{"id":8345,"date":"2017-07-09T01:58:01","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T19:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/?p=8345"},"modified":"2020-11-02T09:36:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T03:36:38","slug":"to-make-holy-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/?p=8345","title":{"rendered":"To Make Holy, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ll continue to look at the New Testament occurrences of forms of \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9<\/a> starting with \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u1f71\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 and \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u1f71\u03b6\u03bf\u03bd translated sanctifieth <\/em>(KJV) and that makes sacred<\/em> (NET).\u00a0 Jesus turned his attention to the experts in the law and you Pharisees<\/a> <\/em>who were part (Matthew 22:15-46<\/a>) of the crowds<\/a> <\/em>He addressed (Matthew 23:16-22 NET):<\/p>\n

\u201cWoe to you, blind guides, who say, \u2018Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing. \u00a0But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.\u2019 \u00a0Blind fools! \u00a0Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred (\u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u1f71\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2, a form of \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9)<\/em>? \u00a0And, \u2018Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. \u00a0But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.\u2019 \u00a0You are blind! \u00a0For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred (\u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u1f71\u03b6\u03bf\u03bd, another form of \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9)<\/em>? \u00a0So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. \u00a0And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it. \u00a0And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I began this study prompted<\/a> by \u201cDenny\u2019s<\/a>\u201d assertion: \u201cSatan deceives people with the Progressive Sanctification heresy…\u201d[1]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 In this passage it is fairly clear that the gold is sanctified by the temple immediately as the gift is sanctified by the altar.\u00a0 Stealing the gold on Tuesday that was installed in the temple on Monday would not be a lesser offense against ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h<\/a> <\/em>than stealing the gold that had been installed fifty years earlier.\u00a0 And it would clearly be meaningless to speculate about the gold\u2019s (or a slab of meat\u2019s) experience of being sanctified.\u00a0 So I\u2019ll score two for \u201cDenny.\u201d<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t want to miss the point of the passage however (Matthew 5:33-37 NET):<\/p>\n

Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, \u2018Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord<\/em><\/strong>.\u2019 \u00a0But I say to you, do not take oaths at all \u2013 not by heaven, because it is the throne of God, not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King. \u00a0Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black. \u00a0Let your word be \u2018Yes, yes\u2019 or \u2018No, no.\u2019 \u00a0More than this is from the evil one (\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u1fe6, a form of \u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03b7\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2<\/a>)<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord<\/em><\/strong>, appears to be Jesus\u2019 paraphrase of part of Leviticus 19:12 and Deuteronomy 23:21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Matthew 5:33b (NET)<\/td>\nParallel Greek<\/td>\nSeptuagint<\/td>\n\n

NETS<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Do not break an oath<\/em><\/strong>\u2026<\/td>\n\u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03bf\u03c1\u03ba\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>\u2026<\/td>\n\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f40\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f40\u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u1f77 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03c0\u1fbd \u1f00\u03b4\u1f77\u03ba\u1ff3<\/p>\n

Leviticus 19:12a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

And you shall not swear by my name in an unjust matter\u2026<\/p>\n

Leviticus 19:12a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u2026but fulfill your vows to the Lord<\/em><\/strong>.<\/td>\n\u2026\u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u1f7d\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u1ff3 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f45\u03c1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5.<\/td>\n\u2026\u03bf\u1f50 \u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f75\u03bd\u2026<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 23:21b<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u2026you shall not delay to pay it\u2026<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 23:21b<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Baelor Breakwind has written extensively on this topic on his blog: \u201cDo not swear at all\u201d: A History of Interpretation<\/a>.\u00a0 I won\u2019t comment further except to add that we learn of Jesus’ ban against oaths in Matthew 5. \u00a0We don’t hear that religious leaders had turned swearing oaths into a complicated system for lying until Matthew 23. \u00a0It’s a fair bet that Jesus’ audience in Matthew 5 was well aware of the religious leaders’ hypocrisy regarding oaths. \u00a0Before Jesus banned oaths the law enjoined its followers to tell the truth and do what they say. \u00a0After the ban the law enjoined its followers to tell the truth and do what they say. \u00a0Making oaths was more or less irrelevant[2]<\/sup><\/a> until religious leaders institutionalized lying with them, all in ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h’s<\/em> name.<\/p>\n

The next form of \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 I’ll consider is \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u1f71\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 translated sanctify <\/em>(KJV) and set apart <\/em>(NET).\u00a0 Peter wrote (1 Peter 3:13-18 NET):<\/p>\n

