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1 | Was Mary a virgin her whole life | Matt 1:25 | srbaegon | 47596 | ||
Hello jawz You are trying to apply logic of formal language to informal use. It simply will not stand up. If we were talking Classical Greek, you may have a case, but it's Koine. These same difficulties occur between formal English and regional slang. You refer to four passages and conclude that the answers to your questions are all "no". I respectfully disagree and conlude the answers are all "yes" for the following reasons. Psalm 72:7 -- The context is the desire for everlasting righteousness. If the moon ceases, then righteousness will have ceased. 1 Cor 15:25 -- 1 Cor 15:28 states that the Lord is subjected to the Father after all things are brought into subjection to Christ. Psalm 123:2 -- The context is a longing for the Lord to show mercy because of the great scorn and contempt they are receiving. For what the psalmist is going through, the showing of God's mercy will be the end. Matt 28:18-20 -- At the end of the age, He will not be with us because we will be with Him. Steve |
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2 | Was Mary a virgin her whole life | Matt 1:25 | jawz | 47710 | ||
Steve, I apologise. Your response to my description of the grammar in my original post is correct. I was mistaken in my description of it being perfect continous. I have since dug up my sources and repeatedly hit myself over the head with them (figuratively speaking). The greek in Matthew 1:25 is "kai ouk eginwsken autin ews ou etekev uion" ("w" is omega and the "i" in "autin" should be eeta) which is an imperfect tense, continuous or linear action, "he was not knowing" or "he kept on not knowing". It does not imply that this condition stopped when Jesus was born. BTW, I can appreciate your interpratation of those four passages being answered yes, except for the last one which I think is a bit disingenious. If we are with him, it automatically follows that he must be with us. |
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