II. THE MEANING OF "FORSAKING" IN HEBREWS 10:25 A. The Greek - TopicsExpress



          

II. THE MEANING OF "FORSAKING" IN HEBREWS 10:25 A. The Greek Word EGKATALEIPO What does it mean to forsake the assembly in Hebrews 10:25? "Forsaking " in Hebrews 10:25 comes from the Greek EGKATALEIPO, meaning "abandon, desert, leave behind, leave in straits, leave helpless, neglect; leave in a place or situation." While this word means "to abandon totally and utterly" (2 Tim. 4:10), no sense of time is intended. In other words, it is not necessarily talking about permanent abandonment. The word indicates a temporary abandonment in Matthew 27:46. Notice in Matthew 27:46, Jesus cried out on the cross, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" The word "forsaken" here does not mean a permanent abandonment. God utterly and totally abandoned Christ because He was bearing our sins on the cross, but God certainly did not permanently abandon Him (Lk. 23:46; Acts 2:27, 31).
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 05:38:11 +0000

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