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To: Dutchboy88
>>"Every kind" of person is exactly what God wants. It is exactly what He is getting.<<

And He wants all of every kind. Let’s not play word games to try to imply a meaning that isn’t there.

461 posted on 01/28/2013 8:37:56 AM PST by CynicalBear
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To: CynicalBear
"And He wants all of every kind. Let’s not play word games to try to imply a meaning that isn’t there."

Not so, my FRiend. In your lexicon, (check even Thayer's)it displays the different renderings of pas.

"1) individually

a) each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything

2) collectively

a) SOME OF ALL TYPES

Please re-read the passage with "some of all types" inserted (the collective form) using this adjective (accusative, plural, masc.):

"...who desires some of all types (or insert 'every kind') of men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth, who gave Himself a ransom for some of all types (or insert 'every kind')."

No word games here. Your argument makes my point. But, to post the sentence, "...He wants all of every kind." is to mangle the lexicon and clearly overstate the text. Recall, we just want to let God tell us what He wants not juice it up to fit our pre-determined views. K?

479 posted on 01/28/2013 9:43:11 AM PST by Dutchboy88
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