gengwall

Wow – I actually tracked down the thread where the afore mentioned debate took place. So all know I am not exagerating, here is the actual response I received regarding the two kinds of love in the Greek:

“There is no distinction. Christ loves the church, meaning all believers, the same…I only speak one language, English. I trust that God led the translators of the time tested English versions and so I have no need for knowing Greek”