I Corinthians 13:1
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

I Corinthians 13:2
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 remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

I Corinthians 13:3
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

One would think from reading all of this and from what many have been taught that all they only have to have love in their hearts, and this gets quickly blurred in the same context as Jesus. So, let’s see, those of us who are ministries and have waited on the Lord for many years have been in the wrong business, because Love is the only way. Let’s go to the verses above. Almost anybody who has just gotten the baptism of the Holy Spirit can speak in tongues. To prophecy is just an extension of the tongues but with interpretation, to encourage others. Anybody can study mysteries, because that person doesn’t have to get to know His God from the ground up and just go for the cream. All faith to remove mountains falls under the heading of “miracles” and as such is an entry level ministry, and doesn’t require the end-user to address the development of soul, but stays only in a spirit led area of ministry.

This may be very confusing to many, because we’re all told to walk in the Spirit. It is my assertion that when the soul is really fully crucified, then one doesn’t quite have spirit led life, but a New Soul led life. In the New Soul led life one isn’t limited to “time” as a precursor to growth, as one has in a Spirit led life. In Soul led Life everything has already happened, there is no time, no more repentance, and instead of access to just the earnest of the Spirit, one has 100% of the Holy Spirit/Mind of God. This is what “Paul” meant when he said that is more needful for you that he be in the flesh (be as a sinner, progression of a walk, 7-steps [day] to perfection/maturity…a Yawist) than in the spirit (New Soul, full stature in Christ, Marriage to Jesus, 100% of the Holy Spirit…a Elohist). Of course many believe that “Paul’s” ref. to “Spirit” meant that latter condition would only be true when he was dead. It should also be noted that in the Gospels when those who would say to Jesus that they have done miracles and cast out devils in his name and He would respond that they were workers of iniquity, He never knew them. This iniquity would be a state of repetitive sin. Noticed that while “David” did a lot of wrong, he never did the same offense twice, and thus was not guilty of iniquity. If one larger sense of the meaning of iniquity would be that if the “old man” the unregenerate soul is not crucified with Christ thru faith/walk/an obedient action, then that in itself is a condition of iniquity.

To say that Jesus knew (also a word for the action of Agape love to transform/reform) you would be in line with Jeremiah 1:5 “…before I formed thee, I knew the, I sanctified you..? To sanctify, means a holiness that is without sin and thus perfection/maturity is the end product and also a ministry that won’t fail. Then, in the same chapter, shall we know, even as we are known…

which is to say that in this state of elevation and "equalness" to Jesus we shall impart this state to others by knowing them too. Remember the eyes (plural, thus other people) of the Lord shall go to and fro over the whole earth to show themselves strong toward those whose hearts are perfect towards him.

Lastly we have the feeding of the poor and hungry which is of course the easiest ministry to do. Neither the person that gives the money/help to feed the poor or the poor themselves are ever going to grow. When “Paul” said to know only amongst other believers Christ and Him crucified, was to again point the way to those who had the initial baptism of the Holy Spirit (the earnest of the Spirit) and then to crucify their “old man”. Notice again the use of the word “know”.

I Corinthians 13:9
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

I Corinthians 13:10
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

I Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

I Corinthians 13:12
For now we see through a glass, darkly *; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

I Corinthians 13:13
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

As you read the rest of the chapter you seem to get the impression that Agape love here is just another word for etiquette which indirectly glorifies the flesh. Agape Love has no accurate definition available in any of the various Greek lexicons that are available to us at this point in time.

We “know” in part and when we were children we spoke as children and we see through a glass darkly are all by-products of a starting your walk with God. But when you grow-up spiritually then you become a Man (ref. to the “Man” in Genesis, not gender intensive) and shall we know even as we are know of God and we shall become perfect/mature. Yes Love is the greatest, but the better word for greatest and keeping the concept of Love inline would be Elder or again more mature. Somehow this “Love” got diluted down to being just being kind and understanding.

I Corinthians 13:4
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

I Corinthians 13:5
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

I Corinthians 13:6
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

I Corinthians 13:7
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

When somebody becomes a mature ministry then it is quite natural to act nurturing to others who are headed in the right direction. To say that “Love” believes all things and hopes all things is a dangerous position for the recipient who may not be walking with God.

