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  Agape and Phileo   1 Corinthians 16:1-2: "Concerning the collection for the saints (tes logeias: singular), do as I have commanded the churches in Galatia: on the first day of every week each of you set aside a sum according to your income, so that when I come, there will be no need for a collection (tote logeias: plural)."   Logeias ( λογε ί α ς ) is derived from Logos (the Word), and its root is Logia (keeping the Word of God in the heart). The term tes logeias ( τ ῆ ς λογε ί α ς ), translated as "collection," signifies an offering. It does not mean to observe offerings according to specific regulations, but rather to help the Jerusalem church by making offerings in accordance with the command of the Logos to help the church, as the Jerusalem church was suffering from famine at the time. Therefore, Paul said that they must help the Jerusalem church by hearing the word of the Lord and conveying it to each church. Thus, the word "collection" sig...

  The Perishable Puts on Immortality   1 Corinthians 15:54: "When this perishable puts on imperishability, and this mortal puts on immortality, then it is fulfilled that it is written: 'Death swallows up in victory.'"   Isaiah 25:8: "He will swallow up death forever. The Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces and remove the shame of His people from under the whole earth. Thus has the Lord spoken."   From the perspective of judgment, Isaiah chapters 1 – 12 describe God ’ s judgment on Judah and Israel, while chapters 13 – 23 describe God ’ s judgment on Gentile lands. Chapter 24 speaks of the sins of all humanity, including those mentioned above, and God ’ s judgment upon them. It speaks of all the lands of Judah and Israel being destroyed by Gentiles, and of the glory of powerful nations that seemed invincible vanishing, perishing, and disappearing into history.   However, this is like the preliminary sketch drawn before one intends...

  Just as it is written that the first man Adam became a living soul, so the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.   1 Corinthians 15:42-46: “ So also is the resurrection of the dead (nekron). It is sown in corruption, raised in incorruption; it is sown in dishonor, raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, raised in strength; it is sown a physical body, raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body. As it is written, ‘ The first man Adam became a living soul, ’ so the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. But first the physical man, then the spiritual man. ”   The above scripture speaks of the resurrection of the dead and the relationship between the first man and the last man mentioned in Genesis. Although “ nekron ” is translated as “ the dead, ” it does not refer to the death of the physical body, but to the death of physical life (fresh). In Romans 6:4, it says, "Therefore we were buried with him through baptism into...

  I affirm by my pride that I die daily   1 Corinthians 15:29-31 “ If the dead (nekron) are never raised (egeirontai), what then can those who are baptized for the dead do? Why are they baptized for them? And why do we always face danger? Brothers, I affirm by my pride in you in Christ Jesus our Lord that I die daily (apodesko). ”   The dead (nekron νεκρ ῶ ν ) refer to those whose relationship with God has been severed. Egeirontai signifies spiritual revival. The purpose of baptism is for the physical body to die and to be born again into a spiritual body. In other words, it is being born again of water and the Spirit. However, the passage asks: what use is being baptized if one does not live spiritually? It implies that in order to live spiritually, the physical body must first die.   In Romans 8:10, it states, "And if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is alive because of righteousness." The "body" refers to the body...