[B-Greek] 1 Peter 1:15

Timrake at aol.com Timrake at aol.com
Tue Jan 4 12:41:43 EST 2005


In a message dated 1/4/05 5:32:57 PM, kgraham0938 at comcast.net writes:

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" The imperative is often used to express a request.  This is normally seen 
when the speaker is addessing a superior."



So he translates is as " Let your kingdom come." (ELQETW), let your will be 
done. (GENHQHTW)


So, I don't think God is dependent upon us to do his will for him, rather the 
aorist passive is indicating a request.  God's will, will take place no 
matter what.


Kelton Graham

Seminary Student

Michigan >>

Kelton,

I am not sure how the mood or the tense bear upon Charles' point that the 
subject, "Thy will," nevertheless does not itself "do" in the active sense the 
action of the verb (the stative). The will does not "bring to pass" but "is 
brought to pass." ("I ran," vs. "I was run").

"Let your will be brought to pass." God's will is realized or done by 
another; His will performs *passively* the action as it is carried out *actively* (in 
or by the actions of) by the unnamed agent. (And here, not to open up a th
eological can of worms, we have God as the primary agent and whoever/whatever as 
the secondary).

This, of course, invites all sorts of questions because of the coordinates, 
"Let/May Your kingdom come, "Let/May Your Name be made holy." God's kingdom is 
both brought and comes. Here, though, the active form settles the matter 
linguistically. Nevertheless, what is being communicated is contextually informed. 

Hmmmm. Much to ponder.

Pr. Tim Rake
Praise Lutheran Church
Maryville, TN



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