[B-Greek] word meaning

Clwinbery at aol.com Clwinbery at aol.com
Fri May 23 15:50:00 EDT 2003


In a message dated 5/23/03 9:37:27 AM, Brian.A.Phillips at insightbb.com writes:

>Hi,
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>I have a friend who believes the bible teaches the ultimate salvation of
>everyone, regardless of faith.  I know this group does not promote one
>belief over the other, but perhaps you can help me examine some of his
>reasoning.
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>He interprets the NT Greek very literally. 
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>1. He says that each Greek word has exactly one, and only one real meaning.
> True?  I think he would look at all the ways a word is used and attempt
>a definition that fit each passage.  Is that possible?  One word that comes
>to mind for me is Paul’s use of “flesh”.  I haven’t yet looked to the 
Greek,
>but I thought I remembered seeing a usage that included a reference to
>his race, and of course there is his use of that “which houses sin”.
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Any time a post begins with a theological question or objection, it is next 
to impossible to make that post fit into the confines of b-greek. This post 
also goes into a question of interpretive method as well and should not have been 
posted. So let us close this thread. I think that Eric has vented enough for 
all of us so that we can just let it go.

Please drop this post. For any lingering questions consult any good 
commentary or one of the other lists.

Thank you,

Carlton Winbery
co-chair



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