tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065284951023371310.post9147664374473913721..comments2023-09-28T21:45:32.037-05:00Comments on Methodist Doctrine, Spirit, Discipline: χάρις in Luke 6: 32-34Laura Fellemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12473972360668571164noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065284951023371310.post-3159622004043325372012-09-25T16:27:25.736-05:002012-09-25T16:27:25.736-05:00Thanks for the link to your post. "Perfect L...Thanks for the link to your post. "Perfect Love" was one of the synonyms Wesley used for Christian Perfection. Interestingly, in his comments on 1 Cor. 13: 10 he equated τέλειος with perfect knowledge. (Theories of human reasoning frequently appear in Wesley's writings.)<br /><br />http://wesley.nnu.edu/john-wesley/john-wesleys-notes-on-the-bible/notes-on-st-pauls-first-epistle-to-the-corinthians/#Chapter+XIIILaura Fellemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473972360668571164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065284951023371310.post-21675415405441617872012-09-24T22:12:30.269-05:002012-09-24T22:12:30.269-05:00Oops, got my accent in the wrong place. Should be ...Oops, got my accent in the wrong place. Should be τέλειος. I should know better. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065284951023371310.post-28703495878339715562012-09-24T22:10:19.545-05:002012-09-24T22:10:19.545-05:00You're on to something with treating τελεῖος ...You're on to something with treating τελεῖος as compassion. I would say compassion is a result of τελεῖος, which I understand to be maturity. Consider Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 13: he contrasts childishness with τελεῖοςְ for when τελεῖος comes, childish things are set aside. I have a discussion about this at my blog, <a href="http://sundaymorninggreekblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/1-corinthians-138%E2%80%9313-when-will-tongues-be-stilled/" rel="nofollow">When Will Tongues Be Stilled</a>. Peace!<br />Scott StockingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com