From: Ron Stephens (clcc@pacifier.com)
Date: Thu Aug 24 1995 - 02:14:13 EDT
Gentlemen:
I've been "lurking" here for while and have found your discussions fascinating.
I'm hoping you will help me resolve a dilemma with 2nd Corinthians 5:19.
While the question has to do with the English, I'm hoping that your
knowledge of Greek will reveal the answer. I've been challenged concerning
this verse, as to the intended meaning of the conjunction "in".
2Cor. 5:19 KJV "...God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself..."
2Cor. 5:19 NIV "...God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ..."
Was God IN (i.e. within) Christ, as the KJV punctuation implies, or was God
reconciling the world INn (by means of) Christ, as the NIV indicates.
I HAVE a position on this issue, but am hard pressed to prove it gramatically.
Thank you, in advance, for your comments.
In His service,
Pastor Ron Stephens / CLCC@pacifier.com
Crossroads LaCenter Calvary Chapel, LaCenter, WA
"Jesus is alive, Elvis isn't"
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