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NASB | 1 Timothy 2:3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 2:3 This [kind of praying] is good and acceptable and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, |
Subject: God always gets what he desires? T or F |
Bible Note: Hi Norton, I didn’t realize that you wanted to include verse 4 into the parameter and that is where I got hung up. 1 Tim. 2:3-4 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. The word from which we get the word “desire” in the NASB is translated from the Koine Greek word THELO or the actual form used which is THELEI. Here is the definition as founds in, (Strong’s Greek and Hebrew Dictionary) thelo, Greek 2309, Strong’s thelo, thel'-o; or ethelo, eth-el'-o; in certain tenses theleo, thel-eh'-o; and etheleo, eth-el-eh'-o, which are otherwise obsolete; apparently strengthened from the altnate form of Greek 138 (haireomai); to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas Greek 1014 (boulomai) properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e., choose or prefer (literal or figurative); by implication to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebrew to delight in :- desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, -ling [ly]). The thought, that is carried by Paul, in 1 Tim. 2:3,4 is also brought out by Peter in the following verse. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. Repentance is the key here which represents a turning away from the direction one has been going and turning to God’s Son Jesus Christ with and undivided faith in what Jesus has accomplished on the cross for man’s salvation. Have you come to this place yet in your experience with the Saviour or is this something that you are still working on? Sorry about the mix up, CDBJ |