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1 | What is willing? | Matt 8:2 | Morant61 | 131444 | ||
Greetings Aaron! I'm back! I am sorry for the delay my friend, but I didn't have time to get back on the forum much this weekend. :-) You asked an excellent question. When I do a word study, I try to use good source material. But, I also try to look at how a word is used throughout Scripture. Sometimes, a particular verse will reveal that some of the statements made in the source materials are not quite accurate. For instance, there is evidence that God's 'will' or 'thelo' isn't always accomplished. Allow me to illustrate! 1 Tim. 2:4 tells us, "who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth." However, we know that not all me are saved and that all men have not come to a knowledge of the truth. Further, Mark 7:24 tells us, "Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret." Mt. 23:37 says, "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed (thelo) to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing." Therefore, 'thelo' can simply indicate 'desire'. Now, regardless, the leper definitely had to believe that Jesus was able to accomplish what He 'willed'. :-) 1 John 5:14 uses the noun 'thelema'. It is simply the noun form of the verb 'thelo'. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | What is willing? | Matt 8:2 | following him | 131504 | ||
Hello Tim; yes it does help thank you. Although I must have crossed my references because somehow I thought that the term in 1 Tim 2:4 was another word for desire. I cant recall at the moment what it was but it meant desire but not followed up by action. I think the word started with a "B". And I'm not sure where I got it either. I'll have to go back through my notes and find it. I certainly do appriciate your help. Blessing to you Aaron |
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