For who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good? \u00a0But in fact, if you happen to suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. \u00a0But do not be terrified of them<\/em><\/strong> or be shaken<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em> \u00a0But set Christ apart (\u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u1f71\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5, another form of \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9)<\/em> as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess. \u00a0Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you. \u00a0For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it, than for doing evil (\u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2, a form of \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03ad\u03c9<\/a>)<\/em>.\u00a0 Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust<\/em>, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are variants in the Greek of 1 Peter 3:15 which have led to differing translations<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Parallel Greek (NET<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Textus Receptus<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Byzantine\/Majority Text<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u1f71\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u1f77\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd, \u1f15\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f00\u03b5\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b1\u1f30\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03bb\u1f79\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u1f77\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 (3:16) \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u1fe3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c6\u1f79\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\n\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c5\u03bc\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b1\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c9 \u03b1\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c5\u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bd \u03c5\u03bc\u03b9\u03bd \u03b5\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c6\u03bf\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\n\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c5\u03bc\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b1\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c9 \u03b1\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c5\u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bd \u03c5\u03bc\u03b9\u03bd \u03b5\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c6\u03bf\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

A note (24<\/a>) in the NET explained: \u201cMost later mss…have \u03b8\u03b5\u03cc\u03bd (theon<\/em>, \u2018God\u2019) instead of \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd (Criston<\/em>; \u2018Christ\u2019) here. But \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd is widely supported by excellent and early witnesses…and as a less common idiom better explains the rise of the other reading.\u201d \u00a0And I take it to mean that Christ is ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h<\/a><\/em>, though I had a real question whether Peter could have possibly meant that.\u00a0 The first passage that came to mind seemed promising (1 Peter 1:10, 11):<\/p>\n

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who predicted the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully. \u00a0They probed into what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ and his subsequent glory.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here all three Greek versions agree that Peter wrote Spirit of Christ<\/em> (\u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u1fe6\u03bc\u03b1 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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1 Peter 1:11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Parallel Greek (NET<\/a>)<\/td>\nTextus Receptus<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Byzantine\/Majority Text<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u1f10\u03c1\u03b1\u03c5\u03bd\u1ff6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f77\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f22 \u03c0\u03bf\u1fd6\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u1f78\u03bd \u1f10\u03b4\u1f75\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u1fe6\u03bc\u03b1 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c5\u03c1\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u1f75\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u03b1\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u1f79\u03be\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\n\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u03b4\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03bf\u03be\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\n\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u03b4\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03bf\u03be\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Indeed the Spirit who spoke Isaiah 53<\/a> was none other than ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h<\/em>, though the translators of the NET didn\u2019t think it prudent to continue his speech in quotation marks until verse 52:13<\/a>, and though the quotation marks never actually closed they are opened again in 53:11b<\/a> (Isaiah 52:5b, 6 NET):<\/p>\n

\u201cIndeed my people have been carried away for nothing, those who rule over them taunt,\u201d says the Lord (<\/em>ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h, \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4)<\/em>, \u201cand my name is constantly slandered all day long [Table<\/a>]<\/em>.\u00a0 For this reason my people will know my name, for this reason they will know at that time that I am the one who says, \u2018Here I am\u2019\u201d [Table<\/a>].<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And Jermiah wrote (Jeremiah 31:31-34 NET):<\/p>\n

\u201cIndeed, a time is coming,\u201d says the Lord (<\/em>ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h, \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4)<\/em>, \u201cwhen I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah. \u00a0It will not be like the old covenant that I made with their ancestors when I delivered them from Egypt. \u00a0For they violated that covenant, even though I was like a faithful husband to them,\u201d says the Lord (<\/em>ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h, \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4)<\/em>. \u00a0\u201cBut I will make a new covenant with the whole nation of Israel after I plant them back in the land,\u201d says the Lord (<\/em>ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h, \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4)<\/em>. \u00a0\u201cI will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds. \u00a0I will be their God and they will be my people.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople will no longer need to teach their neighbors and relatives to know me. \u00a0For all of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me,\u201d says the Lord (<\/em>ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h, \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4)<\/em>. \u00a0\u201cFor I will forgive their sin and will no longer call to mind the wrong they have done\u201d [Table<\/a>]<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I want to pause here a moment to reflect. \u00a0Larry D. Pettegrew<\/a> in his essay \u201cThe New Covenant<\/a>\u201d wrote, \u201cthe covenant is amazing in what it offers. \u00a0It presents the solutions to all of life\u2019s deep problems, including cleansing from sin and an intimate relationship with the God of the universe. \u00a0Any reasonable person would want to become a part of this covenant.\u201d \u00a0He outlined the new covenant in five subject headings:<\/p>\n

