, and between both Father & Son, the entire
issue is if you have RECEIVED THE LOVE OF THE "TRUTH" who is Jesus
Christ, and this is and will be the deciding factor for at the end of the day,
THE WORD is what will give life or condemn someone! Are you are positive God LOVES
AND "KNOWS" YOU? Are you absolutely sure? The importance of
"love" in scripture is not laid out more clear than in 1 Cor. 13:
"Though
I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not
AGAPE,
I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling symbol. And though I have the
gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though
I have all faith, so that I could move mountains, and have not
AGAPE,
I A M
N O T H I N G.
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body
to be burned, and have not AGAPE,
I T P R O F I T E T H
M E N O T H I N G."
(I Corinthians 13:1-3)
Not very many christians are aware that
these couple of verses comprise every aspect of the believers walk in retrospect
to salvation. All areas of the "holy spirit" are covered here, and it
says it is not enough. It also states that if you give your body to be
"martyred".....it is not enough!. This passage is 100% conclusive and
states that only AGAPE will save that persons soul. This list is CONCLUSIVE,
there is nothing left outside here. For those who believe that there
"faith" saves them in and of itself, this is covered here as well and
Paul says it is NOT ENOUGH even if you could move mountains with it. Paul
is saying that without "agape" he is NOTHING,
as if he never existed!. Most of christianity also do not realize that this
"love".....AGAPE.....is not the same as the "love"
they naturally possess....if they do have any what is coined in the scripture as
"natural affection". We have in our english language only one word
for...."love". We use the same word to describe all the various
different "kinds" of love that we humans show. You do not love your
dog the same way you love your wife say, or your job, or your car and so on and
so forth. We have one word for love and it is used synonymously. Problem is, our
love is NOT the same as God's love, and in the bible, there are different
words for different types of love. You were neither born with God's love nor do
you possess it without it being given to you by the Lord. the bible is
conclusive on this, and there really is no argument whatsoever. The bible claims
that mans love is what is called "phileo" love, and this type
of love which is natural to man, is not the type of love called "agape"
which is the love of God in the bible. When the greek translators came
across this variation in "love" in the scripture, they had no other
word but "charity" to describe it in their tongue. We need to
look at some translations of the word "love" in the scripture to get
an idea of the difference here.
Old
Testament Terms For Love
| 157 aheb, aw-habe; a prim. root; to
have affection for (sexually or otherwise):- love, like, friend
|
1730 dowd, from an unused root mean. to boil,
to love; by impl. a love token, lover,
friend; spec. an uncle:- beloved, fathers
brother, love |
2836 chasaq,
khaw-shak; a prim. root; to cling, i.e.join,
(fig.) to love, delight in, to deliver:- desire, to long for
|
5690 egeb, eh-gheb; love, i.e. amative
words:- much love, very lovely.
|
7355 racham,
raw-cham; a prim. root; to fondle; by impl.
to love, esp. to have compassion, love, mercy, obtain
|
7474 rayah, rah-yaw; a female
associate:- fellow, love, close friend,
lover neighbor
|
New Testament Terms For Love
| 25 agapao, ag-ap-ah-o; to love in a
social or moral sense
|
26 agape, ag-ah-pay; love, affection or
benevolence; spec. (plur.) a lovefeast:-
charity, dear, love
|
5360 philadelphia;
fraternal affection:- brotherly love (kindness),
love of the brethren
|
5363 philanthropia;
fondness of mankind, i.e, benevolence
("philanthropy"):- kindness, love toward man.
|
5368 phileo, fil-eh-oh; to be a friend
to (fond of), i.e. have affection for denoting personal
attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling,
a deliberate assent of |
Now, here is a breakdown
of the various uses of the word "love" in the bible, and the meanings
and translations of each. In the case of the old testament, I have included a
the majority of uses as to show where the greek translations came from. In the
case of the N.T., there are various other uses for the word 'philadelphia'
and 'philanthropia' in the "feminine" or the second person, but
for the most part, here is the majority of the uses for the word "love"
in the scripture. We will find some very close parallels between the old and new
testaments on the word used to describe GOD'S LOVE type, which is very
different and distinct between that which is used for man's or humankind's
"love type". The O.T. word for "agape" or God's love
type is CHASAQ where the N.T. translators got there CHARITY
or what is called "agape" which has its primary meaning LOVE
FEAST. This is very interesting to note as all believers are invited to
this "love feast"....the marriage supper of the lamb! The use of the
word "chasaq" or what could be termed "charity" is found in
only 3 places in the O.T. and its use is very specific inferring ONLY
God's "love type". What I want to concentrate on right here, is
what the bible calls man's love type.....PHILEO. In the O.T. it is was
most commonly referred to as "aheb" and the various feminine
and 2nd person uses. Now 'aheb' and its various uses is the word used to
describe man's "love type", and it is translated and used as "phileo"
in the N.T. The various different uses of "mankind's love type"
is used in all the translations in the O.T. with the exception of "chasaq",
are all descriptions of mans love type and I want you to understand this totally
because it could mean the difference between heaven & hell. God's "love
type" is NOT the same as man's, and you were NOT born with it
nor has anyone on the face of this planet. God's love "type".....AGAPE
or CHASAQ in the hebrew must be obtained by God
"personally" while one is alive, or else one will not enter the
kingdom of heaven......period!. When we examine both the old and new testament
words for "love", and separate them into there two different
"types" of love, this is what we get:
Man's
Love Type
| OLD TESTAMENT
157 aheb, aw-habe; a prim. root; to
have affection for (sexually or otherwise):- love,
like, friend
|
NEW TESTAMENT
5368 phileo, fil-eh-oh; to be a friend
to (fond of), i.e. have affection for denoting personal
attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling,
a deliberate assent of the will.
