[B-Greek] 1 John 4:2
Womble Singer
womblesong at googlemail.com
Thu Mar 4 10:18:12 EST 2010
I am studying the coming of Christ in the flesh in order to determine if it
is possible to determine whether or not Christ continues to have flesh after
his ascension to heaven.
It has been pointed out to me that 1 John 4:2 has "erchomi" in the perfect
and that Greek perfect implies not only completion but also ongoing acton:
1 John 4:2 εν τουτω γινωσκετε το πνευμα του θεου παν πνευμα ο ομολογει
ιησουν χριστον εν σαρκι εληλυθοτα εκ του θεου εστιν
Does the ongoing quality of Christ's (first) coming encompass how he came
(in the flesh) or is it restricted to the fact that he came as being
something that will never change?
Or are we saying that in the past Jesus came and continued to be present for
some time?
I am obviously a beginner when it comes to Bible Greek so any explanation of
this verse would be appreciated or directions to a text that explains the
perfect as used in this scripture.
Regards,
-Gareth
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