New<\/strong>: \u201cHe speaks of a new covenant, not a covenant renewal, and thereby assumes a radical break with the Mosaic tradition.\u201d<\/em>
\n Everlasting and irrevocable<\/strong>: \u201cThe Mosaic Covenant depended on the ability of the people to keep their part of the contract….But the New Covenant, like the Abrahamic and Davidic covenants made with Israel, was declared everlasting and irrevocable, based on the promise of the sovereign, faithful God of the universe.\u201d<\/em>
\n Transformation<\/strong>: \u201c[W]hat is here outlined is the picture of a new man, a man who is able to obey perfectly because of a miraculous change of his nature.\u201d<\/em>
\n Forgiveness<\/strong>: \u201cAbove all else, the shed blood of the Son of God provided the means of final and permanent forgiveness. New Covenant forgiveness\u00a0<\/em>of sins is of a different nature than forgiveness of sins under the Old Covenant.\u201d<\/em>
\n Consummation of relationship<\/strong>: \u201cIn that future kingdom, a perfect mediatorial king, the Lord Jesus Christ, will rule (Isa 42:1-4<\/a>), and the people will all have experienced the new birth (Ezek 11:17-20<\/a>).\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is good to be reminded just who and what the new covenant\u00a0\u1f10\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03af\u03b1<\/a> is and what direction institutional churches should be leading or following. \u00a0Paul wrote Roman believers (Romans 11:11, 12 NET):<\/p>\n

I ask then, [Israel]<\/em> did not stumble into an irrevocable fall, did they? \u00a0Absolutely not! \u00a0But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make Israel jealous. \u00a0Now if their transgression means riches for the world and their defeat means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full restoration bring?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In <\/em>[the Spirit], Peter continued, [Jesus] went and preached <\/em>(\u1f10\u03ba\u1f75\u03c1\u03c5\u03be\u03b5\u03bd, a form of \u03ba\u03b7\u03c1\u03cd\u03c3\u03c3\u03c9<\/a>) to the spirits in prison, after they were disobedient long ago when God patiently waited in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. \u00a0In the ark a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water<\/em>.[3]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 At first I thought Peter had intended to distinguish between Jesus and yeh\u00f4v\u00e2h<\/em>, for Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord<\/em> (ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h<\/em>),[4]<\/sup><\/a> and, The Lord<\/em> (ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h<\/em>, \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4) said to Noah, \u201cCome into the ark, you and all your household, for I consider you godly among this generation.\u201d<\/em>[5]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 But as I looked more carefully at the Scripture throughout the time that might be considered God patiently waited <\/em>(Genesis 6:9-22<\/a>) ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h <\/em>was not mentioned once.\u00a0 It was the plural \u02bc\u0115l\u00f4h\u0131\u0302ym<\/a><\/em>, Father, Son and Holy Spirit who waited patiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Form of \u02bc\u0115l\u00f4h\u0131\u0302ym<\/em><\/td>\nReference<\/td>\n\n

KJV<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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NET<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u05d4\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd<\/td>\nGenesis 6:9<\/td>\n…and Noah walked with God<\/strong>.<\/td>\nHe walked with God<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genesis 6:11<\/td>\nThe earth also was corrupt before God<\/strong>…<\/td>\nThe earth was ruined in the sight of God<\/strong>…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd<\/td>\nGenesis 6:12<\/td>\nAnd God<\/strong> looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt…<\/td>\nGod<\/strong> saw the earth, and indeed it was ruined…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genesis 6:13<\/td>\nAnd God<\/strong> said unto Noah…<\/td>\nSo God<\/strong> said to Noah…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genesis 6:22<\/td>\nThus did Noah; according to all that God<\/strong> commanded him…<\/td>\nAnd Noah did all that God <\/strong>commanded him…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Peter recognized this distinction with the Greek word \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 (a form of \u03b8\u03b5\u03cc\u03c2<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Be that as it may, whether I sanctify Christ as ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h<\/em> in my heart or as a Lord, or sanctify the Lord God in my heart, I am not making Christ or God holy (thus set apart<\/em> in the NET).\u00a0 I am recognizing his holiness.\u00a0 Now, I might ask \u201cDenny,\u201d am I doing this once for all time or moment by moment as I am cleansed with the washing of the water by the word<\/em>, progressively yielding more and more to his holiness as my mind is renewed?\u00a0 Do not be conformed to this present world<\/em>, Paul wrote believers in Rome, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God \u2013 what is good and well-pleasing and perfect<\/em>.[6]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

So I\u2019ll end this essay with the first occurrence of \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u1f71\u03c3\u1fc3 (another form of \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9) translated might sanctify<\/em> (KJV) and to sanctify<\/em> (NET).\u00a0 Paul wrote believers in Ephesus (Ephesians 5:25b-27 NET):<\/p>\n