|
God's
Love Type
| OLD TESTAMENT
2836 chasaq, khaw-shak; a prim. root;
to cling, i.e. join, (fig.) to
love, delight in, to deliver:- desire,to long for
|
NEW TESTAMENT
26 agape, ag-ah-pay; love, affection or
benevolence; spec. (plur.) a lovefeast:-
charity, dear, love
|
The word for mans love type in
the N.T......"phileo", has some extremely interesting extensions of it
that one MUST understand if one wants to understand the difference
between God's "love type" and man's. With mans love "type"
in the N.T., there are different variations of the same love type, PHILEO,
in different uses in the 'masculine', 'feminine', and variations such as
"groups". With the fallen love type, "phileo", we get the
type most commonly addressed by the modern church as being God's love type, PHILADELPHIA
or "brotherly love". No, this is a type of PHILEO for
that is all man can do when his love type is fallen. With 'philadelphia"
comes other variations such as "PHILANTHROPHIA" or where
we get "philanthropy". Well, "philanthropists, are
"charitable" people and GOOD for they give much to CHARITY
and "love" mankind!. HOGWASH.....FREEMASONS are
the worlds "greatest philanthropists" with the Christian CHURCH not far behind, and there God is LUCIFER. Human "phileo" love
will be the GLUE of the NWO folks, and is what the Antichrist shall be FULL
OF!!!. human "phileo" love is based purely on FEELINGS, NOT
"TRUTH" and as such is totally selfish and conditional. Its
hebrew source "AHEB" or also sometimes pronounced "AHAB" (interesting)
uses the sentiment of AFFECTION in its translation, and also infers that
of SEXUAL ATTRACTION in its use. These are "specifically"
referring to MANS LOVE TYPE, and is NOT the "love
type" that is Gods. In the "feminine" of the use of the word, a
women's "maternal" love for her CHILDREN, "philoteknos",
is "phileo". Even a women's love for her HUSBAND, her spouse,
is PHILANDROS and is a "phileo".......HUMAN
love type. Now, in the O.T, we find a couple of distinct usage's of God's love
"type" directly used in the "first person":
"The
Lord did not SET his
C H A S A Q (charity)
upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than
any people; for ye were the
F E
W E S T
of all people".
(Deuteronomy 7:7)
"Behold, for peace I had great biterness: but thou hast in
C H A S A Q (charity)
to my soul DELIVERED it from the PIT
of corruption:
for thou hast cast all my sins behind my back".
(Isaiah 38:17)
Now, these two verses
plus one other one, are the only uses of this term in the O.T. and for that
matter, the rest of the scriptures. It is this word for "love" that
the N.T. writers translated "agape" or CHARITY in the greek,
for they had no other word to describe this LOVE TYPE. This love type is
Gods love type and it is AGAPE, not PHILEO or "human
love". The very etymology of this word bares the meaning to JOIN
with and is very akined to what "agape" is and how and
"where" it is received (within the heart). Now, in the old testament,
we find variations of mans love type which is called "Aheb" such as "DOWD"
which is used in a "collective" sense or a group of 2 or more
individuals, always referring to the love of God "with" his
"people", or Bride or Church in the O.T. The next word 'EGEB"
is used directly as mans love "type" and is used only a couple of
times in description of the "lip service" the folks of the O.T. gave
God.......phileo. Notice that God did not choose the hebrews cause of
"favoritism" but because they were the "FEWEST" of
peoples and this fits with other statements made by God such as "exalt the
debased to confound the wise". Isa.38:17 is directly alluding to
"redemption" or "regeneration" from out of the PIT or
rather the "lowest room". "The other 2, "RACHAM"
which is used in "mans love type", and RAYAH which is used in
the "feminine" to describe a love type of WISDOM in the
scripture and this is the strange one of the bunch. In the ANCIENT
MYSTERY RELIGIONS, the "GODDESS RHEA" which
can be traced back through a pantheon of other "goddess's". Not that
this is what the scripture is saying here, because it is being used most times
by Solomon in reflection of his desire for "wisdom", which we all know
was Solomon's thing. But in today's heresies that have taken root once again
amongst christianity, we have the "momma" Holy Spirit syndrome
which states that the Holy Spirit is FEMALE and is our "mommy".
