Do you believe in, or that there is "Sin"...? "Evil"...?

[Dave-W]

So Hebrew and Greek have same meaning?

Not at all. I list Hebrew first as it is the more complex translation challenge. Semitic languages (Hebrew, Aramaic and Arabic) have several layers of meanings that may or may not agree with each other and are all simultaneously true.

Greek does not have that. So where the Greek (New Testament) text quotes the Hebrew (Old Testament) scriptures, you have to go back and see what the Hebrew with all its levels of meaning was saying. Plus, a common first century short hand was to quote just a few words of a passage which was a stand in for the entire section of scripture.

 

[Sammy-San]

Not at all. I list Hebrew first as it is the more complex translation challenge. Semitic languages (Hebrew, Aramaic and Arabic) have several layers of meanings that may or may not agree with each other and are all simultaneously true.

Greek does not have that. So where the Greek (New Testament) text quotes the Hebrew (Old Testament) scriptures, you have to go back and see what the Hebrew with all its levels of meaning was saying. Plus, a common first century short hand was to quote just a few words of a passage which was a stand in for the entire section of scripture.

are words to be used in English or Hebrew/Greek?

For example, a priest in the Bible is an intercessor, but in pagan contexts people use it for the person who leads a religious group.

 

[Left]

People forget that theologically, apparently one third of all the angels, the ones who rebelled, were cast to Earth. So yeah, I'd say evil is a concern.

 

[Rebecca12]

But to me it is not acceptable to eat meat, GMO foods, drink flouridated & chlorinated water, chemical coloring and flavorings, artificial sweeteners, take little pills that doctors give us, ect. I do not get this from any bible verses. The spirit of God tells me that.
Do I think it is sinful for others to ingest such things? Well, yes. But I don't think anyone will be condemned for doing such.
The punishment for doing these things comes in the form of sickness, disease & anxiety.

So you forgo antibiotics? Chemotherapy for cancer? I would be dead without a little pill. What if your child was diabetic or had cancer? Would you forgo treatment and have that child die?

 

[Dave-W]

are words to be used in English or Hebrew/Greek?

If you are trying to live your life as a Disciple of the Lord - you must consult the Hebrew and Greek; and NOT rely on english for any serious study.

 

[Sammy-San]

If you are trying to live your life as a Disciple of the Lord - you must consult the Hebrew and Greek; and NOT rely on english for any serious study.

Is the word priest used differently in English or am I misunderstanding things?

 

[Dave-W]

Is the word priest used differently in English or am I misunderstanding things?

It most certainly is. It has a variety of meanings from many different non-biblical sources.

 

[Sammy-San]

It most certainly is. It has a variety of meanings from many different non-biblical sources.

So do you find it wrong when Catholics and Anglicans use the English version of priest?

 

[Dave-W]

They can call it what they will, just like Baptists usually call elders "deacons." It does NOT mean it fits the biblical definition.

 

[Sammy-San]

They can call it what they will, just like Baptists usually call elders "deacons." It does NOT mean it fits the biblical definition.

Is it improper due to the language of the Bible?

 

[Dave-W]

Is it improper due to the language of the Bible?

It is improper because it leads people to take the current distorted usage and project that back into the biblical text. That makes scripture say something that it never was intended to say.

 

[Sammy-San]

It is improper because it leads people to take the current distorted usage and project that back into the biblical text. That makes scripture say something that it never was intended to say.

So people involved in the occult calling themselves priests are stealing a term from the Bible and using it improperly?

 

[Dave-W]

So people involved in the occult calling themselves priests are stealing a term from the Bible and using it improperly?

Yes

 

[Sammy-San]

Yes

So priest was never used outside of an intercessor context during Bible times?

 

[Dave-W]

So priest was never used outside of an intercessor context during Bible times?

Priests were charged with 3 things: teaching the Word of God, handling the sacrifices at the Tabernacle/temple, and once a year the High Priest offered a sacrifice on behalf of the entire nation.

 

[Sammy-San]

Priests were charged with 3 things: teaching the Word of God, handling the sacrifices at the Tabernacle/temple, and once a year the High Priest offered a sacrifice on behalf of the entire nation.

Did the other religions copy that bibical term and use it improperly, or they always used that term?

 

[Dave-W]

They had their own terms. But they all get lumped together when translated into english.

 

[Sammy-San]

They had their own terms. But they all get lumped together when translated into english.

But is the term priest improper in other contexts, or has a different meaning?

 

[Dave-W]

But is the term priest improper in other contexts, or has a different meaning?

Just use the biblical term Kohen. It will save a lot of us going round and round with this issue.

 

[Sammy-San]

Just use the biblical term Kohen. It will save a lot of us going round and round with this issue.

does the issue apply to Christians using the term, or the term in other context is stolen from the Bible?