Irregardless..
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[ Speaking English ain’t easy;) ]
Well, that certainly explains rap.
;)
” 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.
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!’’
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.