I don't have to tell you how this fits in with the "Babylonian" CATHOLIC
"Mary" worship, momma "earth" or GHEIA worship
in the New Age religions, all creeping into the christian church. RHEA
worship was still around in Rome under different names when Christ walked in the
flesh, and she soon changed form into the GNOSTIC CULTS that
permeated after the destruction of the Temple in 70.a.d. and around again today
like a blast from the past......SOPHIA worship which is both connected to
"Rhea" or RAYAH worship and is nothing short of a DOCTRINE
OF DEMONS. Only Satan and his fallen horde demons take on and attempt to
manifest or reveal themselves in a FEMININE form. What I'm saying
here is Satan is coming at ya like a WOMAN for his best act up to date
was USURPATION OF AUTHORITY in the "garden", and if it
aint "broke", don't fix it according to the Dark Ones motto it would
seem. It also carries with it his better known "tactic", the HEGELIAN
DIALECTIC or "pit the woman and against the man". Never the less,
the word "rayah' is used in the feminine in scripture. Now, it is so plain
in the N.T. the difference and reflection of mans love "type" by Jeus
Christ himself, it is funny that people refuse to see the difference. Christ
says it right out in a few places, that our love type just does not cut it as
far as hes concerned, and that means it DON'T CUT IT!!!. In a few
of his least understood replies to the masses in his day, Christ gave a pretty
good indication of how he views mans love "type":
"If
ye then,
B E I N
G E V I L,
know how to give GOOD GIFTS unto
your children,
how much more will your Father which is in heaven
give GOOD THINGS to them that ask
him?".
(Matthew 7:11)
EVIL
| 4190 poneros, pon-ay-ros; hurtful i.e.
evil (prop. in effect or influence and refers to the
degeneracy from original virtue). fig. calamitous;
also diseased; but esp. culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious,
facinerous; mischief, malice; masc. (sing.) the devil, or
(plural) sinners:- bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked
(-ness) |
"For if ye
LOVE them
which LOVE you,
what
R E
W A R D
have ye? do not even the PUBLICANS
the same?".
(Matthew 5:46)
In Matt.7:11, Jesus
totally MOCKS mans "love type" in his reference to
GOOD GIFTS and your 'children' directly alluding to the FREE
GIFT.....SALVATION. According to Jesus, mankind's love type is EVIL
as this verse is alluding to, and Christ very distinctly makes a difference
between his Father's love type, and MAMMON'S love type. The very
translation of the word "evil" identifies mans fallen condition and
states that man is "DISEASED" even for he has
fallen from "original virtue". Original virtue here meaning
that man once possessed "un-diseased" love.....agape, which is eternal
life. The very use of the word "evil" carries the connotation of SATAN
or 'the devil" in it, and SINNERS are connected with this
word. But take notice that in comparing mans love "type", he states
that "mankind" is EVIL and you should
take careful note here. In Matt. 5:46, Christ gives a very strange remark that
goes against modern theologies concepts of "love" and
"christian" love at that. Christ commanded for you to "love
your ENEMIES", to love those who are not expecting "love"
from you. To "love" those that "hate" you, and says right
here that if you LOVE those who LOVE you, do not
expect ANY REWARD. So then, we have a contradictory paradox that
stands against modern day theology for only LOVE is what saves a person
according to scripture, and that only God's "love"....AGAPE is what
"saves" a persons soul. The modern day workers of iniquity, who are
but RANK LEGALISTS working under the law, have at the heart of
there entire program in God's kingdom nothing other than the RELEASE
OF THEIR FALLEN "LOVE", and this they perceive to be but
God's love creating a DEADLY DECEPTION at the very heart of the
"false gospel". 99% of the modern-day church has no idea whatsoever
what happened at THE FALL in the garden, and WHY man no
longer possesses ETERNAL LIFE. As a matter of fact, the church has
no idea in fact what "eternal life" is, and that's why the vast
majority of them stand utterly rejected by Jesus Christ. Even the
"prophets" of the O.T. railed against the very DECEPTION
that engulfs the church, and is a major factor in the FALSE GOSPEL:
"Why
T R I M M E S T
T H O U T H Y "W A Y"
TO
SEEK
L
O V E ?
therefore hast thou also taught the WICKED ONES
thy ways".
(Jeremiah 2:33)
LOVE
| 160 ahabah, a-hab-aw; FEMININE
of 158 and mean the same:- love
158 ahab, ah-hab; from 157; AFFECTION(in
a good or bad sense):- love (-er).
|
"For if ye LOVE
them which LOVE
you, what
T H
A N K
have ye? for
S I N N E
R S
also LOVE
those that LOVE
them".
(Luke 6:32)
Here in Jeremiah, we find
something very akin to what Christ said in Matt. about mankind BEING EVIL
and connecting his love to the type that is for ones children. We only see a
reference to this in the N.T and it is the "woman's" or females MATERNAL
LOVE for ones own children called "philoteknos" and is of
the PHILEO variety. The translation for "love" in Jer.2 is 'ahabah'
which is a FEMININE variation of 'aheb' or
rather "ahab" which can also be used in a BAD SENSE, and
obviously here in Jer.2, this don't sound too good. The same thing was happening
back then as is now and PHILEO LOVE is exalted as that of GODS and even
"worse", the maternal "love" of a WOMAN which
safe to say is respected today as being one of the STRONGEST FORMS
of "love" in humanity, was being upheld as Gods and thus the
"spirit of love' or CHASAQ and Jeremiah is telling them it
takes them out of the NARROW WAY to "salvation". This is what
these references by Christ are alluding to in Matt. and Luke, and he is saying
that without AGAPE, its a waste of your time and there is no
"thank" from God or "reward". Jeremiah goes on also to state
that the "wicked ones" have been also taught this HERESY, and
continues to rebuke and cast judgment upon them on after that. Jeremiah was also
pointing out this heresy that had adapted into the belief system of the people
of ancient Israel when the whole of the SCHOOLING OF THE "LAW"
was to teach and "show" the people what "agape" was, and the
vast majority did not see it then as now. David understood all too perfectly the
very difference of Gods love type and his own, as he prophesied about Jesus
Christ and his LOVE that he had, and how the vast majority responded to
his "love type":
"For
M Y L O V E
they are my
A D V E
R S A R I E
S:
but I give myself unto prayer and they have
rewarded me EVIL for GOOD,
and
H A T R E D F O R
M Y L O V E".
