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2:6 ὃς (who) ἐν μορφῇ θεοῦ (in a form of a god / in a divine form) ὑπάρχων (while being actually), οὐχ (not) ἁρπαγμὸν (a seizure, a possessive clasp) ἡγήσατο (considered) τὸ εἶναι (to keep on being) ἴσα (equal) θεῷ (to a god) 2:7 ἀλλ᾽ (but) ἑαυτὸν (himself) ἐκένωσεν (emptied) μορφὴν δούλου (a...

Maybe it doesn’t fit yours. I understand it easy enough.

Maybe you could construct from scripture and post that precise list of what our Lord laid aside and what He did not when He became a man.

Isn’t that just the same as saying Jesus was truly divine and truly human, which isn’t paradoxical. A person can be truly African and become truly Scandinavian as well.

I don’t see any paradox in God/the Godhead being one Entity and yet consisting of three Persons. Any governing body has the same property.

Four easy questions for you, @NightTwister , which will disclose whether you are interested in a good faith discussion on what scripture actually says. 1. When God designates and commissions someone to be a servant to another, does that indicate that God accepts and loves the one He designates...

@Journey-man, there are no contradictions in the Bible, so your interpretation of Romans 9:13 doesn't make sense.

Your citation omits something in the context. That’s what the … means. What is the complete citation? Here’s a full citation from the same Rule of St. Benedict - “Concerning silence after Compline, Saint Benedict speaks in this passage and commands that you make every effort to keep silence...

I have critiqued the texts the ME Dictionary uses to support their claim that silence sometimes means speaking calmly, and shown that those texts do not actually imply that meaning. You have not addressed my critiques of those specific ME texts, but have instead resorted to a series of logical...

I am, in fact, someone who prefers the KJV over the many translations based on the Westcott and Hort tossed Greek salad text. But I am not one who ascribes plenary divine inspiration to any translation of the Bible. The only text I trust would be Greek versions, and I would put the greatest...

I cannot access the literature itself, but “gentle communication/conversation mingled with sober or restrained silence.” seems to me to mean, “gentle communication where appropriate and otherwise sober self-restrained silence (equanimous disposition while not speaking).” So, I don’t see this as...

I honestly do not see how those passages use silence to mean calm or taciturn speaking. Those commanded to keep silence are forbidden to speak under threat of correction for doing so. Of silence eftir cumplin spekis sain Benet in þis sentence, and bidis þat ye sal do yu payne at halde silence...

Why does God keep on putting the crowns back on the 24 elders, so they can keep on casting them down? Maybe God keeps on insisting on accrediting to them some of the glory for their good deeds.

I did go through your links. The Middle English dictionary does list under “silence” - "(c) in ~, without speaking, silently; also, in a calm manner”. However, the references to justify that meaning seem to be the Bible verses we are assessing. This renders the argument for hEsuchia meaning...

Thanks for your detailed response. I asked a couple of AI what the differences in meaning were in the 17th Century between silence and quietness. Both came up with similar summaries. Gemma 4: "In the 17th century, the distinction between silence and quietness was primarily one of absolute state...

I am asking for you to clarify what your question means, so I can answer it. What do you mean by “in the end”? But you haven’t been able to answer that simple question. The problem of not answering questions seems to be yours.

By “fails to obtain eternal life in the end” do you mean “does not receive a resurrection body when Jesus returns”? The universe continues to exist in various forms after the millennium as well, so which “end” are you referring to? The end of the times of the Gentiles? The end of the...

PaulThomson said: You did not quote what I said, which is what I asked of you; but simply put words into my mouth. What statement of mine are you referring to? "Keep trusting Jesus and you will continue to be there,” does not mean that "Jesus didn't die for some sins which, if committed after...

I did not dispute that Stephanus and the LSI grant a semantic range for hEsuchia. I asked whether, given the semantic range of hEsuchia, would men and women be breaking Paul’s injunctions to work and learn “en hEsuchiai” and “meta hEsuchias”, if they spoke or made noise while learning and...

2Th 3:12 Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly (meta hEsuchiaS) and to earn their own living. Can the persons addressed by Paul in 2 Thess. 3:10-12 obey his injuction while making noise and speaking? Are they being told to work resting, to...