Dave

Charis, you said at 541, “When one consults “the dictionary according to Jesus” authority bears little resemblance to the world or Webster’s definition.”

I agree with Cheryl, we cannot make words mean what we want them to mean. The purpose of a dictionary is so that we can all use words consistently, not simply using our own definitions. I believe Jesus entered our world speaking our language (not English…but you know what I mean!).

I appreciate that some words do not have an equivelent in another language, but if authority has to have its meaning changed to fit in with what Jesus meant, then we need to find a new word, not re-define the old word.