(Psalms 109:4-5)
ADVERSARIES
| 7853 satan, saw-tan; from a prim. root; to
attack, (fig.) accuse:- (be an) ADVERSARY, resist |
"For all this I considered in my HEART
even to
declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise,
and their works, are in the hand of God:
NO MAN KNOWETH EITHER
"LOVE" OR HATRED
by all that is before them".
(Ecclesiastes 9:1)
These are two pretty powerful
verses here folks and pay attention for there is much "meat". the very
etymology for the word "adversaries" in Psa.109 is SATAN,
and what Christ is saying here is that because of his "love" they
became his SATAN'S or "adversaries". Ecclesiastes states
emphatically that man does not "KNOW" what "love" or
"hatred" is by ALL THAT IS BEFORE HIM. His
"experience" in life, nor feelings, nor years, nor "anything
before him" can he know what LOVE IS!!!. This is a most
interesting statement for the bible does in fact prove that man is in
"darkness" and great deception about his fallen condition, and that
even of his "LOVE" which salvation is centered around. In David's
prophecy of Christ in Psa.109 he states emphatically that because of Christ's
"love".........GODS LOVE "TYPE" the vast majority
"hated him" because of it, and they rewarded him EVIL AND HATRED
for his "good". This is about as flat out as you get it here folks,
and do not look away. We find something even more strange here in Eccl. for the
"PREACHER" states that mankind does not KNOW 'love' or
'hatred' even for that matter because of his FALLEN CONDITION. He is in a
"world of darkness" and cannot SEE.........LIGHT.......TRUTH........AGAPE
LOVE!!!. When it walked upon the earth 2000 yrs. ago the world HATED
IT and "killed" the love type that came down and made its abode in
a tent of flesh like we......AKINED!!!. The "love" type perpetuated by
the christian church and flaunted as God's is mans love type, and it FALLS
SHORT of the glory of God folks, make no mistake about it. It is
'evil", "conditional", "selfish", "tainted",
and utterly WORTHLESS!!!. The bible is 100% conclusive that ONLY
AGAPE FULFILLS THE LAW and seeing how the "law" goes on till the
end, 'agape" must be fulfilled "within" the believer. The entire
walk of the believer is the search for and obtaining of AGAPE LOVE, the
very heart of Jesus Christ for if one does not, he CANNOT enter
the kingdom of heaven saith the scriptures:
"A
G A P E (love)
worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore
A G A P
E
is the
F U L F I L L I N G O
F T H E L A W".
(Romans 13:10)
LOVE
| 26 agape, ag-ah-pay; love, affection or
benevolence; spec. (plur.) a lovefeast:-
charity, dear, love |
"Search the scriptures, for IN THEM
Y E "T
H I N K" Y E H A V E E T E R N A L L I F E:
and they are they which testify of me. And ye
will NOT come to me, that ye might
have LIFE.
I receive NOT honor from men. But I
KNOW YOU,
that ye have NOT the
A G A P
E O F G O D
"I
N"
YOU
(John 5:39-42)
Now, seeing how the only two
commandments left by Christ that sums up the "law" in a nutshell is
AGAPE the Lord thy God with all your HEART, MIND, AND SOUL, and to
AGAPE thy "neighbor" as thyself. That means in order to do that
one must possess 'agape', and seeing how your not BORN with it,
that's exactly what Christ is telling these people. He's telling them they THINK
they are "saved" by what's in the SCRIPTURES, but
what Christ is showing them is that what needs to be "possessed" here,
is not your knowledge of the scriptures, but what the MAN that was
standing in front of them WAS..............AGAPE!!!. The vast majority
did not recognize any of this and well, you know the rest of the story for them
for Jesus Christ utterly REJECTED THEM. Christ turns over to these people
and tells them square in the eye........I KNOW YOU......and you do NOT
have "my spirit" IN you...........LIFE..........AGAPE!!!.
this is very serious here folks for if you do not have AGAPE you do not
have ETERNAL LIFE and the scriptures are totally harmonious on
this. the 'love" of Christ, his "spirit", his very heart is
ETERNAL LIFE and this is what Adam lost in the "garden"........BUT......for
a "residue", a very faint KNOWLEDGE or memory of what
'agape" is, and only the MAN has it (Mal.2:15).
