Holy: what does this word mean?
Hebrew/Aramaic “holy” = qādôš / qōdeš / qādiš (all from the same root ק־ד־ש meaning “to be holy / set apart”
Greek “holy” most often = hagios, with related nouns for “holiness” and sometimes hosios translated “holy” or “devout. Meaning "set apart, consecrated."

To assess that God(F,S,S) is set apart and special in no way incurs that God is avoidant of our sin (missing the mark), as if somehow man's sin is God's kryptonite, or is evidence that defines the holiness of the F,S,S. It is quite the opposite. It is our sin that cannot stand to be in the presence of the ONE(F,S,S) who is set apart from all others. It is our sin that cannot escape the refining, salting, and destruction by the fire🔥of the F,S,S's Agape! All will be salted by the fire🔥of God! - Mark 9:49


Propitiation: Jesus is our Mercy Seat, NOT a propitiation - PDF - the unbiblical English word that may be in our translated Bible


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The word "AtOneMent" is a fascinating example of a word that was literally "invented" within the English language to describe a complex theological and social concept.

 

Meaning

In modern Christianity, atonement refers to the act of making amends for a wrong or injury, like in a judicial sense. In a religious context, particularly in Christianity, it refers to the reconciliation of God and humankind through the "sacrificial" death of Jesus Christ. At its simplest, it is the process of bringing two parties who have been "at odds" back into a state of harmony. God(F,S,S) has never been, is not now, nor will ever be at odds with God's own creation. It is God's creation that alienates (not separates) itself from God. It is impossible for mankind to separate itself from God.

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Modern Christianity has likewise associated "sacrifice" with the idea that someone has to experience pain or suffering. Biblical "Sacrifice" is found in the context of a gift or gifting.

 

Origin and Etymology

Unlike many English words that come from Latin or Greek roots, "atonement" is purely English in origin. It was formed in the early 16th century by joining two common words: at and one.

The word literally means "at-one-ment," or the state of being "at one" with someone.

Historical Timeline:

• The Root (Middle English): In Middle English, the phrase "to be at one" meant to be in agreement or harmony. If two people were fighting and then made up, they were said to be "at one."

• The Verb "Atone": The verb atone was derived from the phrase "at-one." To atone was originally to "set at one" or to reconcile.

• The Connection to Tyndale: The word is famously associated with William Tyndale, who translated the Bible into English in the 1520s. Tyndale needed an English word to translate the Latin reconciliationem and the Greek katallage. Rather than using a Latin-based word that common people might not understand, he used the concept of being "at one" and added the suffix "-ment" to create "atonement."

 

Breakdown

If you look at the structure of the word, its meaning is hidden in plain sight:

• At: Expressing a location or state.

• One: Signifying unity or harmony.

• Ment: A suffix used to turn a verb into a noun (the result of the action).

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So, "AtOneMent" is the result of being made one again with someone else. Over time, the meaning shifted slightly from the state of being at one to the actual actions (like sacrifice or apology) taken to achieve that state.

 

More to come...