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I’d like to talk about the target audience of the non-Pauline epistles, if anyone’s interested. It seems to be fairly high on the response list for MADs, so I hope it’s ok to post here. I’m not trying to dissuade anyone from the MAD point of view, at least not intentionally in this thread...

Can you explain?

I’m not sure I understand your question.

My thought is that when you’re dead, you aren’t doing any looking or anticipating at all.

Not a Greek scholar—that’s why I include multiple translations. I have no idea even how to form an opinion on which one is better. But I don’t have to, since the word is only present once in each. But you know the truth, and it bothers you for some reason. Your very words betray you: “the...

Compared to I, nor @Arial, haven’t said the translations are contradicting, but it seems you are saying so. Yet your own citation, your choice of translation, agrees with me:

Us people? Here’s the Greek, in 4 different versions: Galatians 2:7 (TR) ἀλλὰ τοὐναντίον ἰδόντες ὅτι πεπίστευμαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς ἀκροβυστίας καθὼς Πέτρος τῆς περιτομῆς Galatians 2:7 (MGNT) ἀλλὰ τοὐναντίον ἰδόντες ὅτι πεπίστευμαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς ἀκροβυστίας καθὼς Πέτρος τῆς περιτομῆς...

You do realize that the word “gospel” is only present in the sentence once? Galatians 2:7 (CSB) On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel for the uncircumcised, just as Peter was for the circumcised, Thus, with this being one of the more often quoted verses in this...

As opposed to “I’m ignorant and I want to stay that way”?

Maybe you read it backwards. I never said it’s “because”, but rather “because of” that we work righteousness. Here’s Paul’s take on it: 2 Corinthians 5:11 (CSB) Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to...

That's how we know we are accepted. And yes, we must fear God and work righteousness, as Paul affirmed—it’s what our Lord wants, so we, if we walk in His spirit, will want that, too.

"Because I just want to preach at people and hear them say amen."

"waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body." In other words, our adoption as fellow heirs is not complete until our body is redeemed.

Huh! Who would have thought! I guess you're starting to see why the other conversation is important, after all. And yet, Jesus resurrected in the flesh, and we are alive "in Him", so we then know we won't stay dead. It used to be comforting to know that we and our loved ones would be...

So there are 2 kingdoms with the same king?

You mean the kingdom Paul was preaching? How many proselytes did the 12 make after Paul came on the scene?

Yet Paul said Jesus told him this: Acts 26:18 (KJV) To open their eyes, [and] to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. How can they be among...

But you are admitting with your post that your arguments are insufficient, so all you can do is say the same thing over again, in hopes the repetition will make up for lack of substance. I, however, have barely scratched the surface of material to present.

Of course--this tabernacle will not be our permanent one until it is made incorruptible.

Of course--because it was the angel speaking of the words Peter would say. But those who heard Peter's account said: Acts 11:18b (KJV) Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life. But you're right that there's still a future aspect of it, just as there is Paul's. (That's...