This is a conversation between Ralph Allison and Charity, a Professor CIE.

FAITH

Charity: (reading the Bible) They are talking about Faith "All the faith to move mountains, so if I have no love, I am nothing" What is he trying to do here? It sounds to ourselves that he is

Ralph: The general principle is the conflict between God and Satan.

C: "I may give away everything I have and even give up my body to be burned, but if I have no love, it does me no good." Why would anyone want to do that?

R: I think we are talking about a formal religious sacrifice.

C: "Love is patient and kind, it is not jealous, or conceited or proud. Love is not ill mannered, selfish or irritable. It doesn't keep any records of wrongs. Love is not happy with evil, but is happy with truth. Love never gives up and its faith, hope and patience never fails." This just sounds like

R: Charity is the traditional phrase there. Faith, Hope and Charity.

C: "Love is eternal, there are inspired messages, but they are temporary. You speak in strange tongues"

R: What sections is that?

C: It looks like 1st Corinthians 13 & 14. "Faith, Hope and Love" What kind of love are they talking about? This makes no sense. It sounds like The Creator gives "speaking in strange tongues."

(looking at Bible)

C: "Meanwhile these three remain, Faith, Hope and Love, and the greatest of these is Love."

R: In the original one it was Faith, Hope and Charity. That is where the three things come from Now, you asked about speaking in tongues?

C: Yes.

R: Nobody's figured that one out. Does the Creator test our faith in God? That is a question that is repeatedly brought up.

C: Well, first of all, The Creator is not human, so why would The Creator want to test?

R: I really hadn't figured that one out either. What would be gained by that?

C: The Creator is not human.

R: You do have a story in the Bible of Job where this seems to be what was going on and he was being tested.

C: That is your human's book.

R: That right, and Satan was right there to prod Him on.

C: Which we do not have.

R: So therefore, without Satan there, He would not have done it anyhow. So it was a nice mythology.

C: Of course.

R: And they said even great saints die of cancer. How could that be, if they are so great? With all the beliefs they have and the spirituality they have, they eventually die.

C: Yes.

R: Their life plan says so.