Of course we do. But threse personality differences play a role in this changing world, which is really our opporutnity, a gracious gift, to repent and be saved.
I was speaking of the pre-Fall and post-Judgment mankind. Moseses and Pauls and Peters will not be needed as they were needed on earth. There will be no charity and no blood drives. There will be no conflict, no wars, no competition. No needs, no jobs, no schools.
Our personalities will not be expressed, because there will be no reason to express them. Surely, we won't be arguing on a religion forum. :)
I find those ideas utterly and profoundly, screamingly 100%
WITHOUT
1. Scriptural foundation
2. Logical, rational support
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3. Congruency with life as we have known it and can remotely imagine it in Heaven
4. Comprehension of the most basic components of RELATIONSHIP AND DIALOGUE
. . .
5. Respect for DADDY'S PRIORITY FOR FELLOWSHIP WITH A DIVERSITY OF PERSONALITIES HE TOOK SUCH CAREFULLNSS TO CREATE SO UNIQUELY
6. Understanding of DADDY'S absolutely pervasive AWASHNESS in EXTREME CREATIVE UNIQUE DIVERSITY AND COMPLEXITY
. . .
. 7. Demonstrated willingness to interact personality to personality with THE UNIQUELY PERSONAL GODHEAD
I'm more than a bit curious. How at home and comfortable can one be with their own personality and hold to such a perspective.
When we both get to Heaven and find out that Reformed theology is correct, you tell me that you won't argue about it! :) But seriously, I see no reason at all for our personalities to be extinguished. My personality is a great part of what makes me ...... ME! My personality (and/or taste) says what kinds of people I get along with best, what my favorite food is (I do believe we will eat in Heaven), that I love music more than other people, and that I LOVE to argue in general. :) With the dross melted away, why can these things not survive?
Jesus also had a human personality, and we know that it was not destroyed at the cross. From everything we're told, the post-resurrection Jesus acted the same as the pre-crucifixion Jesus. When I think of the term "dying to self" I think of extinguishing the sinful nature and of having TOTAL allegiance to God, not to self. I don't see how this must affect what I consider to be "sin-neutral" aspects of our personalities.