Posted on 05/01/2019 10:50:38 AM PDT by sodpoodle
Complete And Finished
No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between these two words. In a linguistic competition held in London and attended by, supposedly, the best in the world, Mr. Samdar Balgobin, a Guyanese man, was the clear winner with a standing ovation which lasted over 5 minutes.
The final question was: How do you explain the difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED in a way that is easy to understand? Some people say there is no difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED.
Here is his astute answer:
When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE. When you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED. And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are COMPLETELY FINISHED!!!
He won a trip around the world and a case of scotch!
Irregardless..
L
[ Speaking English ain’t easy;) ]
Well, that certainly explains rap.
;)
Purfect:)
” In a linguistic competition held”
After at least nine years the ‘recently’ has finally been dropped.
Complete is more teleological; finished is stopping regardless of completion.
Complete is a rich, beautiful word. Finished is a stark, harsh and isolated word, devoid of a rich context. Finished is an amazing word, it is just a different word.
Finished is the Iliad; Complete is the Odyssey.
Nowwwww....having said all that, I am left to work with what Jesus said, “It is finished.”
Assuming that the Greek of the NT (I don’t know) does mean finished and not complete....And assuming of course that the Greek rendering of the (I guess?) Aramaic word that He spoke is also one-for-one....then....I have to wonder if the distinction above remains.
I think thinking poetically, this still works. Because when it was done, it was rightly called “finished” because the act of crucifixion was so arbitrary, unjust, and devoid of anything but horrific context...so “finished” is a perfect word for that moment. It captures the horror.
Yet, thinking teleologically, it is also true that it was complete....the sacrifice He came to make was complete.
Then again...one more thought...maybe...on Good Friday, it was “only” finished. It was not yet complete.
Yes. I think that is the best thought.
His full mission was complete on Easter Sunday. Finished on Good Friday; but complete on Easter Sunday.
I like your understanding and agree.
For proof, go take a look at the website, “Ingrish”
“Let a woman in your life, and your serenity is through!/ In a line that never ends/comes an army of her friends/to jabber and to chatter and to tell her what the matter is with you!’’
It’s possible that Jesus had been reciting Psalm 22, which concludes with “He has done this.” In the Greek it comes out “tetelestai” or “It is finished.” But the “He has done this” refers to the events prophesied late in Psalm 22.
His death on the cross was complete and finished. What He was about to do on the “other side” was yet to come. When that was done, He was raised. These upcoming events included meeting the repentant thief in paradise and some kind of preaching to those in the realm of the dead, Sheol. I’ve seen an attempt to diagram this, but in some places the scripture still seems vague.
In redneckese, Jesus’ words might be taken at that point as “He’ll git-r-done.”
Easily the best post I’ve ever seen on FR, Congratulations.
Dang. I read the first line and paused while with the rest of what you said was unread off the bottom of the screen and essentially thought everything you said in the subsequent paragraphs.
Kinda spooky...
Complete speaks of wholeness. Finished implies the end of a task or action.
A couple of months ago in the Orlando area at a home reception after a funeral, I met about a half dozen immigrants from Guyana who were friends of the widow and her deceased husband. I smiled but inwardly grumbled as the Guyanese sat together next to me and drew me into conversation.
To my surprise though, they were pleasant, well-educated, and well-spoken with only slight accents. And they were proud Trump supporters who attributed Guyana’s miseries to socialism and a scorn for the value of hard work and self-improvement. MAGA baby, with a boost from freedom loving, conservative legal immigrants.
wow, thank you so much.
lol, awesome. I’m glad I wasn’t alone.
Words are wonderful things....I enjoyed thinking through this!
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