Tag: phrase?
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In Colossians 1:16, what is the meaning of the phrase “in him” (ἐν αὐτῷ)?
Sorry if this seems like a really simple question but this always confuses me. For example Colossians 1:16: For it was in Him that all things were created. Would it mean the same thing if the word ‘through’ or ‘by’ were to be used in…
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What is the meaning of the phrase ‘only true God’ in John 17:3?
In John 17:3, Jesus addressed the Father as ‘the only true God” which semantically means that no one else is true God except the Father. However, Jesus is also addressed as ”God” in the same gospel (John 1:1, 18, 10:33, 20:28) and still…
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Is πνεῦμα ὁ θεός, “God is Spirit” a multivalent phrase?
In two later New Testament writings we find different explicit statements about God: God is Spirit… (John 4:24); …God is light… (1 John 1:5); …God is love (1 John 4:8, 16). God is Spirit: πνεῦμα ὁ θεός God is Light: ὁ θεός φῶς ἐστ…