Timeline for Should the word "free" appear in Romans 6:23 as an adjective to "gift"?
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| Apr 21 at 5:57 | answer | added | Michael | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 8, 2022 at 12:27 | comment | added | Vince Duffin | My question was not intended to spark a theological debate (honestly) but to simply clarify the correct rendition of the Greek. The theological meaning should and does come from the (preceding) context. As far as English is concerned, a "gift" can surely be given for example, for "services rendered." It may well be additional to an obligatory payment. In essence, a gift ought to be given voluntarily and not require anything in return. ("no strings attached") Breakfast cereals used to contain "a free gift inside", to incentivize purchase. That appears to be an appropriate usage. | |
| Aug 7, 2022 at 16:17 | comment | added | Michael16 | Jesus or his sacrifice, the source of salvation is said to be the charisma/blessing/riches. Salvation is free in this sense. Salvation is a loan in another sense where your responsibility of works to pay it forward is counted, see all the parables of Jesus. hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/62415/… | |
| Aug 7, 2022 at 14:31 | comment | added | TripeHound | Not a Greek or Biblical scholar, but... It may be that a gift is (or should be) free, but many are given "with strings attached" or in the expectation of some kind of quid pro quo. Could "free" be being used to emphasise that there are no strings attached to the gift? | |
| Aug 7, 2022 at 13:17 | answer | added | Sola Gratia | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 7, 2022 at 12:26 | comment | added | Nihil Sine Deo | Gifts are free to the receiver otherwise it’s not a gift | |
| Aug 7, 2022 at 12:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBibleHerm/status/1556248791749214209 | ||
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| Aug 7, 2022 at 8:35 | comment | added | Michael16 | it means blessings, riches, generosity, charity. | |
| Aug 7, 2022 at 8:14 | answer | added | Dottard | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 7, 2022 at 6:08 | answer | added | Michael16 | timeline score: 4 | |
| Aug 7, 2022 at 5:25 | comment | added | Austin | I am similarly inclined as you. The word free may communicate more to some than the straightforward meaning of the term. | |
| Aug 7, 2022 at 3:27 | history | asked | Vince Duffin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |