Roby that is important because it bears upon the translation that we use. Rather than say "common" the speech used by the apostles in the gospels and epistles was not "high church" language but that which the "average" person of the then known world could easily understand.
That would depend on how it is used. In some places it means a bottle or vessel of skin (See Isa. 22:24), and in other places it means a cake made of pressed raisins. See Easton.
You think I am brother Cassidy? Sorry, but my name is Paul Andrew. Brother Cassidy is my pastor. Admittedly, he does provide me with some of the answers I post, but to think he and I are the same person is pretty paranoid!
I post from the Seminary LAN when I am at the church, and use the LAN dial up to connect to the LAN when I am at home. The LAN uses Brother Cassidy's office computer as the server.
Sorry, but once again you have made an incorrect assumption.
Why does it take a seminary professor to look up a word in a dictionary? My kids (with the exception of the youngest who can't read yet) do it all the time.
Skan, nobody said you WERE Doc Cassidy. Just that your posts were obviously being spoon fed by Doc.
Many of the exact same lines and phrases and "proofs".
It is obvious.
And you have repeatedly said you were a student at SDBTS of which he is the President so it should have been clear to all.
Just important for folks to recognize WHERE you are coming from and WHO your arguments reflects.
He doesn't "spoon feed" me anything. I ask him a question and he tells me where to look for the answer. Quite often it is one of the syllabuses used in the Seminary.
I am not a parrot. I use resources which bolster my position. There are some things I disagree with Pastor about, and others where I agree completely. But I am my own man, and always will be.
I consider that a tremendous compliment. He is one of the godliest men I have ever known, and is a well of knowledge and information. I hope that someday I will be half the Christian man he is. I have watched him fight battles regarding health issues that would have killed a lesser man, and he just smiles and keeps right on going. And while going he touches the lives of hundreds of people for the better.