[B-Greek] Acts 17:31 follow up

Mitch Larramore mitchlarramore at yahoo.com
Sat Jan 17 12:06:06 EST 2004


Acts 17:31
KAQOTI ESTHSEN hHMERAN EN hHi MELLEI KRINEIN THN
OIKOUMENHN EN DIKAIOSUNHi EN ANDRI hWi hWRISEN, PISTIN
PARASCWN PASIN ANASTHSAS AUTON EK NEKRWN


I've been mulling over the responses to my original
post and just wanted to now confirm that I have
misunderstood the meaning of PISTIS here. It was
stated that it means "proof" as in "ground for
believing". Many people ground their belief in one
thing or another, but I think we all know that why you
believe something has nothing to do with whether or
not that belief has proof. Therefore, am I right in
assuming that "proof" is not to be understood as in
the fact that we can prove 1+1 equals 2. That to me is
what proof is. Both those who have faith in Creation
and those who have faith in An eternal Universe both
have "grounds for believing" their positions, but
since these are mutually exclusive options, at least
one has to be false, having therefore no proof. Sorry
again for rehashing this, but sometimes quick answers
give little to resolve complicated issues.

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Mitch Larramore
Spring Branch, Texas
Student/Memorial High School

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