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What meaning does the preposition πρὸς really convey in John 1:1?
John 1:1 reads as follows:
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.
I’m wondering about the “πρὸς τὸν Θεόν”, translated as “with god.”
But, I’m more asking about the connotative meaning of the word, or the spectrum of meaning it has, other than “with”. What is the author trying to say about the relation between the λόγος and the Θεὸς?
Varnel Watson
is it happening right now? Philip Williams
Philip Williams
Troy Day I’m no expert on fleshly things.
“Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’”
John 3:5-7
Are natural children born of the flesh or of the Spirit? What about children of rapists? Are they born of the Spirit? If you hate someone in this life will you also know hate them in Heaven?
“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.”
John 1:12-13
I don’t think there are troubles and trials in paradise. Aren’t those conditions for the growth of our spiritual man?
Philip Williams
Troy Day Note that Jesus is missing from Perry Stone’s Heaven.
Varnel Watson
he seems to be often replaced by the pope
Philip Williams
Troy Day ??
Varnel Watson
is Jesus on earth not replaced by popes?