It must be noted that this very small "residue" knowledge of agape has
kept the human race PROCREATING and continuing without "snuffing
itself out", and it has also served for god 'seeking a Godly seed'
according to Malachi and connects this "residue" to ones MARRIAGE
COVENANT OF THY YOUTH, but that's another document. This
"residue" of what is termed "the spirit" in Malachi only
gives the MALE the ability to come to a knowledge of being able to AGAPAO
his "wife" and his "brethren" if he is OBEDIENT and comes to
the "mind of Christ", but this does not replace authentic regeneration
via AGAPE IMPLANTATION by Jesus Christ. The love type of God, agape, is
what one must in fact have to be saved, born-again, regenerated, quickened,
kingdom bound....IN TRUTH....and the bible testifies to this fact most
severe. The use of the word "love" in the new testament is deceiving
via our own language which is most commonly used, and is in fact recognized
around the world......ENGLISH.....the language of BABYLON
of the last days as it was at the building of the first "tower". In
the english language, we only have one word for "love", and it is used
interchangeably with every usage of the word!. We use the same word for the love
of our spouses, jobs, occupations (maybe) etc., and it is the only word we have
for this "quality" if not for a better word. But it is clearly defined
in the old and new testaments, and the difference between mans and Gods LOVE
TYPE is plainly shown yet the false prophets and fallen souls in the pews
refuse to acknowledge what the scripture in fact says. The difference is clearly
shown in scripture:
"Behold,
what
M A N N E R O F L
O V E (agape)
the father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the
S O N S O F G O
D:
therefore the world KNOWETH US NOT,
because it knew him not".
(1 John 3:1)
"He that
A G A P E (loveth) N O T,
KNOWETH NOT God; for
G O D
I S A G A P E (love)".
(1 John 4:8)
I John has much to say
about God's love "type" if you pay attention. John is stating clearly
that the love "type" bestowed upon those who were BORN-AGAIN
was clearly differently from there own as....."Behold what MANNER
of love"....... There is also the very straight forward and clear statement
that GOD....IS AGAPE and if you do not AGAPE'TH, you
do not KNOW God let alone have eternal life!!!. You think this is just a
joke, this is not what its saying and I'm twisting scripture? read it for
yourself and oh, they did not speak ENGLISH back then nor did Jesus
Christ!. Notice that this does not say "agapao" in 1 John 4:8,
but AGAPE or its "plural" form AGAPE'TH for God himself
is AGAPE!!!. In fact, John is even more detailed here as he states that
him that AGAPE NOT.......KNOWETH "NOT" GOD!!!.
This is an absolute here folks as the
"knowing" here is in the same context of Matt. 7:23...."I
NEVER KNEW YOU". For if one does "agape", God
does "know" that person for Christ would've MADE HIS ABODE
with that person as in "born-again in agape". God's love
"type" is in fact ALIEN and not understood by the
inhabitants of the "world" for the scriptures confirm this. Man does
not "possess" this love type though at one time in the remote past he
did possess it, and now so desperately needs it back. Man before the fall was
"perfect" according to God......the perfection that is perfect to God.
Man possessed "agape" love in the beginning, and be cause so, he had ETERNAL
LIFE. Man underwent a "love change" after he ingested of the tree
of "good & evil", and because that is what he ingested, it
is why man is unable to discern between "love" and real
"hatred" according to God. man lives in a system of RELATIVE
RIGHTEOUSNESS according to the bible, and this is
"unrighteousness" to God. After man ingested the fruit of the tree, he
was plunged into a world of death and darkness which permeates the universe at
present. His love "type" changed to that of his fallen EVIL
nature, and this "love type" very much is devoid of TRUTH
for it is conditional, selfish, un-just, proud, tainted, and barren of the
nature of God.
"The
H E A R T (human)
is
DECEITFUL
A B O V E A L L
T H I N G S,
and
D E S P E R A T E L Y W I C K E
D:
who can KNOW it?".
(Jeremiah 17:9)
HEART
| 3820 leb, labe; the heart, also
used (fig.) for feelings, the will and even the intellect;
likewise for the CENTER of anything. |
DECEITFUL
| 6121 aqob, aw-kobe; in the orig. sense,
a knoll (as swelling up); in the denom. sense (trans.) fraudulent or
(intr.) tracked:- crooked, deceitful, POLLUTED. |
"For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth
eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and
holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble
spirit, to REVIVE the spirit of the
humble, and to
R E V I V E T H E
H E A R T
of the contrite ones".