Eph 5:13
But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

My take on this is that if you come around a mature/prayed-up ministry and no matter whether you are walking with God or not, that state that you are in will be manifested/brought to its maturation point. This is a little more intense than healing a broken bone or diverting a hurricane. This is the same thing as the tree of life in Genesis. The mature ministry is the tree of life. The reason that the man and the women/Adam and Eve were not allowed access to the tree of life is because all they had was knowledge of the good (past tense of the will of God) and evil (the ability to subvert one to their own will, witchcraft), but not the walk. So while Eve or the learning ministry only tasted, like taste and see that the Lord is ‘good’, blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. (The action to ‘see’ denotes a walk, the later part of the verse is a reinstatement of that walk which special emphasis on the word “man”).

When God makes the remark that in that day that you eat of the tree of good and evil you shall die, is only forthcoming for Eve. If Eve or the beg. ministry or new convert had really had her “old man” crucified then he/she could have eaten of the Tree of Life. Adam on the other hand didn’t have to eat of the Tree of Life, because he was already perfected/matured. Adams alignment with Eve puts Him at her level. Husbands love your wives takes on a little different meaning. When Jacob became Israel and walked with God, but his offspring didn’t, was Israel (a prince, Arch-angel) then really Jesus in a ‘Eloah’ (“a god”, part of Elohim “gods”) form, and the children of Israel are Eve/Church? So when an “Eloah” goes to save Eve/children of Israel/Church then that son of God becomes a Jehovah/Yahweh, from the Elohist to the Yahwist. Literary images of Ulysses and Manfred come to mind. Adam (Jesus) and Eve (children of Israel or all of mankind) left a Garden of Eden that was in the place of the dead, below ground. They could have chosen to take on fig leaves (ref. to Israel, Fig Tree) but instead God (Elohim, the Host) gives them coats of skins (2 plurals, layers of skin, different colors) which is bigger than just Israel, but is relating to all people.

Your 1^st Adam that was sold into sin is not in Genesis per se; the 1^st Adam as Paul spoke of is a mixture of Satan and natural man as we know it. The water baptism of the whole earth, Noah’s ark, etc. was an attempt to kill the mixture, the Nephalim.

This same water baptism was carried forward in today’s church as an “outward sign” as to kill the body of death, but ultimately the Cross, which is the real Life Jesus was really talking about, would kill the mixture that is our heart/soul which in turn made for our spirits to be unclean where in the blood of Jesus cleanses vicariously, justification. Try to see the Soul/heart/mind of man like a faucet, and the spirit like the water. Originally the soul gave distinction to the spirits action, for else wise why did Paul say that the spirit goes where ever, and you know not from where it came.

The serpent at 1^st glance is suppose to be Satan, but in fact is a Prophet, (was not Jesus referred to as a serpent that was lifted up and all that looked would be saved), and this same serpent/prophet, who btw walks upright at this point is probably a reference to Moses, for it is thru him that the women/children of Israel learn of the Law/tree of good and evil. As Paul said when the law came I was given over to sin, because he couldn’t fulfill it. When God (Elohim, Host) tells the serpent/prophet that he will now go on his belly this is then obviously symbolic of a priesthood. Even as Moses was given the outline for various sacrifices so that as Paul said in Hebrews that it would be appointed unto man, the Priest, to die once a year, and then tell Israel what would happen to them for that year. Remember God (Elohim, host) tell the serpent that he shall eat of the dust of the ground, for that is a direct reference to man, who was formed from the elements, etc. The OT Priesthood would get its sustenance from the people of Israel. If you have problems seeing Jesus as the Adam in Genesis, just remember He was to made sin for us and he is already in the place of the dead.

Also, in order for Jesus to even be in the place of the dead he would have to experience the 2^nd death, which is more likely what Jesus was not looking forward too, more so than the physical death on the cross.

“Jack (Jesus) and Jill (children of Israel/Church/Eve) shall (another words this is going to happen no matter what) go up a hill/the cross (the Earth is the Hill of the Lord) to fetch a pail of water (one of the signs of Moses, water ref. to people), Jack (Jesus) fell down (dies on the cross) and brakes his (Satan) crown (Satan’s Kingdom) and Jill (children of Israel/Church/Eve) came tumbling after (another words they followed in the footsteps of Jesus, the Cross, and thus overcame the world as well) Now that I have said my A, B, C’s, what do you think of little me. You probably thought all those nursery rhymes were for children, and you know what, your right. Whose children are you? Who's your daddy now?