by Robert | Oct 14, 2019 | Ephesians
At the end of the debate, I was asked the following by one of the judges: “For Bob, you said “It is a particularly Jewish blessing” when discussing the blessings in chapter one and later said that “Paul is saying that the blessings that are...
by Robert | Oct 13, 2019 | Ephesians
Continued from Argument 2, Part 1 – When did the choosing take place? Corporate election does not suggest that the choosing is not before creation. What it argues is that it is gnomic, a principle that those who will be “in Christ” will be holy and blameless....
by Robert | Oct 13, 2019 | Ephesians
Second Argument In my first argument, I provided a basic exegesis of Ephesians 1:3-14 to gain an understanding of what the text was saying. That is because I believe exegesis must drive doctrine. My rather lengthy analysis was based on an understanding (rightly or...
by Robert | Oct 13, 2019 | Ephesians
Rebuttal response continued: Concerning the lack of a subjunctive here, I would suggest that, like English, Greek is very flexible and contingent expressions are not limited to using the subjunctive. (As I recall, William Mounce, author of the Greek grammar used by...
by Robert | Oct 13, 2019 | Debates, Ephesians
This was my response to my opponent’s rebuttal, which challenged my understanding of πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου (PRO KATABOLES KOSMOU) in Ephesians 1:4. He felt it was improper to ignore the seven other uses of καταβολῆς κόσμου where ἀπὸ (APO) is used as the...
by info@timwebdev.com | Oct 11, 2019 | Debates, Ephesians, Pauline Epistles
— Continued from Part 1 The Pronoun Shift In Ephesians, as in other letters he writes, Paul is concerned with the unity of the church between Jews and Gentiles. So, the berakah does not end in verse 12 but continues with 13-14. 13 In him YOU ALSO, when you heard...