(Isaiah 57:15)
REVIVE
| 2421 chayah, khaw-yaw; a prim. root, to
live, whether lit. or fig.; cause to revive,:- (make) alive, give
life, preserve, QUICKEN, recover, repair, save,
be whole |
This verse in Jeremiah gives a
pretty good description in etymology of what the "human" heart is and
its condition at the moment without "regeneration". The word
for "heart" here carries with it the idea of the VERY
CENTER of ones 'being". It is also the "will" and the
"intellect" of that person, his PERSONALITY and in fact
contains the area that no man can look upon, the HIDDEN HEART
OF HEARTS. God says that the state of the human heart in its fallen
condition is POLLUTED!!!. It is utterly "crooked" and FRAUDULENT
to the utmost. The idea of "swelling up" is carried in the word
for 'deceitful" and implies PRIDE and or "evil"
in its very context. God states in Isa.57 that he sits in the high place amongst
those of a BROKEN & CONTRITE HEART whom he has
"revived". The word "revive" carries with it the very
ideology of 'regeneration" and being "born-again'. To
"revive" something in this context is to GIVE "LIFE", and it
is to give life to the "heart". If you have to "revive"
something, it also must be DEAD and that's what
"contrite" is directed at, the "heart" being dead. It also
carries with it to QUICKEN, "recover", and "repair"
something that is....well.....broken. But what is most interesting is that the
word "revive" carries with it the meaning of TO
BE MADE "WHOLE" for that is in fact a meaning for the word
"righteousness" as well. All in all, the Lord flat out states that man
generally is WICKED and "deceitful", EVIL,
and his "heart" is POLLUTED. Being in this state it is no
wonder we read the statement in Eccl. 9:1. man is utterly depraved in this his
"un-natural" state from what he once was in the garden. And as it is
today, it gets much worse here in Babylon as the days become short, and the..."love
of MANY wax's cold"....Now, before Jesus went on to sit down at
the throne, he had an interesting conversation with Peter about "love"
that if you do not understand what love is which here, it makes no sense, but if
you do, it makes PERFECT sense:
"So
when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas,
A G A
P E
thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I
P H I L
E O
thee. He saith unto him, feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time,
Simon, son of Jonas,
A G A
P E
thou me? He saith unto him, yea, Lord; thou knowest that I
P H I L
E O
thee. He saith unto him, feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time,
Simon, son of Jonas,
P H I L
E O
thou me? Peter was
G R I E
V E D
because he said unto him the THIRD
time,
P H I L
E O
thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that
I
P H
I L E O
thee. Jesus saith unto him, feed my sheep".
(John 21:15-17)
This little passage in
John has been overlooked, misunderstood, ignored and placed in the refuse bin.
here is a clear cut example of the imperative difference between Gods love type,
and mans. this passage is at the end of the book of John, the "love"
gospel, and modern theology basically has zippo to say about it. After Christ's
resurrection, he appeared unto his disciples and had a little chat with Peter.
As you can see, Jesus played a game of words with Peter, of which Peter lost
miserably. Jesus turned over to Peter and gave him some parting words which
Peter was not catching on to. Christ asked Peter if he "AGAPE'D"
him in which Peter responded "ye Lord, thou knowest that I 'PHILEO'
thee". Jesus repeated it a second time and Peter still did not get what
Christ was saying to him. The third time, Jesus did the ole "freudian
slip" on Peter to see if he was awake, and Christ found that he was
awake, and Peter finally got the message. Jesus asked Peter if he "phileod"
him and Peter right than understood that what Christ was saying to him is that
he did not have his "love" type........he did not have AGAPE.
Peter did respond in "truth" for he knew then that his love type was
only "phileo" and did not measure up to Gods standard, and
Peter was GRIEVED in fact exceedingly if you look
up the translation for the word. This also shows that Peter was not saved,
born-again, regenerated as yet as Christ also stated earlier in the gospel that
there was a "baptism" that they would have to undergo, a very
strange and "grievous" baptism by FIRE that was not the
ludicrous kind promoted by the modern SPIRITISTS in the christian church,
but a baptism via the "narrow way" of DEATH!!!.
This is also a blunt reminder of what happened earlier to Peter with a cock
crowing 3 times!!!. Peter, and ya gotta love the guy, just didn't get what
Christ was doing and showing most the time, and Jesus paid special attention to
him in....correction!. Not too many folks are attentive enough to realize that
Peter was most probably walking around with Christ for 3 1/2 yrs. with a SWORD,
for he smote the centurions ear off with it. Its funny, but Peter would write a
great deal about "agape" later on, and he was crucified UPSIDE
DOWN!!!. Now, seeing how man does not have or possess 'agape" when he
is born into this world, and has to in fact "die" via the NARROW WAY
of the cross, and be born again into divine agape love, there is only ONE
"FRUIT" that is of any consequence to God for without it there are
none of the other "fruits" of the spirit:
"But
the
F R
U I T
of the SPIRIT is
A G
A P E,
joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
meekness temperance: against such
T H E R E I S N
O L A W".
(Galatians 5:22)
"Set me as a seal upon thine HEART,
as a seal upon thine arm: for
L O V E I S S T
R O N G A S D E A T H;
jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire,
which hath a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench
L O V
E ,
neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give
ALL THE SUBSTANCE OF HIS HOUSE FOR
L O V
E,
it would be utterly CONTEMNED".
(Song of Solomon 7:6-7)
CONTEMNED
| 936 buwz, booz; a prim. root; to dis-respect:-
contempt, DESPISE, x-utterly, shamed. |
"What do we gain, my children, if we possess everything yet do not have
SAVING "AGAPE"?
How does one benefit my children, if one gives a great banquet and invites
king and nobleman and prepares every sort of expensive fare in order that
nothing should be missing; nevertheless, if there is no SALT,
that banquet
cannot be eaten; and one not only bares the expense but one also wastes his
efforts
and is disgraced by the guests. It is the same in our situation, my brethren,
what
will we profit, for
WHAT GRACE DO WE POSSESS
WITHOUT 'AGAPE',
our every deed is FALSE, even if one
has virginity and fasts and keeps vigil and
prays and gives a banquet for the poor. And if one brings gifts to God, or
offers
the first fruits of all his goods, or builds churches or does anything else
without
A G
A P E
IT SHALL BE COUNTED BY GOD
AS NOTHING,
for these things are not acceptable......Oh how extraordinary and PARADOXICAL
is the miracle that he who has
'A G A P E' F U L F I L L S T H E
L A W,
AGAPE is the fulfillment of the law.
