I confess! I am the one who on page one went carefully through the devotional, and in one post, delved into the false, post-modern eisegesis of the OP. I quoted the ACTUAL meanings of the words, not the made up, twisted ones used in the OP. In the other post, I did an analysis of the true meaning of Hebrews 8:10-12.
Post modernism is a term that advances moral relativism. It means, like many seem to think in this thread, that you can make up your own meanings for words, and totally reject the Biblical witness. It is a secular term, of course, but it pervades this entire Word Faith and JP movement. Say what you FEEL the HS is telling you. Don't worry about TRADITION (there's a word used over and over by certain people in this thread!), because tradition is binding and dead. And certainly don't worry about twisting the Bible, if it FEELS Holy Spirit led to do so. Let's leave behind the fact that words have meanings, and we should not redefine them to suit our feelings or twisted theology. Just keep on supporting a man who continually demeans the entire gospel, and forgiveness for sins, and salvation!
Here is part of Merriam-Webster's definition for post-modernism:
"of, relating to, or being a theory that analysis a radical reappraisal of modern assumptions about culture, identity, history, or language postmodern feminism"
Note the word "language" and the example - postmodern feminism. You know the pro-abortionists marching all over the world, for more "rights" and forgetting about the women in the world who actually have no rights. They have redefined feminism to mean what they want, so even the original feminists are shocked.
Well, I am shocked at how many post modernists are on here, following a secular TRADITION. This movement is NOT new, it goes back to the 1880's. But it has taken over secular society, where how you FEEL is more important than the facts.
We have poeple redefining not just the definitions of Greek words (and remember, the OP started this!), but the meaning of the gospel. There are just too many posts for me to answer them all, and to show the errors.
I do remember one person quoting 1 John 1:7 as a proof text for his support of JP. But let us look at the context.
"5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us." 1 John 1:5-10
Right after verse 7, comes verse 8 - IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN, WE DECEIVE OURSELVES AND THE TRUTH IS NOT IN US.
So all these claims that once we are saved we are perfect, is the WORST sort of eisegesis, in any language! And all these claims, that we don't need to worry about sin, is a total and unbiblical lie! And don't forget verse 10, either.
IF WE CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED, WE MAKE HIM OUT TO BE A LIAR, AND HIS WORD IS NOT IN US.
Wow! Some people will twist, lie, make up definitions or anything they please, to prove their point! That is the essence of Joseph Prince. And I will be contacting the owner of this site, to pass on my extreme displeasure and allowing these ridiculous devotions which are not the gospel, and lead people astray!
PS. No one has actually undertaken to prove my exegesis of the words is wrong, besides quoting the very words I just debunked! No one has tried to show why my commentary is wrong, and JP's is right. JP is post modern, he makes things up as he goes along. And the abandoned sheep keep straying from the sheepfold, and follow this trickster and liar. So sad for those of you who have fallen into the secular tradition, of thinking that something NEW, regardless of whether it is right and true, is better than believing the real truth of the Bible!
PPS. This whole hypergrace and JP movement was supposed to be banned. Why? Because it causes such division and fighting. It does not enrich our lives. It does not give us new insight into following Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit. It is a lie from the pit of hell. Don't be used by this terrible tradition, and fall into the lies which lead to perdition.