• II Corinthians 13:12
  • Using your Bible: II Corinthians 13:12, continued:
    • Greek
      • Greet – 571 ἀπασπάζομαι (apaspazomai)
      • Holy – 41 ἅγιος (hagios)
      • Kiss – 5799 φίλημα (phil__ēma)
    • Figures of speech
    • Harmonize
      • I Corinthians 16:20; I Thessalonians 5:20; Romans 16:16
      • I Peter 5:14
      • Kissing was an ancient custom, not a new one begun as part of the New Covenant.
        • Genesis 27:26-27; Exodus 4:27 … Luke 7:45; 15:20; Acts 20:37
      • They greeted people in other ways besides a “holy kiss.”
        • Greeted by letter, Romans 16:22
        • Greeting by word, Romans 16:16, 21, 23 (cf. II Corinthians 13:13; Philippians 4:21-222; Colossians 4:14; etc.)
        • Greeting by name, III John 15
      • There were other types of kisses that weren’t holy.
        • II Samuel 20:9-10; Matthew 26:48-49
        • I Corinthians 5:1; 7:1-2; I Timothy 5:2
    • Commentaries
    • Conclusions and application
      • Kissing was a standard manner of greeting in those days. The emphasis is on greeting other saints sincerely in a holy way.
  • Conclusion: Why bother using the Bible?
    • As Christians, we are obligated to think rationally and to correctly interpret God’s Word.
    • Let’s try to think clearly and logically.
  • Studying a topic: tongue speaking
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