Oh power of AGAPE beyond
imagination;
oh, power of AGAPE beyond measure!
There is nothing more honorable than
AGAPE, nor is there anything greater
either in heaven or earth. This
D I V
I N E 'A G A
P E'
is the capital virtue among all the virtues
'AGAPE' IS THE HIGHEST
PERFECTION
in the world".
(The Apocalypse Of Sedrach 1:3-17 - Pseudepigrapha)
At the top of the list,
we learn from Paul in Galatians that the FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS
"AGAPE". There are NO other fruits except they be of and in
AGAPE. It is the "chief" fruit if you will and no
other "fruits" are born except they be by "agape" and in
"agape" for it is the ONLY issue between God and man.
Sin is a secondary side effect of mans condition he is now in FALLEN, and
the only issue between God and man is a LOVE "TYPE"
issue, all other issues are secondary and based upon the first issue......LOVE
or "agape". In Song of Solomon we see at the top of the verse that "agape"
is the SEAL that is set upon a believer when he is
BORN-AGAIN. Than the narrator explains how futile deeds and gifts
are in respect to obtaining "love". Even the Apocalypse Of Sedrach,
an extra canonical work of the "Pseudepigrapha" is very much in
harmony with "narrow way" theology for a great portion of the work.
The opening of the work is a treatise on "agape" and what it is in
respect to salvation. The work was originally written in greek and the word in
the greek for "love" is translated "agape" in Sedrach.
In verse 14 of the work, it makes harmonious statements with scripture by
quoting Paul for...."AGAPE is the FULFILLING of the
LAW".....These verses here from Sedrach show the absolute
futility of any kind of works or worship for without "agape" all is in
vain, and the bible is harmonious on these claims. The writer makes the bold
statement that "grace" is NOT possessed unless one has AGAPE!.
The author of Sedrach is quite blunt and states flat out, that without
possessing "agape", all is futile. He makes the very distinct
reference to the love "type" for it is DIVINE
AGAPE, and that it is the "highest perfection". The
writer of Sedrach knew and was distinct to make the difference between the love
type of man and that of God, and emphasizes just like the bible that
'agape" cannot be worked for nor can anything be given for it.......it is a
"FREE GIFT" that comes only by 'obedience' to the sayings and
commands of Jesus Christ. Now, the "residue" that was left in man
(Mal.2:15) is asked of by God in Johns gospel:
"Jesus
answered and said unto him, if a man
A G A P
A O
me, he will KEEP MY WORDS; and my
father will
AGAPAO him, and we will come unto
him, and
MAKE OUR 'ABODE' WITH
HIM".
(John 14:23)
LOVE
| 25 agapao, ag-ap-ah-o; to love in
a social or moral sense |
"If ye keep my commandments, ye shall
ABIDE IN MY 'AGAPE';
even as I have kept my fathers commandments, and
ABIDE IN HIS AGAPE".
(John 15:10)
Now, the word for love in John
14:23 is "agapao" and this is a different type of love all together
for it is by keeping Christ's WORDS and "doing" them that this
type of "agape" which is expressed outwardly via obedience is
fulfilled. This love "type", agapao, is a total "counter" to
mankind's love type of the same kind "philadelphia" or a love type
that's affection is towards "mankind" in "mankind's"......RELATIVE
MORALITY!!!. "Agapao" is a total "opposite" for
it when it has run its course completely removes one from the trappings of MAMMON........MANKIND
and its "relative morality" which is enmity to God's "morality"
based upon the precepts of his LAW......"in truth"!!!. This
'agapao' is in fact very HOSTILE to the "phileo", "philadelphia",
"PHILANTHOPIST" view of social morality for it expresses
the COMMANDMENTS, SAYINGS, AND YES.....THE "LAWS" of
Jesus Christ. It will be viewed and perceived with utter contempt in a spiritual
grouping of people under the 'spirit' of mammon. Later on in the chapter, Christ
states if they "keep" his commandments which are summed up in
"2"......"THEN" they shall abide in 'agape' for the
father and son would come and make their "abode" with him. there is a
very distinct difference here for Christ very definitely uses AGAPE here
which "possessed" and its not possessed until THEN, when one
has AGAPAO'D and "kept" his commandments down the "narrow
way" to the "lowest room". Man having a 'residue' of the
'spirit'......AGAPE can 'agapao' and is commanded to 'agapao'
his WIFE if he gets married. The woman does not bare such a
command for she does not have the "residue". The command is only to
the husband to "agapao' his wife, and this done by upholding the
"seat" and 'covenant' of the marriage. The woman is flat out commanded
to FEAR EXCEEDINGLY her "husband" as UNTO THE
LORD. The 'phileo' love type and its "social"
incarnation....."brotherly" love is in fact TAINTED and
holds mankind in a higher esteem than God. the core of this love type is "phileo"
human love and is "evil' as stated by Christ. This is why a SEPARATION
FROM THE WORLD must take place in a believers life for the love
"type" of the WORLD............PHILADELPHIA, PHILANTHROPIST,
PHILEO "LOVE" is "enmity" to God!. It utterly hates
Gods LAWS and is 'lukewarm" in its love towards keeping Christ's
commandments which leads to "partialness" in the LAW to appease
the lukewarm "spirit" in LAODECIA!!!.
