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Oikonomian
Oikodomian
Terry Dashner''''''.Faith Fellowship Church PO Box 1586 Broken Arrow, OK 74013
Does the title look strange' It should unless you are a first year graduate student, taking New Testament Greek. Why the title' No, it's not to impress you with my limited knowledge of Biblical languages. You need to recognize this word, though. It is translated, according to Kenneth S. Wuest in his book entitled, Word Studies in the Greek New Testament Volume II (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Reprinted, 1981): 'edification.'
But, as is true of most words taken from one language and translated into another, much of the meaning is lost by the single translation: 'edification.' Let me explain. If you've studied languages, you know that words common to one culture, tribe, or nation, can lose their richness when taken out of its culture. You know those idioms, cultural context, history, poetry, a culture's literary history, and so on and so forth are all wrapped up in languages, and they are difficult to bring forth in another tongue. Since you know that, you will certainly appreciate oikodomian.
According to Wuest (a real scholar) the word is correctly rendered, 'household economy.' It is rendered this way in 'the sense of the administration of the affairs of a household. The word here refers to the scheme or order of salvation as devised and administered by God [referring to its use in I Timothy 1:3-4], the method of operation of God's salvation in the life of the believing sinner.' Very good. But it's used other places in the New Testament, meaning 'stewardship.' In Luke 16: 1 Jesus tells a parable about a rich man who had a dishonest 'steward.' The overseer of the rich man's property or household was called on the carpet by his boss to give an account of his mishandling of the household affairs.
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So oikodomian is starting to take on some flavor, is it not' As a believer, God has entrusted gifts, responsibilities, and ministries to us. He gives us much freedom and liberty in carrying out His affairs; however, he will never tolerate mismanagement. One day every man, every woman who has ever lived will stand before God and give an account of the household affairs entrusted to him, to her. Now for the good part.
I was up very early this morning seeking the Lord (0230 hours). Around 0630 hours the Lord began to speak in my spirit regarding the following. 1. He owns everything. 2. He has entrusted everything to His Son, Jesus. 3. By the authority of Jesus' name and the power of God the Holy Spirit we are allowed to exercise ......
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