Expanding Your Wisdom and Knowledge
As we embark on our Christian journey of faith we will also work on expanding our knowledge and understanding of Scripture. In the days ahead, we will frequent use the terms "aorist tense" and "continuous action present tense" to describe some of the terms used in the Greek language and the one in which Scripture is written. These are two easy terms to remember and can be explained this way: Aorist tense means something is done once and for all and never needs to be repeated. The verb (justified) is used in this verse: Romans 5:1 "Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Continuous action present tense means that something happened in the past, is happening today, and will be happening in the future. The verb "saved" is used in this verse: Ephesians 2:8 " For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of ...