I read chapter 3, and the word I chose was "barbarian". I couldn't remember what kind of person that was, and I looked it up in Vine's. It started out meaning "one whose speech is rude or harsh", but in the Greek culture it came to mean any foreigner who was ignorant of the Greek language and culture (of course!). It developed into the sense of rudeness and brutality. In Col. 3:11, Paul is making the point that with God there is no distinction between nationalities or origins...everyone is the same and equal in God's eyes.
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Done with my reading for today. Now I need to go do my housework "heartily!" :)
I read chapter 3, and the word I chose was "barbarian". I couldn't remember what kind of person that was, and I looked it up in Vine's. It started out meaning "one whose speech is rude or harsh", but in the Greek culture it came to mean any foreigner who was ignorant of the Greek language and culture (of course!). It developed into the sense of rudeness and brutality. In Col. 3:11, Paul is making the point that with God there is no distinction between nationalities or origins...everyone is the same and equal in God's eyes.
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