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1 | What is willing? | Matt 8:2 | following him | 131203 | ||
Hello Tim Moran; I have a question for you concerning a particular word in Matt 8:2 “And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean." The word is “willing” I have looked into it but would like an experts view of it. It is the word “Thelo”. My understanding of it is that this word does not simply mean “ desire, want to etc.” because it is so closly tied to the actual performing of the desire. In other words the desire and the performing of it cannot be seperated. They are almost the same thing in regard to this word. The reason this is significant to me is I wonder if the leper had the view of Jesus that the centurian had concerning Jesus’ authority. It seems to me that the leper knew who Jesus was and when he asked Jesus to cleanse him, he was basically saying “your will cannot but be accomplished, so if that is your will it will happen.” And what is the differenece between this word “Willing” and the word “will” in 1 John 5:14 “This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” Blessing to you brother Aaron |
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2 | What is willing? | Matt 8:2 | Morant61 | 131204 | ||
Greetings Aaron! Boy, you don't ask easy questions! ;-) First of all, I'm not an expert! :-) But, I will look into your question. However, I am getting ready for bed right now (I work nights), so I'll have to get back to you tomorrow! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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