Christ loved the church and gave himself for her to sanctify (\u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u1f71\u03c3\u1fc3, another form of \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9)<\/em> her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word, so that he may present the church to himself as glorious \u2013 not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Christ\u2019s death was certainly once for all, the cleansing<\/em>\u2026with the washing of the water by the word<\/em> is surely continuous and, hopefully, cumulative and progressive as it pertains both to our own sanctification and our sanctifying of Christ as ye<\/sup>h\u00f4v\u00e2h<\/em> in our hearts or as a Lord, or sanctifying the Lord God in our hearts.<\/p>\n

I began this study of \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 to find a biblical language that both did justice to my experience and might satisfy \u201cDenny.\u201d\u00a0 I don\u2019t know \u201cDenny\u201d nor does he have any authority over me except that which I allow him by the weight of his argument<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Hebrews 10:10 says, \u201cBy the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.\u201d Here the Bible says we are sanctified once through the body of Christ…<\/em><\/p>\n

We should endeavor to be holy, to be Christ-like, to live sanctified lives, but we have seen that we cannot attain the holiness that our just God requires. That\u2019s why Jesus had to die for us. We cannot see the Lord unless we accept the sanctification which He has provided for us, and reject self-sanctification.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I certainly don\u2019t believe that progressive sanctification is self-sanctification any more than a once for all sanctification is self-achieved.\u00a0 I would consider our acceptance<\/em>\u2014\u201cwe accept the sanctification which He has provided\u201d\u2014the moment by moment acquisition of Christ\u2019s sanctification, as the part that is not once for all and therefore potentially perceptible as progressive<\/em>.\u00a0 Though on-again-off-again, led by the Spirit, led by the flesh describes my experience even better: My progress <\/em>being simply more time spent on-again, led by the Holy Spirit, than off-again, wallowing in the flesh. \u00a0So I\u2019ve been brought to an odd place.\u00a0 And I\u2019m not prepared to determine yet if it feels odd because it is new or because it is erroneous:<\/p>\n

I am sanctified by Christ once for all, perfectly and completely.\u00a0 He (or God) is sanctified by me slowly over time, progressively.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Obviously, Christ\u2019s sanctification <\/em>makes (or, made) me holy while my sanctification <\/em>merely recognizes his holiness.\u00a0 But I admit to coming from a very dark and distant place where God<\/a> and Christ<\/a> seemed anything but holy to me.<\/p>\n

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To Make Holy, Part 3<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
Back to To Make Holy, Part 4<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
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<\/a>[1]<\/sup> THE PROGRESSIVE SANCTIFICATION HERESY<\/a>, Denny\u2019s Christian Writings, November 16, 2007<\/p>\n

<\/a>[2]<\/sup> From: \u201cOath<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0Jewish Virtual Library<\/a>: \u201cThe estimate of the biblical period that there was nothing amiss in oaths is manifest in the frequency with which God is represented as swearing. Indeed, the invocation of God in oaths was highly appreciated for its confessional value: ‘You must revere YHWH your God: Him shall you worship, to Him shall you hold fast, by His name shall you swear’ (Deut. 10:20<\/a>; cf. 6:13<\/a>). So much was this so that swearing by YHWH could be used as a synonym of adhering to Him: Psalms 63:12<\/a>; Isaiah 19:18<\/a> (cf. Targ. and Radak); 48:1<\/a>; Jeremiah 44:26<\/a>; Zephaniah 1:5<\/a> (cf. Targ.). Contrariwise, apostasy is expressed through swearing by other gods: Joshua 23:7<\/a> (cf. Ex. 23:13<\/a>); Amos 8:14<\/a>; Jeremiah 5:7<\/a>; 12:16<\/a>. Ibn Ezra’s comment to Hosea 4:15<\/a> illuminates the sentiment: ‘Adhering to God carries with it the obligation to make mention of Him in all one’s affairs, and to swear by His name, so that all who listen may perceive that he adheres lovingly to God, the name and mention of Him being always on his lips.’ The only offense recognized in connection with oaths by YHWH was, ‘Though they may swear, \u201cBy the life of YHWH,\u201d yet they swear falsely’ (Jer. 5:2<\/a>). Ecclesiastes is the only biblical writer who is wary of oaths. In 8:2\u20133a<\/a>, he cites a proverb, ‘Do not rush into uttering an oath by God’ (cf. a parallel wariness of vows in 5:1\u20136<\/a>). From here it is but a step to Ben Sira’s warning against addiction to oaths (23:9ff.), and Philo’s recommendation to avoid them entirely (Decal. 84).\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/a>[3]<\/sup> 1 Peter 3:19, 20 (NET)<\/p>\n

<\/a>[4]<\/sup> Genesis 6:8 (NET) \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4<\/p>\n

<\/a>[5]<\/sup> Genesis 7:1 (NET)<\/p>\n

<\/a>[6]<\/sup> Romans 12:2 (NET)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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