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1 | Can A Christian disown Christ? | Matt 10:33 | Morant61 | 15796 | ||
Greetings There! You said: "... I believe Matt. 10:32 applies to believers, whereas 10:33 applies to unbelievers." How would you justify such a radical change in reference for the pronoun "hostis"? The same pronoun is used in both verses. There isn't anything to indicate a change of reference. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Can A Christian disown Christ? | Matt 10:33 | There | 15883 | ||
Hi Tim, "Hostis" means 'which some, i.e. any that, which same, they'. Since it is used in two separate verses/sentences, I'm not sure it needs justification. The actual Greek words used for "whosoever" in verse 32 are "pas hostis", and in verse 33 the words are "hostis an". "Pas" means all, any, every, whole, whosoever. "An" means possibility or supposition. Do you understand those pronouns to imply that both verses speak about believers? 32) Believers who confess Christ, and then 33) believers who deny (reject) Christ? I guess since I don't think anyone who rejects Christ is a believer, I would still contend that verse 33 is talking about unbelievers. After reading this, please let me know if I understood your question correctly? I can see where your question could come from two different perspectives. |
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3 | Can A Christian disown Christ? | Matt 10:33 | Morant61 | 15919 | ||
Greetings There! Sorry it took me so long to answer, I never got a notification about your response! My point was basically that whichever view you take on the application of these two verses, it would be very difficult to see two different groups being referred to. Since the same pronoun is used in both verses, it would be difficult to say that one is a believer and one is not. Personally, I see both verses as referring to believers. The context concerns being a witness in a very hostile environment. Then, two scenerios are lain out. One concerns being a faithful witness, the other concerns being an unfaithful witness. Concerning "av", it really is connected with the verb, not the indefinite pronoun. It is usually used with conditional statements. In this case, it may mean something like what Charis said in his post, that denial is possible but unlikely. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Can A Christian disown Christ? | Matt 10:33 | There | 15934 | ||
I can see your point, Tim. It could be a possible explanation. But I still think that Christ, as mediator between us and God, is saying that if anyone denies (rejects) Him, He will reject them before God (in judgment). To me, rejecting Christ is more than simply being an unfaithful witness. But again, you've made a good point here. |
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