Category Archives: Greek
The Greek Word Diakonos in Romans 16:1
The Greek word diakonos is often translated as deacon. It is a New Testament term that refers to leaders or ministers in the local church body. This post is about how the term is translated in Romans 16:1, when it … Continue reading
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Adoption – The Inheritance of a Son
Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God. Galations 4:7 Adoption (huiothesia) is a term that the apostle Paul uses several times in his letters. The Greco-Roman concept of … Continue reading
Filed under Adoption, Calvinist proof texts, Ephesians 1, Greek, Romans 8, Romans 9
Foreknowledge
Foreknowledge means to have knowledge of something before it happens. In scripture there are are references to God’s foreknowledge of those who will believe in Jesus. Those whom God foreknows, he also elects to be saved. The Greek word – … Continue reading
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