"And
we have confidence in the Lord touching you,
that ye both do and will do the things which we
COMMAND you. And the Lord direct
your HEARTS into the
A G A P
E O F G O D,
and into the
PATIENT WAITING FOR
CHRIST".
(2 Thessalonians 3:4-5)
"A G A
P A O
not the WORLD, neither the things
that are in the WORLD.
If any man
A G A P
A O T H E W O R L
D,
the
'A G A P E' O F T
H E F A T H E R
is not
'I N'
him".
(1 John 2:15)
WORLD
| 2887 kosmos, kos-mos; orderly arang.,
i.e. decoration; by impl. the world (in a wide or narrow
sense, incl. its inhab., lit. or fig. [morality]):-
adorning, world.
2888 kosmokrator, kos-mok-rat-ore; a WORLD
RULER, an epithet of Satan;- ruler
|
Now, this is a very interesting
verse in 2 Thes. for it is a bit deceiving if one does not understand the
"order" of THE WAY. God will lead you into his
"agape" by the PATIENT WAITING for
Christ. A matter a fact, it states that God will lead you into both. John, the
'love" apostle whom Christ called "beloved" wrote a great deal on
"agape" and he is making very distinct differences here in love
"types" once again. Verse 2:15 is even more interesting for it states
that if a man "agapaos" the world the AGAPE of the
father does not abide in him. the translation for the world is directly
connected to Satan and his dominion here on earth. The word "kosmos"
is from where the word "kosmokrateros" comes from, or "fallen
demonic spiritual rulers". the word 'kosmos" has in it literally or
figuratively the MORALITY of the 'world' or what is known
to be RELATIVE MORALITY based upon the governance of his own fallen
nature. The "residue" is what allows a MAN to 'agapao'
and in fact could be called "talents" if you will as in the proverbs
of Jesus. It is left in "stewardship" of the man and where it goes is
exacted of him. If you "sow" it in the WORLD, you will reap
"corruption" and this is what Christ is getting at here. A man may
have a "residue" but is still fallen and unable to really discern
between right and wrong until long to late thus his only hope is to DO HIS
COMMANDMENTS!!!. To pay homage to the world which is governed by
the "kosmokrateros" of Lucifer(Isa.14:9) with the
"residue" that has been left in man is to waste ones
"talents", worship satan and his system of "morality", and
generally abominate all over the place. To 'agapao' is to DO HIS COMMANDMENTS,
fulfill your part of the COVENANT, be OBEDIENT, all done by the
Word of God, the words written in the scripture, until he and the father come
and make their "abode" with you.....agape bestowment by Jesus Christ.
This "residue" of the spirit, agape left in man is to be sown in
Christ's kingdom, not that of the enemy....the "world".
"And
this is
A G
A P E,
that we walk after his
C O M M A N D M E N T S.
This is the commandment, that, as ye have heard
from the beginning, ye should walk in it".
(2 John vs.6)
"But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and
rue and all manner of herbs, and PASS OVER
J U D G
E M E N T
and the
'A G A P
E' O F G O D:
these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone".
(Luke 11:42)
John the apostle states in vs.6
that 'agape is' to walk in Christ's commandments, and what he's saying here is,
by walking in his commandments, it will lead to "agape". To do his
commandments is to "agapao" for the brunt of his commandments lies on "love
thy NEIGHBOR as thyself" as well as God which is 'agapao'
in this sense. What was "heard from the beginning" was the same gospel
preached by Christ and Paul and that is cross, narrow way, death, resurrection,
and there was but another gospel being promulgated even at that time. One of the
very first uses of the word "agape" in the bible happens in a stinging
rebuke to the Pharisees and Sadducees at the time. Right after Christ mocks them
for being 'white washed sepulchers', he tells them why they are. Christ claimed
that these folks did not "enter-in" and they would also hinder others
from entering in and Christ is stating to these workers of iniquity that they
themselves pass over the JUDGMENT exacted them and
do not come to the bestowment of divine agape love. Jesus says that they should
have done these things foremost and because of it they are sepulchers full of
"dead men's bones". These folks never come to the throne of JUDGMENT......their
judgment as ALL HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF THE GLORY!!!.
These folks were utter hypocrites exacting the law which they themselves never
keep, sitting in the uppermost 'seats' in positions of authority and honor,
perverting the LAW by being "partial" and
twisting for gain, and hindering others coming to a saving knowledge by heaping
"chains" and burdens upon the people. The bible is very distinct
between the two love types between man & God, and the futility of working or
paying for the "divine" kind. Seeing how man is clearly not born with
the divine type, it is certain that only through obedience to the commands of
Christ is their hope of obtaining the divine love "type" that is ones
SEAL into everlasting life. Do not be deceived, for....
.
. . GOD IS AGAPE
. . .