[B-Greek] 1 Peter 1:15
Charles Rempel
CharlesR at mygalaxyexpress.com
Wed Jan 12 23:24:47 EST 2005
GENHQHTE
Concluding Observations:
I.R. Elliot, ThD. in his conjugation chart which was included with Dana &
Mantey conjugates the QH- form as being purely passive. I believe that
reasonable arguement has been given to the viability of a passive
understanding of each of the uses of QH- form of GINOMAI. I believe that the
purely passive voice is used in 1 Peter 1:15.
Now, the problem with the construction of this word is that it is a passive
imperative. The imperative demands action on the part of the one who
receives the command while it would appear to me that passive indicates he
cannot be the one who does it. A slight paradox. While it is true that we
must do certain things in order to become holy, 1 Thessalonians 5:23 says,
"Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely ..." indicating that
it is god who sanctifies, or makes us holy.
And so we come to the place that whether we use a pure passive imperative
paradigm, or Carl W. Conrad's MP1/MP2 paradigm, if we come up with the
correct understanding of the passage as I believe he did, it is time to move
on.
Thanks for the many observations challenges given over the past weeks. I
hope I have learned a few things and thank you again for the opportunity of
conversation in this forum.
Charles D. Rempel
30 year student
Without Portfolio
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