Use of the Pronouns Mat. 18:24

Harold R. Holmyard III hholmyard at ont.com
Sat Jan 20 20:37:49 EST 2001


Dear Jeff,

You write:

>Looking for some help on a metaphor.
>  Romans 13:14  "endusasthe". This word is also mentioned in Galatians 3:27,
>Ephesians 4:24, Colossians 3:12 .
> What does this metaphor mean?
> I understand that Paul is most likely refering to the toga praetexta and the
>toga virilis, which is known as coming of age or stepping over into maturity.
> I also understand that this word was used as an acting term meaning to act
>the part of or to put on certain characteristics and virtues .  Does this
>mean that we step over into maturity by acting out these characteristics as
>an actor acts out a personality?

I think that the idea is simply to cloth oneself or be clothed. The Bible
uses this metaphor a great deal: to be clothed in righteousness, being
clothed in shame, wearing garments of gladness, being spiritually naked.

>Next question, synonyms.
>  Does the word pneuma mean the same thing as nous?
>It is my understanding that these two terms do mean the same thing.  This
>study has gotten me into alot of trouble with certain denominations because I
>believe that these terms do mean the same thing.

I think that NOUS is specifically the mind, while PNEUMA is the immaterial
being, the spirit, more generally.

				Yours,
				Harold Holmyard
				Dallas, TX





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