Bible Question (short): what is the greek word for "taketh away" |
Question (full): In the verse John 15:2 I was told that the actual greek word for "taketh away" is actually "lifts up". That would make that verse mean something totally different. It would mean that Jesus lifts up the branch and tends to it to make it more productive. A vinedresser never cuts off a branch unless it is dead. Branches can be thriving but be immersed in dirt where sun and light can't get to it. After the vinedresser tends to it, or washes it off, (sin, in the persons life) it then can be lifted onto a trelis where it has support until it is well enough to produce fruit again. I think that is what Jesus was saying. Any branch (person) in Christ would never be cut off, but tended to until it was healthy again. What are some responses? I just know that Jesus loves the ones who are in Him and wouldn't cut them off if they were just temporarily going in the dirt ( sin). Am I right? sharon |